Old Folks Flat
Campground
Campground · 0.2 mi from the trail
Utah · Hiking · Near Mount Pleasant
Old Folks Flat to Stuart Guard
- 1.3 mi
- round trip
- 44 ft
- climb
- 8,034 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Caution at last check
Agency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is marginal · USFS, OpenWeather · checked 13 h ago
Is Old Folks Flat to Stuart Guard open right now?
No closures listed
The Forest Service lists no closures for Manti-La Sal National Forest.
As of · Source: USFS · Manti-La Sal National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Old Folks Flat to Stuart Guard is an easy, out-and-back hike of about 1.3 miles in Utah's Manti-La Sal National Forest, within the Price Ranger District. It rises from a low point of 7,971 feet to a high point of 8,034 feet, a climb of about 44 feet, making it a gentle outing with almost no change in elevation. The trail is a natural-surface path, and it is open to both horses and bikes. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from the nearby Electric Lake weather station show July highs around 74°F with lows near 41°F, and the station sits about 350 feet higher than the trail, so temperatures on the hike run a little warmer. The open season runs from June 1 to October 15, and the trail is close to several campgrounds. Old Folks Flat is just 0.2 miles away, Little Rock Campground is 0.6 miles off, and The Bridges Campground is 0.9 miles away. For more time on foot, Short Canyon lies about 1.3 miles from the trail.
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Best time to go · Jun–Sep
Best time to visit Old Folks Flat to Stuart Guard
Best months: June–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
27° / 4°
12 wet
Feb
30° / 3°
11 wet
Mar
38° / 10°
10 wet
Apr
43° / 18°
11 wet
May
55° / 27°
9 wet
Jun
66° / 35°
6 wet
Jul
74° / 41°
5 wet
Aug
72° / 40°
8 wet
Sep
63° / 32°
7 wet
Oct
48° / 22°
8 wet
Nov
35° / 15°
10 wet
Dec
25° / 2°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Electric Lake, UT, 5.3 mi away at 8,380 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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