Park Wash Road
- 1.6 mi
- round trip
- 77 ft
- climb
- 5,803 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- May, Sep
- best months
Park Wash Road is a short, easy hike on Bureau of Land Management public land in southern Utah, about 1.6 miles long with a total elevation gain of 77 feet. The trail is an out-and-back, and the whole route covers about 3.2 miles, with the high point at 5,803 feet and the low point at 5,719 feet. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from the Kodachrome Basin Park weather station, which sits at nearly the same elevation as the high point, put May highs around 74°F and October highs around 68°F. Midsummer is hot, with July highs near 91°F. Several other trails lie within a few miles. Kitchen Corral Trail is about 3.8 miles away, and Track to Mollies Nipple is about 3.9 miles away. Nephi Pasture Road is about 4.8 miles away, and the Hayduke Trail #9 is about 5.6 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Kanab Tour Company26 mi away
- Kanab RV Corral26 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Kitchen Corral TrailHiking3.8 mi
- Track to Mollies NippleHiking3.9 mi
- Nephi Pasture RoadHiking4.8 mi
- Hayduke Trail #9Hiking5.6 mi
- Kitchen Corral Wash TrailHiking5.7 mi
- Great Western Trail - UtahHiking5.8 mi
- Way to Lefevre CabinHiking5.8 mi
- Nephi Pasture TrailHiking6.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Way to Carlo RanchHiking · ~14 min drivePhoto: John Fowler from Placitas, NM, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Box TrailHiking · ~20 min drivePhoto: Greg Willis, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Nephi Pasture RoadHiking · ~8 min drive
Trail Through Ghost Town PahreahHiking · ~17 min drivePhoto: John Fowler from Placitas, NM, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Goulding TrailHiking · ~21 min drivePhoto: Greg Willis from Denver, CO, usa, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Fin Little TrailHiking · ~14 min drive
Box TrailHiking · ~18 min drivePhoto: Greg Willis from Denver, CO, usa, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Kitchen Corral TrailHiking · ~7 min drive
- Lick Wash & Park WashHiking · ~14 min drive
Red Top Climbers Acess (Approx)Hiking · ~19 min drivePhoto: Greg Willis from Denver, CO, usa, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Park Wash Road
Best months: May and 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
45° / 15°
5 wet
Feb
49° / 19°
5 wet
Mar
58° / 24°
5 wet
Apr
65° / 29°
5 wet
May
74° / 36°
5 wet
Jun
86° / 43°
3 wet
Jul
91° / 52°
6 wet
Aug
88° / 51°
8 wet
Sep
81° / 42°
6 wet
Oct
68° / 31°
4 wet
Nov
55° / 21°
3 wet
Dec
44° / 15°
4 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Kodachrome Basin Park, UT, 19.4 mi away at 5,805 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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