Right Fork Maple Canyon
Photo: The Dye Clan, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 1.7 mi
- round trip
- 574 ft
- climb
- 6,219 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Mar–May, Sep–Oct
- best months
Is Right Fork Maple Canyon open right now?
No closures listed
The Forest Service lists no closures for Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest.
As of · Source: USFS · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Right Fork Maple Canyon is an easy out-and-back hike of about 1.7 miles in Utah's Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, within the Spanish Fork Ranger District. The trail gains about 574 feet in elevation, with the high point at 6,219 feet and the low point at 5,635 feet. The route is a natural-surface trail that is open to both horses and bikes. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trail is part of the national forest system. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station run from highs around 74°F in May to 81°F in September, while July highs average 93°F and winter highs sit near 38°F. The trail is open from about June 1 through October 31. Whiting campground is about 0.6 miles away, and Dibbles Canyon is about a mile off. Climbers can head to the Seclusion area, roughly 2.7 miles away, and paddlers can try Right Fork Hobble Creek, about 5 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Rocky Mountain Outfitters24 mi away
- Midway Adventure Company26 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Best time to go · Mar–May, Sep–Oct
Best time to visit Right Fork Maple Canyon
Best months: March–May and September–October. 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
38° / 22°
10 wet
Feb
45° / 26°
9 wet
Mar
57° / 33°
10 wet
Apr
64° / 38°
10 wet
May
74° / 46°
9 wet
Jun
86° / 53°
5 wet
Jul
93° / 61°
4 wet
Aug
91° / 60°
5 wet
Sep
81° / 51°
6 wet
Oct
67° / 41°
7 wet
Nov
51° / 31°
8 wet
Dec
38° / 23°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Spanish Fk Pwr House, UT, 6 mi away at 4,720 ft. The station sits about 1,500 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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