Utah · Hiking · Near Heber

Soapstone Ponds

6.3 mi
round trip
244 ft
climb
7,791 ft
high point
Out and back
route
May–Oct
best months

Is Soapstone Ponds 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.

Soapstone Ponds is a 6.3-mile out-and-back hike in the Heber-Kamas Ranger District of Utah's Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, about 6 miles from Kamas. The trail rises from a low point of 7,525 feet to a high of 7,791 feet, with an elevation gain of 244 feet on the way up. The Forest Service manages the land, and the route is natural-surfaced, open to both horses and bikes. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Kamas put July highs around 84°F with lows near 50°F, and the station sits roughly 1,300 feet below the trail, so temperatures on the route run cooler. The trail is open from June 1 through October 31. The Recess climbing area sits just 0.2 miles away, and Shady Dell campground is about 2 miles off. Farther out, the North Fork Provo River hike and the Lower Provo River campground are each within about 4 miles.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Soapstone Comfort Camps

    Campground

    Campground · < 0.1 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    The Notch Pub

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 10 mi
  • If it rainsSaalebaer, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Park City Museum

    Museum

    Museum · 24 mi from Heber

Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Saalebaer, CC0 (commons)

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  • Best time to go · May–Oct

    Best time to visit Soapstone Ponds

    Best months: May–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.

    1. Jan

      35° / 15°

      9 wet · 8 snow

    2. Feb

      38° / 17°

      8 wet · 7 snow

    3. Mar

      47° / 25°

      9 wet · 5 snow

    4. Apr

      55° / 30°

      9 wet · 3 snow

    5. May

      65° / 36°

      8 wet · 1 snow

    6. Jun

      76° / 43°

      6 wet

    7. Jul

      84° / 50°

      5 wet

    8. Aug

      83° / 49°

      6 wet

    9. Sep

      74° / 41°

      6 wet

    10. Oct

      59° / 31°

      7 wet · 1 snow

    11. Nov

      45° / 23°

      8 wet · 4 snow

    12. Dec

      34° / 16°

      8 wet · 7 snow

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Kamas, UT, 13.1 mi away at 6,481 ft. The station sits about 1,300 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.