Vale Creek
- 4.0 mi
- round trip
- 544 ft
- climb
- 9,318 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Caution today
Agency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good · USFS, OpenWeather · checked 6 h ago
Is Vale Creek open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 2 alerts for Fishlake National Forest.
PST 66 Rock Canyon Trail Temporarily Closed
Agency alert covering Fishlake National Forest · USFS · Fishlake National Forest
TERMINATION OF STAGE 1 FIRE RESTRICTION ORDER
Agency alert covering Fishlake National Forest · Order 0408-26-10 · USFS · Fishlake National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Fishlake National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Vale Creek is a 4-mile out-and-back hike on natural trail in the Richfield Ranger District of Fishlake National Forest, in Utah. The trail rises about 544 feet from a low point of 8,765 feet to a high point of 9,318 feet, and it is rated moderate. The Forest Service manages the land. The route works for a day on its own or as a longer outing in the area. Bikes are allowed, so the trail can be ridden as well as walked. The trail is open year-round. Manning Creek lies about 1.2 miles away, and Collins Creek and Straight Canyon are each within about 2 miles. Climbers can find The Narrows about 10 miles off.
Local outfitters
- Big Rock Candy Mountain12 mi away
- Sand Creek RV Park & Campground35 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Manning CreekHiking1.2 mi
- Collins CreekHiking1.5 mi
- Straight CanyonHiking2 mi
- Big TableHiking2.3 mi
- Anderson CanyonHiking2.5 mi
Otter CreekCanoeingPhoto: Murray Foubister, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)9 mi
The NarrowsRock climbingPhoto: The Dye Clan, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)10 mi- Monroe Canyon: North SideRock climbingPhoto: The Dye Clan, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)10 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Manning CreekHiking · ~2 min drive
- Collins CreekHiking · ~3 min drive
- Burnt Flat to Langdon CrHiking · ~5 min drive
- MONROE PEAKHiking · ~16 min drive
- Straight CanyonHiking · ~3 min drive
- Upper Box CreekHiking · ~6 min drive
- Box Creek LoopHiking · ~5 min drive
- Anderson CanyonHiking · ~4 min drive
- Flat CanyonHiking · ~7 min drive
- MILOS - PINE CANYONHiking · ~10 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Dry Creek Guard StationHut camping · ~3 min drive
- Manning Meadow CUA DispersedCamping · ~4 min drive
- Barney LakeLake fishing · ~5 min drive
- Otter CreekCanoeing · ~15 min drivePhoto: Murray Foubister, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- The NarrowsRock climbing · ~17 min drivePhoto: The Dye Clan, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
