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Campground
Campground · 3.0 mi from the trail
Utah · Hiking · Near Paradise
Willow Creek Trail
- 2.9 mi
- round trip
- 963 ft
- climb
- 6,590 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- May–Oct
- best months
Caution at last check
Agency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good · USFS, OpenWeather · checked 14 h ago
Is Willow Creek Trail 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.
Willow Creek Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back hike in the Logan Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in northern Utah. The trail rises from a low point of about 5,612 feet to a high of about 6,590 feet, giving it a one-way elevation gain of 963 feet. It is a moderate hike. Summer and early fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from the nearby Laketown weather station, which sits about 610 feet lower than the trail's high point, put July highs near 81°F and September highs near 70°F. Winter is cold, with January highs around 30°F and frequent snow days. The trail lies within the forest's Logan Ranger District, and the surrounding area has several other options. Ephraim's Cutoff is about 0.8 miles away, and Temple Fork Cutoff 3 is about 1.4 miles away. Lodge Campground and the Cliffs of Insanity climbing area are each about 3 miles from the trail.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Fredrico's Pizza
Restaurant
On your way back · 13 mi · Open after 6If it rains Millville Museum
Museum
On your way back · 15 mi
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More in ParadiseLocal outfitters
- Mantua Waterfront RV Resort28 mi away
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- EPHRAIMS CUTOFFHiking0.8 mi
- TEMPLE FORK CUTOFF 3Hiking1.4 mi
- Lodge CampgroundCamping3 mi
Cliffs of InsanityRock climbingPhoto: Hermann Luyken, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)3.4 mi- UtopiaRock climbing3.5 mi
- Wood Camp CampgroundCamping4.1 mi
- Saddle CreekCanoeing5.3 mi
- Logan RiverCanoeing6.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Cottonwood Canyon TrailHiking · ~6 min drivePhoto: Hermann Luyken, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Old Juniper Shady RouteHiking · ~7 min drivePhoto: Hermann Luyken, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
White Pine-Bunchgrass CanyonHiking · ~11 min drivePhoto: inkknife_2000 (7.5 million views +), CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Cottonwood Canyon TrailHiking · ~7 min drivePhoto: Hermann Luyken, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- TEMPLE FORK CUTOFF 3Hiking · ~2 min drive
- Temple Fork SawmillHiking · ~4 min drive
- Worm FenceHiking · ~9 min drivePhoto: inkknife_2000 (7.5 million views +), CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- TEMPLE FORK CUTOFF 1Hiking · ~3 min drive
- Blind HollowHiking · ~6 min drive
- Little Bear Turkey TrailHiking · ~11 min drivePhoto: inkknife_2000 (7.5 million views +), CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Willow Creek Trail
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.
Jan
30° / 14°
8 wet · 7 snow
Feb
33° / 15°
7 wet · 6 snow
Mar
43° / 23°
8 wet · 5 snow
Apr
53° / 30°
8 wet · 3 snow
May
62° / 37°
8 wet · 1 snow
Jun
73° / 44°
5 wet
Jul
81° / 51°
4 wet
Aug
80° / 50°
5 wet
Sep
70° / 42°
5 wet
Oct
57° / 33°
6 wet · 1 snow
Nov
42° / 24°
7 wet · 4 snow
Dec
32° / 16°
8 wet · 6 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Laketown, UT, 12.9 mi away at 5,980 ft. The station sits about 600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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