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Campground
Campground · 0.4 mi from the trail
Utah · Hiking · Near Paradise
Wind Cave Way
- 3.8 mi
- round trip
- 1,529 ft
- climb
- 7,313 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- May–Oct
- best months
Is Wind Cave Way 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.
Wind Cave Way is a 3.78-mile out-and-back trail in Utah with 2,197 feet of elevation gain. The trail follows a straightforward out-and-back route type.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Fredrico's Pizza
Restaurant
On your way back · 5 mi · Open after 6
If it rainsNtsimp, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Ntsimp, Public domain (commons)
More in ParadiseLocal outfitters
- Mantua Waterfront RV Resort22 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Best time to go · May–Oct
Best time to visit Wind Cave Way
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, 20.6 mi away at 5,980 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.
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