Utah · Mountain biking · Alexander Basin · Near Heber

Mill Creek Meadows Trail

Mill Creek Meadows TrailPhoto: Dan Nuffer, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
1.8 mi
distance
1,040 ft
climb
Jun–Sep
best months

Is Mill Creek Meadows 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.

Mill Creek Meadows Trail is a mountain biking route in Utah's Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, within the Salt Lake Ranger District. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trail rises from about 8,550 feet to about 9,613 feet over roughly 1.8 miles, with a total elevation gain of 1,040 feet. Summer is the most comfortable time to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Silver Lake Brighton, which sits a few hundred feet lower, show July highs around 72°F with lows near 47°F, while winter highs stay around 30°F. Red Pine Lake and the Desolation mountain biking area both lie within a mile of the trail. Lake Desolation and the Great Western Trail are each about a mile away.

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  • Sleep close

    Spruces Cg

    Campground

    Campground · 2.5 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Sun Lodge

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 2 mi
  • If it rainsSaalebaer, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Park City Museum

    Museum

    On your way back · 6 mi

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

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  • Best time to go · Jun–Sep

    Best time to visit Mill Creek Meadows Trail

    Best months: June–September. 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

      31° / 11°

    2. Feb

      31° / 12°

    3. Mar

      37° / 17°

    4. Apr

      43° / 22°

    5. May

      52° / 30°

    6. Jun

      64° / 39°

    7. Jul

      72° / 47°

    8. Aug

      71° / 46°

    9. Sep

      62° / 38°

    10. Oct

      49° / 28°

    11. Nov

      37° / 18°

    12. Dec

      30° / 11°

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Silver Lake Brighton, UT, 5.2 mi away at 8,740 ft. The station sits about 900 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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