Pole Creek Trail
- 2.0 mi
- round trip
- 548 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- May–Jun, Sep
- best months
Is Pole Creek Trail 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.
Pole Creek Trail is a mountain biking route of about 4 miles round trip in the Fishlake National Forest, split between the Beaver and Fillmore Ranger Districts in Utah. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trail rises from about 6,111 feet to about 6,669 feet, with a total elevation gain of 548 feet. The most comfortable months for a ride tend to be late spring and early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Fremont Indian State Park put May highs around 71°F and September highs around 80°F, while July averages near 90°F and winter brings frequent snow days. Fish Creek Trail lies about a mile away, and Clear Creek offers canoeing about 1.5 miles off. Castle Rock - Rec Site is a campground roughly 2.3 miles away. Fremont State Park is about 2.4 miles from the trail.
Local outfitters
- Big Rock Candy Mountain8 mi away
- Big Rock Adventure8 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Best time to go · May–Jun, Sep
Best time to visit Pole Creek Trail
Best months: May–June and 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.
Jan
42° / 12°
6 wet · 4 snow
Feb
46° / 16°
6 wet · 4 snow
Mar
55° / 22°
6 wet · 3 snow
Apr
61° / 27°
7 wet · 2 snow
May
71° / 35°
6 wet
Jun
83° / 43°
4 wet
Jul
90° / 51°
6 wet
Aug
87° / 49°
7 wet
Sep
80° / 40°
5 wet
Oct
66° / 29°
5 wet
Nov
53° / 19°
5 wet · 2 snow
Dec
42° / 12°
5 wet · 4 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Fremont Indian Sp, UT, 3 mi away at 5,920 ft. The station sits about 700 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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