Creek Side
Creek Side in Utah has 5 sport climbing routes across 4 difficulty grades.
Photo: Derrellwilliams, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 5 routes
- 5.10d – 5.12a
- Sport
Is Creek Side 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.
Best time to visit Creek Side
Best months: April–June and September–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
39° / 19°
9 wet
Feb
43° / 22°
8 wet
Mar
52° / 29°
9 wet
Apr
58° / 34°
9 wet
May
70° / 42°
9 wet
Jun
82° / 51°
6 wet
Jul
91° / 59°
6 wet
Aug
88° / 58°
6 wet
Sep
77° / 49°
6 wet
Oct
62° / 38°
7 wet
Nov
48° / 27°
7 wet
Dec
38° / 19°
8 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Johnson Pass, UT, 10.7 mi away at 5,580 ft. The station sits about 1,100 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.
Creek Side is a climbing area in the Salt Lake Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots and trails, with Lower Narrows and Fern's Ledge both about 0.1 mile away. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Johnson Pass show May highs around 70°F and September highs around 77°F, while July averages climb to about 91°F. Boy Scout Campground and Lower Narrows Campground are both within about 0.4 mile, and the Stansbury Front Trail starts about 0.3 mile away.
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