Utah · Rock climbing · Moab

Mill Creek

Mill Creek in Utah has 8 climbing routes with 7 difficulty grades, offering mixed and sport styles.

Photo: Carter Pape, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

8 routes

5.10 – 5.12d

Sport · Mixed

Is Mill Creek open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Manti-La Sal National Forest. It doesn't name Mill Creek, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).

Order Mountain Prescribed Fire Closure Order 10.6.2026
Agency closure covering Manti-La Sal National Forest · Order 04-10-26-01-03 · USFS · Manti-La Sal National Forest
Spring City Road Temporary Closure Order
Agency closure covering Manti-La Sal National Forest · Order 04-10-26-01-02 · USFS · Manti-La Sal National Forest

As of Oct 24, 7:30 pm MDT · Source: USFS · Manti-La Sal National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Mill Creek

Best months: April–June and August–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
37° / 17°
6 wet
Feb
41° / 21°
6 wet
Mar
51° / 28°
6 wet
Apr
59° / 32°
6 wet
May
69° / 40°
5 wet
Jun
81° / 50°
4 wet
Jul
86° / 57°
7 wet
Aug
84° / 55°
7 wet
Sep
75° / 48°
6 wet
Oct
62° / 36°
5 wet
Nov
48° / 26°
5 wet
Dec
37° / 17°
5 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at La Sal 1sw, UT, 13.5 mi away at 6,787 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Mill Creek is a climbing area in the Moab Ranger District of the Manti-La Sal National Forest in southeastern Utah, managed by the Forest Service. It sits within the La Sal Mountains, a popular destination for climbers and hikers in the Moab region. The area offers a range of sport climbing routes, with seven of the eight routes falling into the sport style and one being a mixed climb. The grade range runs from 5.10 to 5.12d. Among the routes are Evenflow at 5.10, Reckon So at 5.12d, and Rotpunkt, which is listed as 5.12c/d. Late spring and early fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at the La Sal 1sw site show May highs around 69°F and September highs around 75°F, with lows near 40°F and 48°F. The station sits about 290 feet lower than the climbing area, so temperatures at the crag run slightly cooler. Lower Mill Creek lies about 1.3 miles away, and the La Sal Mountains climbing area is about 2 miles off. For a day on foot, BRUMLEY RIDGE is about 1.4 miles away and Dory Canyon Trail is about 2.3 miles away.