Scenic Turnout
Scenic Turnout in Utah has 5 climbing routes across 4 grades.
Photo: photophat, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 5 routes
- 5.7+ – 5.10b/c
- Trad · Sport
Is Scenic Turnout 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 Scenic Turnout
Best months: April–May 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
41° / 24°
10 wet · 6 snow
Feb
48° / 27°
9 wet · 4 snow
Mar
58° / 35°
9 wet · 3 snow
Apr
66° / 40°
10 wet · 1 snow
May
76° / 47°
9 wet
Jun
87° / 55°
6 wet
Jul
95° / 62°
5 wet
Aug
93° / 61°
6 wet
Sep
83° / 52°
6 wet
Oct
68° / 41°
7 wet · 1 snow
Nov
53° / 32°
8 wet · 3 snow
Dec
41° / 24°
9 wet · 5 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Provo Byu, UT, 1.9 mi away at 4,570 ft. The station sits about 1,100 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Scenic Turnout is a climbing area in Utah, within the Pleasant Grove Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. It is managed by the Forest Service, and it sits alongside the Ed and Terry Wall climbing area and the Rest Area, both about a tenth of a mile away. The area has five climbing routes, with three trad and two sport options. The grades run from 5.7+ up to 5.10b/c, with the median at 5.10a. Among the routes are Green Genes (5.7+ trad), Jugs Judy (5.10a sport) and Bold School (5.10b/c trad). For timing, the most comfortable stretch is late spring and early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Provo run from highs around 76°F in May to about 83°F in September, and the station sits roughly 1,050 feet lower than the turnout, so expect temperatures here to run a little cooler. The Bonneville Shoreline Trail and Rock Canyon are both within a third of a mile. Hope campground is about 2.8 miles away, and the Mill Race paddling spot is about 4.1 miles out.
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