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Big Lake is a very beautiful lake in beautiful surroundings. Lakes? Sure, Little Lake is nearby; you can run the rapids of Currant Creek. So many entertaining things in the Uinta Mountains, just incredible. Hiking along the Skinner Cutoff Trail is delightful fun; after a long day outdoors Lodge at Stillwater is a fine place to spend a night or two. So many cool things to do at Big Lake, so little time. Going for a hike along the East Fork Pinto Lake Trail will
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| | let you absorb the natural beauty of this area, and a pleasant location to camp here at Big Lake is Castle Cliffs Campground. At Big Lake all through the long summer days highs are in the 80's, and all through the night it cools down to the 40's. Through the wintertime this place gets highs in the 30's while the cold winter nights at Big Lake are in the 10's. This lake is so wonderful. There's whitewater on Duchesne River for all you thrill seekers, and Rock | |
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Spring is a nice local attraction. One of the major highlights of the surroundings of Big Lake is Tabby Mountain, and Red Creek Reservoir is a fine lake nearby. Big Lake is one of the lakes here in the Uinta Mountains. This lake
is so wonderful. It is very dried out here at Big Lake frequently; February is when you get the most snow here while June is ordinarily the driest month. Life's too short to enjoy all the exciting things in the Uinta Mountains. Big Lake is right by the Slope Trail, and camping at Aspen Campground is always a glorious experience.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 40.36361 Longitude: -110.8117
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Duchesne River, Uintah CountyCounty, 9 miles away Class I-III - 32.5 miles long (Hades Campground to Rock Creek) |
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Currant Creek, Duchesne/ Wasatch CountyCounty, 9 miles away Class I-II - 25 miles long (Dry Hollow to Strawberry River) |
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Strawberry River, Duchesne CountyCounty, 12 miles away Class I-V - 36 miles long (Soldier Creek to Starvation Res) |
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Grandaddy Lake
 | 12 miles away The trail head leading to grandaddy lake that is around two to four miles. Info on weather conditions at grandaddy lake and info on how bad the mosquitos are right now...no fish... |
LaMarla Lake
 | 13 miles away Lamarla Lake received it's name from my mother, Margaret Gurr Hamblin, her sister LaVon Gurr Hansen and LaVar Davies,(nephew of my dad Lyman Duane Hamblin Jr.) They were camping and fishing in the Uinta Mountains. While hiking they came upon the beautiful little lake. They decided to give it a name. They took LA from LaVar, MAR from Margaret, and LA from LaVon, forming the name LAMARLA. They posted the name by the lake. I grew up hearing this story. My mother Margaret passed away over twenty years ago. LaVon is still alive and lives with her husband, Omar in Springville, UT. LaVar is also living and resides in St. George UT. Both are in their eighties. As a child my favorite horse was named Lamarla.... |
Rock Creek
 | 14 miles away (...) The section is comprised of 3 class 3+/IV- drops with swift braided channels in between. It seldom flows since most water is diverted over to the Wasatch front from the Upper Stillwater Dam (it has to spill to be runnable.) Climatologically speaking, March is actually the month of our highest precipitation (which falls as snow, building the pack which then melts in May/June.) Most people find this section of river not nearly as rewarding as other runs in the state.... |
Highline Trail
 | 17 miles away The U.S. Forrest Service last attention to this trail was in 1994/1995 and the trail markings in many places is all but non-existent. Portions of the trail---particularly in the meadows areas have been overgrown and rock cairn markers, where they do exist, are often overgrown and difficult to find. Do not attempt this trail without detailed terrain maps and GPS equipment and the ability to use both. It would also be a good idea to carry a satellite phone (rentals are available) as there is no cell phone signal anywhere along the route from the Mirror Lake trailhead on the West all the way to the Chepeta lake trailhead on the East... |
Thompson Lake
 | 17 miles away This is the most remote lake in all of the Uinta mountains. It's a hellish 1-2hr boulder-hopping steep hike to get to the lake with NO trails or places to camp. Reserved for only extreme mountaineers.... |
Lake Marion
 | 19 miles away Lake Marion is a very small lake or pond located North of Trial Lake and South West of Star Lake. My friend Victor Montoya and I visited Lake Marion and caught wild Brook Trout and Golden Trout fly fishing. I was surprised that this lake which is very very small had trout over 12 inches.... |
Timpanogos Cave National Monument
 | 52 miles away The entrance fees to the canyon is now $6.00 for 3 days, $12.00 for 7 days, annual pass is $45.00 and includes American Fork Canyon, Alpine Scenic Loop and Mirror Lake Hwy. ... |
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