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Around Francis Lake you don’t get a lot of rain; all through September this area sees the most rain, and March on the other hand is the driest. This lake is so wonderful. Francis Lake is a wonderful place to visit for more than one day, Yellow Pine Campground is a wonderful place to camp nearby, and whitewater paddling is not for everyone but if it's for you then, we recommend Rock Creek. If you want a tremendous time in the great outdoors just come on up to
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| | the Uinta Mountains. This is a tremendous area for people who like lakes. Sea Lion Lake is a lake close by. Not enough hours in a day to enjoy this place. There are glorious places to explore along the Highline Trail; probably you're looking for nearby lakes? Sure, Slide Lake is just a very short distance away. During the summer months, highs generally are in the 80's at Francis Lake. For the duration of the moonlight hours it's typically in the 40's. The | |
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cold days of the winter come with highs in the 30's, and night lows in the 0's for Francis Lake. There is a good hiking trail in close proximity to Francis Lake called the East Fork Pinto Lake Trail; South Fork Campground is a brilliant
local campground. Here at Francis Lake you'll possibly meet some people from Evanston, and there's whitewater on Duchesne River for all you adrenaline people. Yep, outdoors amusing stuff truly is plentiful here in the Uinta Mountains.
Looking for some flowing water? Try East Fork Rock Creek, and going for a hike on the Skinner Cutoff Trail is always a nice adventure. Francis Lake is located in the Uinta Mountains.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 40.62722 Longitude: -110.725
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Rock Creek, Duchesne CountyCounty, 6 miles away Class II-V - 5 miles long (Upper Stillwater Dam to Route 134) |
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Duchesne River, Uintah CountyCounty, 12 miles away Class I-III - 32.5 miles long (Hades Campground to Rock Creek) |
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Blacks Fork - West Fork, Summit CountyCounty, 19 miles away Class I-III - 3.5 miles long (Bridge to confluence with East Fork) |
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Thompson Lake
 | I disagree with below.
1. Thompson Lake isn't even close to the most remote lake in the Uinta Mountains. For example, lakes like East Slide Lake and Wild Goose Lake are far more remote.
2. The boulderhopping really isn't that bad. It's well worth the trip.
3. There are some nice campsites just east of the lake.
Thompson Lake is off trail, but it's one of the more popular off-trail lakes (but far less popular than trailed lakes!) and well worth the trip....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.... |
LaMarla Lake
 | 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.... |
Grandaddy Lake
 | 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... |
Rock Creek
 | (...) 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.... |
Continent Lake
 | I went there about 15 yrs ago fishing was pretty good.... |
Highline Trail
 | 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... |
Scow Lake
 | 10 miles away Is the lake named after my great great uncle Pete Scow who logged in the unitah mtns in the late 1800 and early 1900's. He was a tie hack. Do you know the history of the name Scow lake?... |
Lake Marion
 | 16 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.... |
Toquer Lake
 | 17 miles away Great little lake, no signs of visitors, Fishing was ok. fresh worms seem to work best. This is one of those places you go to be alone. Very peaceful. This is probably my favorite place to go! My little piece of heaven! Maybe it will be yours to. Go hiking and enjoy some fishing and beautiful scenery!!!!!!... |
Red Castle Lake
 | 19 miles away Nice lake, tough hike, and windy. Fished in late July, fishing was fair, but the size of the fish were between 14-19 inches. Wind was really blowing the day I fished here.... |
Timpanogos Cave National Monument
 | 59 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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