Gem Lake, Uinta Mountains, Duchesne County, Utah     User input for Gem Lake, Uinta Mountains, Duchesne County, Utah: Be the first to submit input for Gem Lake. Help improve this web site with your great input. Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines       Gem Lake is a very beautiful lake in beautiful surroundings. This lake is so wonderful. At Gem Lake you don’t see much rain; all through September this area sees the most rain; January meanwhile is the driest month. The Uinta Mountains scenery is always beautiful. All year is a wonderful time in the Uinta Mountains if you like the outdoors. If you get bored of Gem Lake, you could also stop at nearby Bluebell Lake; during your journey here you'll meet some folks       from Evanston for sure. There are fine locations to discover along the Bear River Smiths Fork Trail, and you can stay the night at Swift Creek Campground. This lake is so wonderful. Going for a hike on the High Line Trail is always a glorious adventure, and Beaver Dam Campground is a good campground here. For the period of the long summer days, highs commonly are in the 80's at Gem Lake. Once the sun is down it sinks down to the 40's. For the duration of                  the winter highs are generally in the 30's with temperatures at Gem Lake dipping down into the 0's during winter nights. Be careful coming to Gem Lake, you might not ever wanna return back home again. Five Point Lake Dam is worth going to while you're here; get dripping wet paddling on Yellowstone River. So many cool things to do here in the Uinta Mountains, too pleasant to be true. A wonderful close by hotel is Altamont Motel, and everyone loves Garfield Basin. There is a brilliant hiking trail close to Gem Lake called the Fish Creek National Recreation Trail, and whitewater paddling is fine on Lake Fork.   Best Western Inn, Roosevelt 41 miles away Come join us at the Best Western Inn for comfortable, clean rooms and personalized service. Conveniently located near the junction of Highway 40 and Highway 121/191 in Roosevelt, you'll find our accom... Comfort Inn Evanston, Evanston 45 miles away Convenient on/off I-80 access. Close to restaurants and services. Indoor heated pool, hot tub and exercise room. Microwave and refrigerator in each room. Beautiful Decor. Deluxe Continental Breakfast... Current weather conditions at Gem Lake, Uinta Mountains, Duchesne County, Utah Local climate location: EVANSTON 24 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 40.70972 Longitude: -110.4717 Uinta Mountains Lakes Complete list of all the lakes in the Uinta Mountains. Uinta Mountains Outdoors Info Complete outdoors info for the Uinta Mountains. Utah Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Utah Duchesne County Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Duchesne County Books about Gem Lake List of books available on Amazon.com about Gem Lake, Uinta Mountains, Duchesne County, Utah. Outdoors Recreation Near Evanston, Wyoming Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Evanston, Wyoming, the metro area neareast to Gem Lake. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more. Utah Outdoors Index This is a very comprehensive index of outdoors activities in the great state of Utah.     These outdoors activities are available near Gem Lake.   Hotels Near Gem Lake: Altamont Motel, Altamont, 18 miles away Duchesne River Inns, Duchesne, 29 miles away Rio Damian Hotel, Duchesne, 29 miles away Kountry Kabins, Mountain View, 31 miles away Valley West Motel, Lyman, 35 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Gem Lake: Beaver Dam Campground, Duchesne County, 10 miles away Swift Creek Campground, Duchesne County, 10 miles away Riverview Campground, Duchesne County, 11 miles away Trail Head Campground, Summit County, 12 miles away   Whitewater Near Gem Lake: Lake Fork, Duchesne CountyCounty, 11 miles away       Class II-IV - 8.3 miles long (Moon Lake to Bridge to Yellowstone River) Yellowstone River, Duchesne CountyCounty, 11 miles away       Class II - 2 miles long (Swift Creek to Reservoir) Blacks Fork - East Fork, Summit CountyCounty, 13 miles away       Class I-II - 6 miles long (Guard station off US 150 to Hewinta Guard Station)   National Parks Near Gem Lake: Fossil Butte National Monument, Kemmerer - WY, 57 miles away   Trails Near Gem Lake: Fish Creek National Recreation Trail, Duchesne County, 7 miles away High Line Trail, Summit County, 9 miles away Bear River Smiths Fork Trail, Summit County, 11 miles away   Lakes Near Gem Lake: Bluebell Lake, Duchesne CountyCounty, 1 miles away