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If you are in this part of Utah make sure to pay a visit to Merkley Reservoir. It's always magnificent to visit Merkley Drop; do visit Burton Reservoir, it's a stunning lake. At Merkley Reservoir you don’t see much rainfall; through May this area sees the most rain, and February on the other hand is the driest. Just can't get enough of the Uinta Mountains. A magnificent nearby hotel is SUPER 8 MOTEL - VERNAL, and a good place to camp here at Merkley Reservoir
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| | is Whiterocks Campground. And if that's not enough there's a lot more amusing stuff to do in the Uinta Mountains. Going for a hike along the Dry Fork Trail will let you absorb the natural beauty of this neighborhood, and if you need a site to stay Best Western Inn is a good choice. This place, Merkley Reservoir, it just has so much outdoors entertaining stuff. A stunning lake like Lower Grouse Reservoir close to Merkley Reservoir is a brilliant spot to stop | |
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by; in case you don’t mind getting dripping wet, you can always go whitewater paddling on Uinta River. Merkley Reservoir is one of the lakes here in the Uinta Mountains. At Merkley Reservoir during the warmest time of the year
highs are in the 80's with overnight lows in the 50's. Throughout the wintertime highs are commonly in the 30's, and overnight lows in the 0's for Merkley Reservoir. This lake is so wonderful. During your tour to Merkley Reservoir
you'll meet some people from Vernal for sure, and why not camp at Berg's Coffee Shop and Video while you're here at Merkley Reservoir.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 40.47222 Longitude: -109.8769
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Uinta River, Duchesne CountyCounty, 17 miles away Class I-III - 8.5 miles long (Uinta Valley Campground to Power Plant) |
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Little Elk Lake
 | 12 miles away That's a pretty tough road to get there. I'd say about 4 miles in, but lots of big rocks. Great views though. We took ATV's up and it was a fairly unremarkable ride. We did see a couple of 4WD Trucks headed up too. Good scenery up top. I'd like to camp there and hang out. We didn't fish. It doesn't look really good for that.... |
Chepeta Lake
 | 19 miles away Chepeta is a very hit or miss lake. Fishing can be absolutely dead one day and sweet the next. The water was crazy low two summers ago and there may not even be a lot of fish left unless they've planted it since. Worth the trip though -- if one lake is cold another will be hot.... |
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