Spruce Springs Reservoir, Uinta Mountains, Duchesne County, Utah

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     There's whitewater on Currant Creek for all you adrenaline people; you can stay the night at Hades Campground. This lake is one of the great places here in the Uinta Mountains. So much amusing stuff to do here in the Uinta Mountains, too tremendous to be true. Going for a hike on the Skinner Cutoff Trail is always a magnificent adventure.
You just can't imagine the amount of outdoors cool things the area right next door to Spruce Springs Reservoir has to offer.
 
   Do go to Iron Mine Lake in the vicinity of Spruce Springs Reservoir, it's a beautiful lake, and nearby you stumble on the Slope Trail which is a tremendous hiking trail. This lake is so wonderful. There are some pleasant whitewater spots on Duchesne River; getting to Mill Fork from Spruce Springs Reservoir is uncomplicated. Man, is there a lot of enjoyable things to do in the Uinta Mountains. There are great places to look at along the East Fork Pinto Lake Trail,  
               and dry warm beds await you at Holiday Inn Express HEBER CITY.
The warmest time of the year brings highs in the 80's to Spruce Springs Reservoir; through summer nights temperatures are in the 40's. Highs during the winter are typically in the 30's with temperatures at Spruce Springs Reservoir dipping down into the 10's through winter nights. A stunning lake like Little Pond in the neighborhood of Spruce Springs Reservoir is a splendid place to go to. There's so much to do here at Spruce Springs Reservoir that you need to camp here for a while, Mill Flat Campground is a magnificent place for that. Around Spruce Springs Reservoir you don’t get a lot of rain; February is when you get the most snow here; June meanwhile is the driest month.

 
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Local climate location: KAMAS 19 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 40.51278
Longitude: -110.9

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These outdoors activities are available near Spruce Springs Reservoir.
 Hotels Near Spruce Springs Reservoir:
Holiday Inn Express HEBER CITY, Heber City, 36 miles away
Mac's Motel, Heber City, 36 miles away
The Lodge at Stillwater, Heber City, 38 miles away
Deer Valley Courchevel, Park City, 39 miles away
Deer Valley Silver Lake Village, Park City, 39 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Spruce Springs Reservoir:
Hades Campground, Duchesne County, 2 miles away
Mill Flat Campground, Duchesne County, 3 miles away
Castle Cliffs Campground, Duchesne County, 3 miles away
Aspen Campground, Duchesne County, 4 miles away
 Whitewater Near Spruce Springs Reservoir:
Duchesne River, Uintah CountyCounty, 16 miles away
      Class I-III - 32.5 miles long (Hades Campground to Rock Creek)
Currant Creek, Duchesne/ Wasatch CountyCounty, 17 miles away
      Class I-II - 25 miles long (Dry Hollow to Strawberry River)
Rock Creek, Duchesne CountyCounty, 17 miles away
      Class II-V - 5 miles long (Upper Stillwater Dam to Route 134)
 National Parks Near Spruce Springs Reservoir:
Timpanogos Cave National Monument, American Fork - UT, 47 miles away
 Trails Near Spruce Springs Reservoir:
Slope Trail, Duchesne County, 6 miles away
Skinner Cutoff Trail, Duchesne County, 10 miles away
East Fork Pinto Lake Trail, Duchesne County, 11 miles away
 Lakes Near Spruce Springs Reservoir:
Little Pond, Wasatch CountyCounty, 3 miles away
Iron Mine Lake, Wasatch CountyCounty, 4 miles away

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Highline Trail
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Thompson Lake
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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....
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Mill Hollow Campground
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Rock Creek
16 miles away
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Scow Lake
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