National Forest · Utah
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest
The Wasatch above Salt Lake & the High Uintas
TypeNational Forest
StateUtah
Best seasonSummer & fall color
Don’t missMirror Lake Highway
The forest at Salt Lake City’s back door — the steep canyons of the Wasatch and, to the east, the High Uintas, Utah’s tallest and only major east-west range. Kings Peak and a thousand alpine lakes hide up top.
What to see
- Mirror Lake Highway
- High Uintas & Kings Peak
- Little Cottonwood Canyon
- Mount Timpanogos
- Albion Basin wildflowers
On public wild lands, services are sparse and conditions change fast — check the managing agency (Forest Service / BLM / Park Service) for road and seasonal closures, fire restrictions, and any permits before you go, and pack out what you pack in.
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