Fishlake National Forest · Utah

Pole Creek

7.9 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 044 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, bike

Begins at the forest's mile 0, 38.6561, -112.3623 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

INDIAN CREEK TRAILHEAD the Forest Service's write-up

season June to

Access to this area is available via the Pole Creek road FR589. The lower portion of Indian Creek road FR119 is now open and failing culverts have been repaired through cooperation with Beaver County. Trailers are not advised through Pole Creek.

Trailhead #054. This is a horse and foot trail that heads north approximately 20 plus miles until you reach the Cove Creek Trailhead. Along the way you will come along numerous side trails that head east into the Tushar Mountains. The Indian Creek #054 trail, and the Cove Creek #054 trail are the same trail.

Restrictions Indian Creek is closed to all unlicensed vehicles and operators. No E-Bikes. No ATVs allowed except street legal vehicles per Utah state law. Exceptions are ATVs can access the Forest Road #119, Indian Creek Trail, between the Forest Road #5889, Pole Canyon Trail, to the Forest Road #1129, Twitchell Canyon Trail. Below the Forest Road #589, Pole Canyon Trail, and above the Forest Road #1129, Twitchell Canyon Trail, ATV travel is prohibited.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.