Fishlake National Forest · Utah

Upper Box Creek

2.7 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. PST 87 · trail class 4 · typical grade 5-8% · tread 48-60 inches wide · hiking, bike, e-bike

Trailhead Upper Box Creek Trailhead Drive there

Upper Box Creek Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

season June to November

Upper Box Creek Trailhead is located on a point overlooking Upper Box Creek reservoir at an elevation of nearly 8,900 feet. There is a vault restroom, information kiosk, and gravel parking. Upper Box Creek can be a great fishing opportunity, plus there is wildlife viewing, hunting, hiking, and OHV riding on designated routes. Please pack-out what you pack-in.

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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.