Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest

The Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest offers many attractions to visitors with each providing a unique experience.

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The Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest covers an area that includes northern and north-central Utah, and southwestern Wyoming. This area also includes the largest population center within the State of Utah, which is known as the Wasatch Front. The Forest is heavily influenced and impacted from over a million people living in close proximity. The Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest has a net acreage of 2,169,596 acres. It is divided into seven Ranger Districts: Salt Lake, Kamas/Heber, Ogden, Pleasant Grove, Spanish Fork, and Logan in Utah; and Evanston/Mountain View in Wyoming. Scenic beauty on the Forest offers unlimited recreational opportunities throughout the year. Whether you enjoy skiing, snowboarding, snowmobiling, hiking, mountain biking, camping, picnicking, fishing, boating, swimming, horseback riding, etc., you can find the recreational experience you are seeking. Because of the abundance of recreation opportunities and the large urban population along the Wasatch Front, the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest is one of the most heavily visited in the entire National Forest System.

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Wilderness Areas/Wild & Scenic Rivers

Deseret Peak Wilderness - The semi-arid Deseret Peak Wilderness is dominated by rugged terrain and high peaks, including Deseret Peak. 

High Uintas Wilderness - A spectacular area with hundreds of glacier-formed lakes reflecting blue skies and Utah's highest peaks in clear, cold water.

Lone Peak Wilderness - This area provides a spectacular backdrop for the growing urban areas along the Wasatch Front.

Mount Naomi Wilderness - At 9,980 feet, Naomi Peak, near the eastern boundary, is the area's highest point, although this mountainous country contains several other peaks towering above 9,000 feet. On the western side, there are many deep, scenic canyons.

Mount Nebo Wilderness - The hike to the summit of Mount Nebo will take you through great biological diversity.

Mount Olympus Wilderness - Trails are easy to follow, but may cross extremely rough terrain at high elevations. Mount Olympus is at 9,028 feet.

Mount Timpanogos Wilderness - With its close proximity to Salk Lake City, this Wilderness experiences large numbers of visitors on its 17 miles of trails.

Twin Peaks Wilderness - The Twin Peak Wilderness provides a spectacular backdrop for the Salt Lake Valley and is dominated by rugged terrain, narrow canyons, and high peaks, including Twin Peaks, Superior Peak, and Dromedary Peak.

Wellsville Mountain Wilderness - Extending along the high steep north-south ridge and both sides of the Wellsville Mountains for about 14 miles, the Wellsville Mountains Wilderness encompasses extremely rugged and picturesque terrain.

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