Ashley National Forest · Utah · Trail 0075

Deadman Lake

Deadman Lake Trail is a 8.4 miles trail in Ashley National Forest, Utah. The Forest Service rates it trail class 3, developed. It is open to hiking, horse and pack stock, mountain biking, motorcycle, atv, 4wd over 50 inches and e-bikes.

Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Ashley National Forest official page carries current alerts and closure orders.

Map

One end Other endLine simplified to about 100 metres. Basemap from the USGS National Map.

One end40.6651, -109.9134 · Directions ↗
Other end40.7710, -109.9100 · Directions ↗

The ends are the two ends of the longest connected chain of segments. The record does not say which is the usual start. The trail is recorded as 10 segments.

The trail

Length8.4 miles
Trail class3, developed
Typeland trail
Surfacenative material
Typical tread width18-24 inches
Motor vehiclesOpen to at least one motorized use
AccessibilityNot evaluated
Special management areaIRA - INVENTORIED ROADLESS AREA
Trail numbers0075
ForestAshley National Forest (unit 0401)
StatesUtah
Detail publishedmanagement level, with uses

Values are the set across all segments. Class 1 is minimally developed and class 5 is fully developed. Grade and width are the forest's typical values, not measured extremes.

Allowed uses

HikingAllowed year-round
Horse and pack stockAllowed year-round
Mountain bikingAllowed year-round
MotorcycleAllowed year-round
ATVAllowed year-round
4WD over 50 inchesAllowed year-round
E-bikesAllowed year-round

A use is listed when the Forest Service records it as managed, accepted or discouraged on any segment. Discouraged still means legal. Uses marked restricted are left out. Where the forest publishes a Motor Vehicle Use Map, that map governs motorized use.

Trailheads

The Forest Service recreation layer records no trailhead within a third of a mile of this trail's line. Many trails start from a road pullout or another trail with no trailhead record. The forest's recreation pages list the trailheads it does publish.

Distance is from the point to the nearest part of the trail line. Season text is what the forest wrote and is often a season name rather than a date. The recreation page link goes to the Forest Service site, which may redirect to the forest's recreation index.

Camping nearby

Campsite Atlas cards carry site counts and booking links from Recreation.gov. Forest Service cards come from the recreation layer and link the agency page.

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Reference

Questions people ask

How long is the Deadman Lake Trail?

8.4 miles, the sum of the 10 segments the Forest Service records under this name in Ashley National Forest.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

What is allowed on the Deadman Lake Trail?

hiking, horse and pack stock, mountain biking, motorcycle, atv, 4wd over 50 inches and e-bikes. The trail is open to at least one motorized use.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Where does the Deadman Lake Trail start?

The line begins at 40.6651, -109.9134 and ends at 40.7710, -109.9100. No Forest Service trailhead is recorded within a third of a mile of it. The record does not say which end is the usual start.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Is the Deadman Lake Trail in a wilderness area?

No. The trail line does not cross any polygon in the National Wilderness Preservation System layer.

Source: Wilderness Connect

Where can I camp near the Deadman Lake Trail?

Paradise Guard Station (0.2 mi) and Whiterocks Campground (3.4 mi) are within five miles of the trail. Site counts and booking links are on Campsite Atlas.

Source: Campsite Atlas

How developed is the Deadman Lake Trail?

Trail class 3, which the Forest Service describes as developed. Class 1 is a minimal, unimproved route and class 5 is fully developed, often paved.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

How steep and how wide is the Deadman Lake Trail?

The typical tread is 18-24 inches wide.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Who manages the Deadman Lake Trail?

Ashley National Forest, Forest Service unit 0401. The trail is in Utah.

Source: Ashley National Forest official page

Source

This page is built from 10 segments named DEADMAN LAKE in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0401. Wilderness overlap is tested against the National Wilderness Preservation System layer from Wilderness Connect. Trailheads and Forest Service campgrounds come from the Forest Service Recreation Opportunities layer. Data refreshed September 17, 2026. The methodology page explains how segments become trails.