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Wilderness · UT

Slaughter Creek Wilderness

Bureau of Land Management
DesignationWilderness
StateUT
Managed byBureau of Land Management
Best seasonMay–Oct
On the map
Map showing the location of Slaughter Creek Wilderness

About Slaughter Creek Wilderness

The Slaughter Creek Wilderness now contains a total of 3,901 acres and is managed by the Bureau of Land Management. All of the Wilderness is in the state of Utah. In 2009 the Slaughter Creek Wilderness became part of the now over 109 million acre National Wilderness Preservation System. In wilderness, you can enjoy challenging recreational activities and extraordinary opportunities for solitude. In an age of "...increasing population, accompanied by expanding settlement and growing mechanization,..." you play an important role in helping to "...secure for the American people of present and future generations the benefits of an enduring resource of wilderness" as called for by Congress in the Wilderness Act of 1964 . Please follow the regulations in place for this area, and use Leave No Tra

Things to do

Wilderness

When to go

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Best May–OctAverage low–high: 53–77°FAverage monthly sunny share of daylight: 72%2.3 wet days / month
Weather data & source

Each figure averages the highlighted months. 2018–2023 averages, not a forecast. Wet days estimate days with at least 1 mm of rain or snow using a calibrated ERA5 threshold. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (AWS Open Data, CC BY 4.0). ERA5 via Open-Meteo AWS Open Data

Plan your visit

Slaughter Creek Wilderness is managed by Bureau of Land Management. Check current conditions, permits, and reservations before you go.

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