High up in the beautiful La Sal Mountains sits the gorgeous, cool, & refreshing alpine Warner Lake. The lake is at an elevation of 9,400 feet so it’s much cooler than the hot red Colorado Plateau sandstone playground below. There are quite a few campgrounds, a cabin, and plenty of spots to have a picnic either at the lake’s edge or in the beautiful forest that surround the campgrounds. The lake isn’t natural but was made by the CCC when they diverted the Mill Creek. The Utah DNR stock the lake with Rainbow Trout which you can fish for! There are plenty of trails nearby including the popular 2 mile Warner Lake-Oowah Lake Trail that connects the two lakes. The 5.3 mile drive up to the lake is also beautiful and affords the drive plenty of spots to pull over and take in the desert below. There are also a few spots to camp on the gravel road as well.

Views from the drive up. You can see Arches, Canyonlands and its Junction Butte, the Abajo Mountains, and so much more.