We are doing Hoist Lake and Jordan River Pathway this summer. Both look promising.
We are doing Hoist Lake and Jordan River Pathway this summer. Both look promising.
I went to Hoist Lakes the second week of May last year or the year before..don't remember. But the biting flies, mosquitoes and ticks SHUT ME DOWN. I'm a bug magnet, so maybe it was a worse case scenario. But it was literally so bad I threw in the towel and drove straight back home with a 5 hour drive! It's possible they slow down thru summer though.
By July, the bugs at Hoist usually aren't bad at all. Even by the end of May many years. Also, it always seems to me that the campsites on the east side by the Hoist Lakes are buggier than the ones on the west side, by Byron lake.
Of course, with all the snow and ice this winter, and spring taking it's sweet time getting here, there could be bugs into August this year.
For a very secluded quick overnight I like silver creek pathway. It is a short hike around but there is a lot of fun spots to play in the river. I have never seen another camper in the dispersed areas.
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Pidgeon River . Bushwacking and 2 tracks all over. River lakes elk bear coyote turkey you name it.
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