Mill D North Fork Trailhead — Attraction in Park City

There is a giant parking area on both sides of the road. Amazingly the parking is often full. Luckily not everyone hikes up Mill D. Many go hiking on the other side of the road to Donut Falls. The Mill D Trail is steep and rocky. Hiking into a beautiful forest is the most common activity, but strong, fit, experienced mountain bikers can ride up it, probably walking in a few sections. A lot of mountain bike riders ride down this trail from The Wasatch Crest. This area is excellent moose habitat. The chance of seeing a moose is good. I have been on the trail twice in the last week. (July 2023) One day I saw two bull moose together I could only get a pic of one. The other was concealed in thick brush) and the other day I saw a cow and her calf. Be careful around moose. They like to lie down or stand in the middle of the trail. They're not afraid of humans, so if you can't hike way around them, sometimes you just have to turn around, because they...

This is across the road from where you may park to go to Donut falls and on the way to the Lake you can chose to go to Dog Lake. Anyway, the hike to Desolate Lake took us 4 hours round trip, plus some time at the lake. Trail is marked well and well worn. As reported, bikers abound and not necessarily the most careful with forewarning of their presence. The hike itself is on the upper end of moderate as good shoes are required as rocks and steeps gains are to be crossed. Maybe 50% of the trail is shaded through the woods with flowers dotting the adjacent hills. At the lake, when we got there, only a family camping were there, so we took a dip in...

Located directly across the street from the popular Mill D South Fork, the trail quickly rises from the canyon floor, providing great views of the mountains to the south. Dog Lake is 2.6 miles from the trailhead, completed a roundtrip hike in 2.5 hours at a fast pace with moderate elevation gain. Trail is well maintained, and after 0.5 miles is completely distanced from human impact. Beautiful aspen groves, great views, and the lake is a solid stopping point, although smaller than some of the other more popular alpine lakes...