Snowshoeing - Jolley's Ranch, Springville 2/17/24

Sample Itinerary:

Snowshoe - 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Optional Sledding - 4:30 pm

Directions: Jolley's Ranch parking lot, Hobble Creek Canyon. Take a right at the fork in the road after the golf course. See large pavilion. Trail is east on flat wide road through woods. 

Activity:

Snowshoe Jolley's Ranch Campground Loop - 1.5 mi. round trip.

Snowshoe Camp Creer/White Barn Loop - 1 mi round trip, easy. Start by going under large Camp Creer sign at the base of the sledding hill (Walk to large pavilion, look west, see large "Camp Creer" ranch-style sign). Continue past bathrooms on left, straight ahead following path that leads you to creek and goes slightly left. Follow down to creek, cross creek on large rocks, up and out over some logs and there you are in the White Barn meadow (great for Cross Country Skiing). Romp around here and do perimeter/barn pics.

Sledding - See large pavilion from parking lot of Jolley's Ranch. Best sledding hill is to the immediate right or west of this pavilion, and right of the small shed.

Optional - Snowshoe up to water tower. 1 mi out and back. This is a steep cardio climb. See metal gate "no trespassing", up this flat road. (I spoke with Springville Parks & Rec, no trespassing is for vehicles/atvs/horses or vandalism. Ok for small group hiking). We didn't go all the way to water tower.

Bathrooms - no

Cell Phone Service - no

Dogs - yes, leashed

Gear: Yak tracks/Spikes or Snowshoes/poles (depending on conditions), (NO COTTON) thermal top and bottom, wool socks or just not cotton socks, snow pants, long sleeve fleece, light waterproof jacket, gloves, hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, camelback or regular back pack (with space remaining to shove clothes in when you get too warm), 1 Liters water, 1-2 snacks, WATERPROOF boots or non-waterproof boots/shoes and also rent "overshoes", sled

Rentals: 

Snowshoes -

$10 @ UVU- includes poles and overboots, or $8 for only snowshoes; 

$10 @ BYU Outdoors Unltd; 

$10 @ OutNBack

Overshoes - 

$4 (UVU Outdoor Adventure); 

$5 (BYU Outdoors Unltd)

Poles - $4 (Out N Back); 

$5 (BYU Outdoors Unltd)

Gaiters (cover ankles from getting snow): 

$3 (BYU Outdoors Unltd)