Kamas

Mountains east of Kamas Valley are mostly forested below 9,500 feet. The main trees are lodgepole pines, Douglas fir, Engelmann spruce, aspen, blue spruce, and subalpine fir. Lower elevations of the Uintas as well as the West Hills have lots of junipers with patches of aspen, oak brush and bigtooth maple. Creek bottoms feature birches, willows, and cottonwoods in places. Kamas Valley is mostly divided into large private pastures and farms, which attract deer and elk. Most ridges and slopes have excellent browse in the form of sagebrush, oak brush, bitterbrush, serviceberry, chokecherry, elderberry, snowberry, and hundreds of species of forbs. Grassy meadows can be found at almost any elevation in the unit.

Hunters need permission to hunt on much of the western side of the unit, including most of Kamas Valley and the West Hills. The eastern side is overwhelmingly public land. Paved, gravel and dirt roads provide access along with many trailheads. The main paved road is the Mirror Lake Highway that enters the Uintas along the Provo River. Be prepared to pay a small fee to drive on the highway. Passes may be purchased at Bear River Ranger Station or at the Kamas or Evanston ranger district offices of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, or you can pick up and pay for passes at self-service sites at various spots. Weber Canyon Road runs along the Weber River in the north and provides free access to many public trails and primitive roads.

Hunters may camp almost anywhere on public land. Some public fee campsites are along the Mirror Lake Highway recreation corridor. Most are near lakes that provide good trout fishing. There are also state park campgrounds at Jordanelle and Rockport reservoirs. Lodging options include Woodland Farmhouse Inn in Kamas and The Homestead Resort in nearby Heber.