From Torrey, UT, go east on UT-24 a short distance to the junction with UT-12. Go south on UT-12 toward Escalante for about 5 miles to mile post 118. The signed Blind Lake/North Slope Road leaves UT-12 here on the right.

Follow the North Slope road (Forest Road #179). There are many smaller side roads, but stay on the obvious main road. At about 5.8 miles from pavement, the Fish Creek Trailhead road goes off on the left. A short distance down the left side road is a large parking area before the Fish Creek Road becomes rough. Stay right to continue to the Blind Lake Trailhead. If in a low clearance vehicle, I recommend the Fish Creek route.

The road gets rougher between the Fish Creek Trailhead and the Blind Lake Trailhead. High clearance vehicles should not have a problem. It may stop low clearance at one or two rough patches. It is 2.5 miles from the Fish Creek Trailhead junction to the Blind Lake Trailhead. The trailhead is a small pullout and sign on the left side of the road on a bend.

Blind Lake Trailhead (about 1 mile to Blind Lake, about 3.2 miles to Fish Creek Lake on way)
From the trailhead, the well-used trail climbs relatively steeply through aspen trees. It flattens out a bit but continues an upward climb for just over a mile. Just before the lake, an unsigned junction is reached. Both go around the lake. My recommendation is to go left (clockwise) around the late. Blind Lake is not visible until you reach it. The big reveal from dense forest to the lake and cliffs is dramatic!

As the trail follows the lakeshore on the north side, it is far enough back from the lake for only occasional views. On the east side, a junction to Fish Creek is reached. If you go left, towards Fish Creek Lake, the trail soon passes Pear Lake, and descends to Beaver Dam Reservoir. On the east side of the reservoir, follow the dirt road right (south). It soon ends at the short of Fish Creek Lake.

Fish Creek Trailhead (3.5 miles to Beaver Dam Reservoir/4.5 to Blind Lake one way)
From the Fish Creek Trailhead, follow the rough jeep road south. A side road soon leaves on the right down to the stream area below. Stay left.

About 0.6 miles from the trailhead, in Hickman Pasture, is another junction. Go right here. From the trailhead, it is about It is about 3.5 miles from the trailhead to where the road splits at Beaver Dam Reservoir. There is one stream crossing en route, but should always be easy enough to rock skip across.

At the road split when reaching Beaver Dam Reservoir, going left takes you to Fish Creek Lake at the road’s end in a 1/3 of a mile. There are some good primitive campsites in this area.

From Beaver Dam Reservoir, the trail to Pear and Blind Lakes crosses the stream that comes out of Beaver Dam Reservoir, follows the shoreline briefly, then climbs up to Pear Lake first and on the Blind Lake. It is about a mile one way from Beaver Dam Reservoir to Blind Lake. There are a few good camping spots around Pear Lake and on the south end of Blind Lake.