The peak is above Farmington. To reach the trailhead from I-15 heading north:

• Take exit 322 for UT-227/Lagoon Dr toward Farmington
• Go 0.3, Keep right at the fork, follow signs for UT-225 and merge onto UT-227/S 200 W
• 1.0, Turn right onto State St
• 1.2, Take the 2nd left onto N Main St
• 1.9, Turn right onto E 600 N
• 2.0, Turn left onto N 100 E/Farmington Canyon Rd/N Skyline Dr. Continue to follow N Skyline Dr, resetting your odometer here. The road turns to dirt shortly and begins its steep switchback climb. Be very cautious of other vehicles and ATV traffic, especially on the weekends.
• 7.9, junction, go left.
• 8.8, junction, left.
• 12.3, Junction with a side road going off to the right and becoming rougher. This is the recommended trailhead. The left fork goes to the radio tower.

To The Pass (About 1.4 miles)
From the trailhead, follow the rocky jeep road as it traverses the hillside north below the large communication tower that sits atop Francis Peak. If driving, this section is one you hope you don't meet someone coming from the other direction!

After about 0.65 miles, a 4-way junction is reached. Continue straight at this junction. As you continue north, a small two-track leaves on the right about a mile from the trailhead, ignore it. About 1.1 miles from the low clearance trailhead, a road leaves on the right, signed road 259. Go right at this junction.

The road heads downhill and quickly reaches another junction. Go left at this junction, as the road climbs to a pass.

To The Lakes (about 2.3 miles from the trailhead to the southern lake)
From the pass, the lakes are north, down the hill. The route down is a bit of a maze of roads. Hikers will likely want to head straight down the steeper road that ATVs use. Vehicles, at least if you are me, will want to follow the easier road that makes switchbacks down. It is crossed by the steeper road often, so pay attention. The longer switchback route was a fairly easy drive on our visit, though the steeper road looked substantially more difficult.

The road makes a few switchbacks before making a broad traverse along the base of the mountain to the southernmost Smith Creek Lake.

The southern lake, on our visit, was the most silty and smallest. All the lakes, including this one, have side roads going to them with a spot or two for primitive camping near the lake.

From the southern lake, continue on the 4x4 road north. It is a little less than a half-mile to the middle lake. This one, on our visit, was shallow and crystal clear with a great overlook of the Morgan Valley to the east.

To reach the northern lake, continue on the road about another 0.3 of a mile. The northern lake is the largest and most picturesque. Absolutely lovely!