If approaching from the east on US 189 this road takes off to the left about 5 miles southwest of the junction with UT 92. The road switchbacks steeply past a popular overlook, reaching the Forest Service Hope Campground after 5 miles. To avoid crossing the road on foot, drive left on FR 027 past the campground turnoff for about 0.5 mile to where the trail crosses the road. Find a wide spot to pull off and park. The Dry Fork Trail is unsigned but obvious where it crosses the road.
Aspens are especially colorful in the fall.
With an early start, well-conditioned climbers can put in an even longer day of at least 16 rugged miles round trip to the rocky pinnacles of Cascade Mountain. And those with the time and desire to savor more of this alpine south end of the complex can base camp in a high east-side basin for peak climbing both north and south. The clear Dry Fork Trail climbs steadily up an active avalanche chute, alternating through aspen groves and thick brushfields. After a couple of miles it breaks out into steep open meadows with peaks and buttresses soaring dramatically to nearly 11,000 feet southward. After the trail winds through the upper Dry Fork basin it switchbacks up a series of old constructed terraces to the 9,800-foot Wasatch crest.