Paiute ATV Trail — Tushar Mountains High Route from Beaver to Junction via Fish Lake Plateau

The Tushar Mountains don’t get the press of the San Juans or the Wasatch, but up here at 11,000-plus feet on the main Paiute corridor between Beaver and Junction, you’re threading through some of the highest terrain in Utah on a route that has connected ranchers, miners, and Paiute bands across this plateau for generations. The trail climbs out of Beaver Canyon on Forest Road 123, punches through aspen groves and open tundra, and crosses the spine of the Tushars near Delano Peak — at 12,173 feet, the third-highest summit in Utah. Key waypoints include City Creek Canyon, the Bullion Pasture flats, and the descent into Junction via Bear Creek Canyon, where the shelf road narrows and loose shale demands focused steering.

This is legitimate high-clearance territory — a stock 4WD with decent ground clearance will manage most of it, but the rocky shelf sections above Bullion reward a lifted rig with skid plates. Snow lingers on the high sections well into June and returns by October, making July through September the real window. No permit required. Fuel in Beaver before you leave — Junction is tiny. Water is available at developed springs but treat everything. Dispersed camping is wide open across the Fishlake National Forest sections. You leave here with a deep chest of sky and the kind of quiet that only comes above the treeline.