Powell Ranger District
- May–Oct
- best months
Is Powell Ranger District open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 3 alerts for Dixie National Forest.
Duck Creek OHV Trail Closure
Agency alert covering Dixie National Forest · Order 0407-26-11 · USFS · Dixie National Forest
Pine Valley Ranger District Area and Trail and Road Closure
Agency alert covering Dixie National Forest · Order 0407-26-01 · USFS · Dixie National Forest
Cedar City Temporary Road Closure Webster Flat Road (Order 0407-25-02)
Agency alert covering Dixie National Forest · Order 0407-25-02 · USFS · Dixie National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Dixie National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
The Powell Ranger District is a unit of the Dixie National Forest in southern Utah, managed by the Forest Service. It is a district rather than a single trail or lake, so it works as a base for exploring the surrounding area, with several trails and campgrounds within a few miles. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Bryce Canyon National Park show July highs around 80°F with lows near 52°F, while winter highs stay in the upper 30s. Thunder Mountain Trail and Grand View Trail are both within about 2 miles, and Red Canyon Campground is about 4.4 miles away. For mountain biking, the Thunder Mtn Spur is roughly 2.9 miles off.
Local outfitters
- Henrie's Hitch-N-Post13 mi away
- Bear Valley RV & Campground21 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Thunder Mountain TrailHikingPhoto: inkknife_2000 (7.5 million views +), CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.8 mi- Grand View TrailHiking2.1 mi
- Grand View Spur a RoadHiking2.8 mi
- Thunder Mtn SpurMountain biking2.9 mi
- Red Canyon CampgroundCamping4.4 mi
- Kings CreekCamping5.1 mi
- King Creek Group AreaCamping5.1 mi
- King Creek CampgroundCamping5.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Panguitch LakeSurf fishing · ~34 min drive
- Castle Creek ReservoirLake fishing · ~29 min drive
- Panguitch LakeLake fishing · ~31 min drive
- Horse LakeLake fishing · ~38 min drive
- Cedar City Ranger DistrictLake fishing · ~39 min drive
- Navajo LakeLake fishing · ~49 min drive
- Nipple LakeLake fishing · ~50 min drive
- Long Willow BottomLake fishing · ~50 min drive
- Round Willow BottomLake fishing · ~50 min drive
- Navajo LakeLake fishing · ~52 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Thunder Mountain TrailHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: inkknife_2000 (7.5 million views +), CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Golden Wall TrailMountain biking · ~6 min drivePhoto: Greg Willis from Denver, CO, usa, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Bryce Canyon Pines RV ParkCamping · ~8 min drivePhoto: Olivier Bruchez — CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- Tropic Reservoir Boat RampBoat launch · ~9 min drive
Best time to visit Powell Ranger District
Best months: May–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
37° / 17°
6 wet
Feb
39° / 18°
7 wet
Mar
46° / 23°
7 wet
Apr
54° / 29°
6 wet
May
63° / 37°
5 wet
Jun
75° / 45°
4 wet
Jul
80° / 52°
8 wet
Aug
77° / 50°
10 wet
Sep
70° / 42°
7 wet
Oct
58° / 32°
5 wet
Nov
46° / 23°
5 wet
Dec
37° / 17°
6 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Bryce Canyon Np Hqrs, UT, 7.5 mi away at 7,890 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
