Utah · Camping

Cedar Canyon Campground

May–Oct
best months

Is Cedar Canyon Campground 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.

  • At 8,100 ftHigh camp: expect cold nights, even in summer
  • Cedar City Ranger DistrictDixie National Forest

Cedar Canyon Campground is a Forest Service campground in the Cedar City Ranger District of Dixie National Forest in southern Utah. It sits within the district's recreation sites, and the nearest town is Cedar City, about 11 miles away. The campground is a base for exploring the surrounding area, with Lava Flat Designated Dispersed Camping Area just 0.1 mile away. Fees are charged for stays here. For comfortable weather, late spring and early fall are the best bets. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Alton, Utah, show May highs around 69°F and September highs around 76°F, with July peaking near 85°F. That station sits about 1,000 feet lower than the campground, so temperatures at the site run cooler. Hikers can head to Duck Creek Ridge, about 1.3 miles away, or the Uinta Loop, about 1.6 miles away. Duck Creek campground is about 2.7 miles off, and the Cedar City Ranger District's lake fishing is about 3.1 miles away.

Local outfitters

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  • Best time to go · May–Oct

    Best time to visit Cedar Canyon Campground

    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.

    1. Jan

      41° / 18°

      6 wet

    2. Feb

      43° / 19°

      6 wet

    3. Mar

      52° / 24°

      6 wet

    4. Apr

      60° / 29°

      5 wet

    5. May

      69° / 35°

      4 wet

    6. Jun

      80° / 43°

      3 wet

    7. Jul

      85° / 51°

      6 wet

    8. Aug

      83° / 50°

      8 wet

    9. Sep

      76° / 43°

      6 wet

    10. Oct

      64° / 33°

      5 wet

    11. Nov

      51° / 24°

      4 wet

    12. Dec

      41° / 18°

      6 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Alton, UT, 11.4 mi away at 7,098 ft. The station sits about 1,000 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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