Duck Creek Campground
- from $30
- fee
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Is Duck Creek 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 8,600 ftHigh camp: expect cold nights, even in summer
- Cedar City Ranger DistrictDixie National Forest
Duck Creek Campground is a concessioned campground in the Cedar City Ranger District of Dixie National Forest in southern Utah, managed by the Forest Service. It offers single, double and group sites for overnight camping. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Brian Head weather station show July highs around 71°F with lows near 42°F, while winter highs there stay in the 20s and 30s. Several trails start right around the campground. Singing Pines is about 0.1 mile away and Cascade Falls about 0.2 mile. Lost Hunter Trail is roughly 0.4 mile off. Cedar Canyon Campground lies about 3.4 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Whispering Pines Covered Wagons Glamping10 mi away
- Zion Ponderosa Ranch Resort19 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Best time to go · Jun–Sep
Best time to visit Duck Creek Campground
Best months: June–September. 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
30° / 10°
Feb
32° / 12°
Mar
39° / 17°
Apr
44° / 18°
May
55° / 27°
Jun
67° / 36°
Jul
71° / 42°
Aug
68° / 43°
Sep
61° / 35°
Oct
48° / 24°
Nov
38° / 17°
Dec
28° / 10°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Brian Head, UT, 14.7 mi away at 9,770 ft. The station sits about 1,200 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Closures we've recorded since August 2026
Duck Creek OHV Trail Closure
Dixie National Forest · Order dated July 13, 2026; seen Aug 23, 2026, no lift recorded · Forest Service
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