Joe Lay Reservoir
- May–Oct
- best months
Is Joe Lay Reservoir 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.
A small fishing lake in the North Creek Lakes area. The Department of Wildlife Resourses of Utah (DWR) stocks this reservoir with Brook Trout. Other fishing lakes near Joe Lay Reservoir are Flat Lake, Yellow Lake, Blue Lake, Upper Barker Reservoir, Lower Barker Reservoir, and Dougherty Basin. To hike to these lakes see the Barker Lakes Loop.
Local outfitters
- Escalante Outfitters16 mi away
- Piute Trail RV Park & Stan's Merc30 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Flat Lake TrailMountain biking0.3 mi
- Flat Lake Trail. FR34043Mountain biking0.3 mi
- Barker Lakes LoopMountain biking0.3 mi
- Yellow LakeLake fishing0.4 mi
- Flat LakeLake fishing0.4 mi
- Lower Barker ReservoirLake fishing0.5 mi
Barker Recreation AreaCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain0.7 mi
Posey Lake CampgroundCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Yellow LakeLake fishing · Next door
- Flat LakeLake fishing · Next door
- Flat LakeLake fishing · Next door
- Lower Barker ReservoirLake fishing · Next door
- Blue LakeLake fishing · Next door
- Barker ReservoirLake fishing · ~1 min drive
- Upper Barker ReservoirLake fishing · ~1 min drive
- Dougherty BasinLake fishing · ~2 min drive
- Round Willow BottomLake fishing · ~4 min drive
- Long Willow BottomLake fishing · ~4 min drive
Best time to visit Joe Lay Reservoir
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, 27.7 mi away at 7,890 ft. The station sits about 1,600 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.
