Upper Box Creek Reservoir
- Jun–Oct
- best months
Is Upper Box Creek Reservoir open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 2 alerts for Fishlake National Forest.
PST 66 Rock Canyon Trail Temporarily Closed
Agency alert covering Fishlake National Forest · USFS · Fishlake National Forest
TERMINATION OF STAGE 1 FIRE RESTRICTION ORDER
Agency alert covering Fishlake National Forest · Order 0408-26-10 · USFS · Fishlake National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Fishlake National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Upper Box Creek Reservoir is a 68-acre reservoir near Marysvale, Utah, at about 8,822 feet. It is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Local outfitters
- Big Rock Candy Mountain15 mi away
- Bowery Haven Resort17 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Upper Box CreekHiking0.2 mi
- Box Creek LoopHiking1.7 mi
- Burnt Flat to Langdon CrHiking1.7 mi
- Paiute (D-4)Hiking2.2 mi
Otter CreekCanoeingPhoto: Murray Foubister, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)6.4 mi- Monument PeakSummit8.3 mi
- Cove MountainSummit9.5 mi
The NarrowsRock climbingPhoto: The Dye Clan, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)9.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Lower Box Creek ReservoirLake fishing · ~1 min drive
- Fremont River Ranger DistrictRiver fishing · ~48 min drive
- Barney LakeLake fishing · ~8 min drive
- Hunts LakesLake fishing · ~12 min drive
- Annabella ReservoirLake fishing · ~20 min drive
- Koosharem ReservoirLake fishing · ~21 min drive
- Piute ReservoirLake fishing · ~30 min drive
- Otter Creek, Tamarisk Point Rec SiteLake fishing · ~32 min drive
- Otter Creek, Fishermans Beach Rec SiteLake fishing · ~35 min drive
- Beaver Ranger DistrictLake fishing · ~39 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Upper Box Creek TrailheadCamping · Next door
- Dry Creek Guard StationHut camping · ~8 min drive
- Otter CreekCanoeing · ~11 min drivePhoto: Murray Foubister, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Fishlake Scenic Byway (U-25)Scenic drive · ~16 min drive
- The NarrowsRock climbing · ~16 min drivePhoto: The Dye Clan, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Upper Box Creek Reservoir
Best months: June–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° / 16°
7 wet · 7 snow
Feb
40° / 17°
7 wet · 6 snow
Mar
47° / 23°
7 wet · 6 snow
Apr
53° / 28°
7 wet · 4 snow
May
63° / 36°
6 wet · 2 snow
Jun
75° / 45°
4 wet
Jul
80° / 52°
7 wet
Aug
78° / 51°
9 wet
Sep
71° / 43°
6 wet
Oct
58° / 33°
5 wet · 1 snow
Nov
45° / 24°
5 wet · 3 snow
Dec
36° / 16°
7 wet · 6 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Beaver Canyon Pwr House, UT, 29.8 mi away at 7,275 ft. The station sits about 1,500 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
