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Utah · Hiking · Near Enoch
Willow Creek
- 3.5 mi
- round trip
- 827 ft
- climb
- 6,928 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- May–Jun, Aug–Sep
- best months
Is Willow Creek 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.
Willow Creek is a moderate, 7-mile out-and-back hike in Utah's Dixie National Forest, within the Cedar City Ranger District. The trail starts at a low point of about 6,077 feet and climbs to a high of roughly 6,928 feet, for a total elevation gain of 827 feet. Late spring and early fall tend to be the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Panguitch show May highs around 69°F and September highs around 77°F. That station sits a few hundred feet lower than the trail's high point, so temperatures up top run a little cooler. The closest trail is Willow Creek Trail, about 0.7 miles away, and Mineral lies about 1.1 miles off. Bear Valley and Little Creek are both within about 2.6 miles.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Subway
Fast food
On your way back · 9 miIf it rains Parowan's Old Rock Church
Museum
On your way back · 10 mi
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors
More in EnochLocal outfitters
- Henrie's Hitch-N-Post15 mi away
- Red Canyon Village21 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Willow Creek TrailHiking0.7 mi
- MineralHiking1.1 mi
- Bear ValleyHiking2.5 mi
- LITTLE CREEKHiking2.6 mi
- RED CREEKHiking3.4 mi
- SANDY-CADDY CREEK LOOPHiking3.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Benson Creek Approach TrailHiking · ~23 min drivePhoto: A. E. Crane, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)- Hidden Haven Falls TrailHiking · ~23 min drivePhoto: A. E. Crane, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
- SANDY-CADDY CREEK LOOPHiking · ~7 min drive
- Mineral Canyon TrailHiking · ~7 min drive
- MineralHiking · ~2 min drive
- Willow CreekHiking · Next door
- Mud Springs ATV TrailHiking · ~20 min drive
- Willow Creek TrailHiking · ~7 min drive
- LITTLE CREEKHiking · ~4 min drive
- Willow Creek TrailHiking · ~1 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Red Creek ReservoirLake fishing · ~7 min drive
P HillSummit · ~18 min drivePhoto: An Errant Knight, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Scenic Byway 143 - Utah's Patchwork ParkwayScenic drive · ~21 min drive
Parowan CanyonRock climbing · ~24 min drivePhoto: boquillamichel, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Willow Creek
Best months: May–June and August–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
39° / 8°
5 wet · 3 snow
Feb
44° / 11°
5 wet · 3 snow
Mar
52° / 19°
5 wet · 2 snow
Apr
60° / 23°
4 wet · 1 snow
May
69° / 31°
5 wet
Jun
81° / 39°
4 wet
Jul
86° / 47°
7 wet
Aug
83° / 44°
9 wet
Sep
77° / 35°
6 wet
Oct
64° / 25°
5 wet
Nov
50° / 16°
4 wet · 1 snow
Dec
39° / 7°
4 wet · 3 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Panguitch, UT, 14.9 mi away at 6,647 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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