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Duck Creek Journal

Trip ideas, local guides, and practical help for planning time in Duck Creek and Southern Utah.

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Snow on the slopes below the sandstone cliffs of Cedar Canyon, Utah, under streaked high clouds in winter Trip Planning

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Does Cedar City, Utah Get Snow? 60 Inches a Year in Town, Five Feet at the Top of Highway 14

Yes. Cedar City averages 59.6 inches of snow a year, more than Salt Lake City's airport, with December and March the snowiest months. Snow in town melts within a couple of days, while the snow sensor beside Highway 14, 18 miles up the road, reads five and a half feet by mid March. Months, records, last winter and the drive up.

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Snow on the orange and white cliffs below the Bristlecone Loop in Bryce Canyon National Park, with evergreens along the rim under a blue sky Trip Planning

Zion and Bryce in November 2026: Both Parks Open, the Shuttle Dates and the Snow at Bryce

Zion and Bryce both stay open around the clock in November. Zion's canyon floor averages 64F and its shuttle runs through November 28. Bryce's weather station sits about 3,850 feet higher, averages 46F and gets 9.7 inches of snow. Shuttle dates, plow rules, crowd numbers and a plan for each park from Duck Creek Village.

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Panguitch Lake at sunset, with a wide gravel shoreline in front and low hills across the water Things to Do

Is Panguitch Lake Open? The New Dam, the Low Water and Ice Fishing This Winter

Yes. You can fish Panguitch Lake, and a new 24-foot concrete dam replaced the one that cracked in April 2024. The lake hit its lowest storage reading on record this summer and carries a harmful algal bloom Warning. Here are the ice fishing rules and the winter drive from Duck Creek Village.

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Tushar Mountains ridgeline with Mount Holly and Delano Peak above evergreen forest on a clear summer day Trip Planning

Is Eagle Point Open for the 2026-27 Ski Season? No, and Brian Head Opens November 6

Eagle Point Resort in the Tushar Mountains will not open for the 2026-27 ski season. The Cottonwood Fire damaged four of its five chairlifts and floods cut Highway 153. From Duck Creek Village, Brian Head opens November 6, 23.5 miles away by the summer road.

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Snow-covered meadow and evergreen forest on the Markagunt Plateau under a deep blue winter sky Trip Planning

Where Is Cedar Mountain, Utah? The High Country on Highway 14, and the Nine Summits With the Name

Cedar Mountain is the name southern Utah gives the high country east of Cedar City that Highway 14 climbs onto, home to Duck Creek Village at 8,507 feet in Kane County. USGS maps also list nine summits called Cedar Mountain across Utah. Two stand in Iron County, west of the village, and Kane County has none.

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Two red sandstone fee booths at the East Entrance of Zion National Park, a car at the window and pale sandstone cliffs behind Trip Planning

Are Zion and Bryce Free on October 27 and November 11, 2026? The Last Two Fee-Free Days, and the Fee Nonresidents Still Pay

Yes, for US citizens and residents. October 27 and November 11 are the last two National Park Service fee-free days of 2026, and Zion, Bryce Canyon and Cedar Breaks all waive the entrance fee. Anyone who lives abroad still pays the gate fee plus $100 per person 16 and older at Zion and Bryce.

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Ducks swimming on Duck Creek Pond below golden aspens and dark spruce under a blue sky with white clouds Things to Do

Where Does Duck Creek Start and End? The Spring, the Sinks and the Sevier

Duck Creek starts at Duck Creek Spring, a rise pool inside Duck Creek Pond at 8,550 feet, and runs about 3 miles east before the whole stream drops into the Duck Creek Sinks at the edge of the village. The water comes back up at Lower Asay Spring, joins the Sevier River and never reaches the sea.

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Duck Creek Village Inn, a two story log lodge, lit up at dusk under a pink sky with tall pines behind it Trip Planning

Is Duck Creek Village Safe? Crime, Altitude, Deer and the Nearest ER

Duck Creek Village is a low crime place. The Kane County Sheriff logged 5 violent offenses in 2024 across the whole unincorporated county. The real risks up here are altitude, deer on Highway 14, cold nights and a hospital 31 miles away. The numbers, and what to do about each one.

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Duck Creek Village Inn log building at dusk with string lights over the fire pit and a pink and violet sky above the pines Trip Planning

What Time Is Sunset in Duck Creek Village? Sunrise and Sunset by Month

Sunset in Duck Creek Village falls at 6:43 pm on October 23, 2026, then jumps to 5:32 pm when clocks fall back on November 1. The year's earliest sunset is 5:12 pm from December 2 to 10, the latest 8:56 pm in late June. Month by month times, and why the valley loses the sun before the clock says so.

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Downtown St. George, Utah at evening with a curving road and red rock hill in the foreground and the Pine Valley Mountains on the horizon Trip Planning

How Far Is Duck Creek Village From St. George, Utah? 82 Miles and 20 Degrees Cooler

Duck Creek Village sits 82 road miles from St. George, Utah, about 1 hour 40 minutes north on I-15 and east on Highway 14 from Cedar City. You finish about 5,700 feet higher, and the village runs close to 20 degrees cooler than St. George in spring, summer and fall.

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