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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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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.
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.
Things to Do Trunk or Treat 2026: Halloween Weekend in Duck Creek Village
Duck Creek Village holds Trunk or Treat on Saturday, October 31, 2026, from 4 to 6 pm on Main Street, with Harvest Night at the community church from 5 to 7 and hayrides between them. The schedule, the Halloween evening temperatures at 8,400 feet, the drive up Highway 14 and other plans for the weekend.
Things to Do Horseshoe Bend From Duck Creek Village: Is the 127 Mile Drive Worth It?
Horseshoe Bend sits 127 road miles from Duck Creek Village, about 2 hours 45 minutes each way on US-89 through Kanab and Page. Parking costs $10 a car, the walk runs 1.5 miles round trip, and Arizona clocks run an hour behind Utah until November 1.
Things to Do Orionid Meteor Shower 2026 From Duck Creek Village: The Moon, the Peak, and the Better Mornings
The 2026 Orionids peak on the mornings of October 21 and 22, but a bright waxing moon owns the first half of both nights. From Duck Creek Village the moon sets at 2:54 am and 3:57 am on those mornings, and the mornings of October 17 to 19 give five hours of dark sky or more.
Things to Do Kodachrome Basin State Park From Duck Creek Village: Is the Drive Worth It?
Kodachrome Basin State Park sits 65 miles east of Duck Creek Village, about 1 hour 40 minutes by car and 25 miles from the Bryce Canyon visitor center. Entry costs $10 per vehicle, the road stays paved all the way to the park, and October afternoons run about 10 degrees warmer than the Bryce rim.
Things to Do Parowan Gap Petroglyphs From Duck Creek Village: Is the 49 Mile Drive Worth It?
Parowan Gap is a free Bureau of Land Management site in the Red Hills north of Cedar City, with more than 90 panels and 1,500 carved figures. From Duck Creek Village it is about 49 miles and 70 minutes through Cedar City. Pair it with a Cedar City day or a loop home over Cedar Breaks.
Things to Do Red Canyon, Utah: The Free Hoodoos 35 Miles From Duck Creek Village
Red Canyon is a stretch of orange Claron limestone hoodoos on Scenic Byway 12 in Dixie National Forest, about 35 miles and 50 minutes from Duck Creek Village on the way to Bryce Canyon. There is no entrance fee, the trailheads start at the visitor center lot, and the two rock tunnels sit a mile up the road.
Things to Do Top 5 Fall Hikes Around Duck Creek Village
The five best fall hikes near Duck Creek Village are Aspen Mirror Lake, Cascade Falls, the north shore of Navajo Lake, the Virgin River Rim Trail, and Alpine Pond at Cedar Breaks. All five sit within about 25 minutes of the inn, and aspen color here runs from mid September into mid October.
Things to Do Is Duck Creek Village on a Volcano? The Lava Under Cedar Mountain
Duck Creek Village sits on a basalt lava flow with its own name on the geologic map, inside the Markagunt Plateau volcanic field. The nearest cinder cones stand 2 miles east, the field holds 40 to 50 of them, and the last eruptions ran out long before anyone lived here.
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