Trip ideas and local guides
Duck Creek Journal
Trip ideas, local guides, and practical help for planning time in Duck Creek and Southern Utah.
Trip Planning Where Can You Charge an Electric Car Near Duck Creek Village?
Duck Creek Village has no public charging station. The nearest fast charging sits 31 miles west in Cedar City, three of the four Superchargers around Cedar Mountain opened in the past 15 months, and the 2,529 foot climb up Highway 14 costs about 5 kWh before you arrive.
Trip Planning Where Is the Nearest Liquor Store to Duck Creek Village?
No store in Duck Creek Village sells wine or spirits. The closest counter sits in Brian Head, 22 miles over the top through Cedar Breaks, and that road closes for winter. Distances, hours, the Sunday rule, and the old listings that send people to addresses nobody stocks.
Trip Planning Is There a Grocery Store in Duck Creek Village, Utah?
Two stores in Duck Creek Village sell groceries and the gas station keeps a third shelf of basics. None of them is a supermarket. The nearest full cart sits 31 miles down Highway 14 in Cedar City, and closing time on the mountain decides more than shelf space does.
Trip Planning How Far Is Duck Creek Village From Phoenix?
Duck Creek Village sits about 400 road miles north of Phoenix, close to eight hours of driving by way of Flagstaff, US-89 and Highway 14. The route through Las Vegas adds 85 miles. You finish 7,400 feet higher than you started, on the highest ground of the whole drive.
Trip Planning Where Is the Nearest Hospital to Duck Creek Village?
The nearest hospital to Duck Creek Village is Intermountain Cedar City Hospital, 31 road miles west on Highway 14 with a 24 hour emergency room and a Level IV trauma designation. Garfield Memorial in Panguitch sits 38 miles the other way with the same designation, and a Highway 14 closure flips which one is closer.
Trip Planning How Far Is Duck Creek Village From the Grand Canyon North Rim?
Duck Creek Village sits 131 road miles and about three hours from the Grand Canyon North Rim. The 2026 season closes October 15, no lodging stands inside the park, and no drinking water comes out of any tap on the rim. The route, the legs, and what to carry.
Trip Planning What Is the Weather Like in Duck Creek Village in October?
October in Duck Creek Village averages 58 to 60F by day and 33F at night, with about a dozen freezing nights in the month. Snow reaches the village most Octobers and sticks in fewer than one year in four. Highway 14 stays open the whole month.
Trip Planning Where Is the Zion Overlook on Highway 14, and Can You See Zion From It?
The Zion Overlook is a pullout at 9,775 feet, 16.5 road miles east of Cedar City and 12.9 miles west of Duck Creek Village. Zion Canyon stays out of sight behind ridges that stand up to 1,773 feet above the line of sight, and the view is worth the stop anyway.
Trip Planning How Many People Live in Duck Creek Village, Utah?
The 2020 Census counted 393 residents in ZIP code 84762, spread across 2,211 housing units. Duck Creek Village has no census boundary of its own, and almost every house on the mountain is a cabin somebody visits rather than lives in.
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