Otter Creek State Park

04/15/2026

04/11/2026

🌌 One week until we light up the night—by turning the lights off!
The first-ever Central Utah Astronomy Festival kicks off in just 7 days! Join us across three stunning state parks for a weekend of celestial magic.

🔭 Peer into the Deep: We’ll have powerful telescopes set up each night from 7 PM to 11 PM. Whether you’re a pro or a total beginner, come see galaxies and nebulae like never before.
🎤 Learn from the Best: Don’t miss our incredible keynote speakers! Catch Dr. John Lundwall at Territorial Statehouse on 4/17, Autumn Gillard at Fremont Indian on 4/18, and Dr. Troy Allan at Piute State Park on 4/19.
🤝 Meet Our Partners: Stop by during the day (11 AM – 3 PM) to visit with our community partners and information booths. They’ll have activities for all ages and plenty of "space" talk!

📍 Where & When:
April 17: Territorial Statehouse State Park
April 18: Fremont Indian State Park
April 19: Piute State Park

🎟️ Get your 3-day pass early: https://events.parkspass.app/events
❄️ Quick Tip: High desert nights get chilly—layer up!
🔴 Red Lights Only: Bring a red-light flashlight to protect everyone's night vision.

03/25/2026

Good news! Our great region crew came over from Cedar City today and put our docks on the water at both Piute and Otter Creek. The dock at Otter Creek has been retrofitted with cool, custom-made vertical boarding handles to assist folks getting in and out of their boats.!

08/26/2025

Be Aware! It’s that time of year!

🚨 Harmful Algal Bloom Warning Advisory – Otter Creek Reservoir 🚨

Harmful algae in water!
NOT SAFE:
🚫do not drink the water
🚫swimming
🚫jet/water skiing
🚫wading
🚫dogs
BE CAREFUL:
⚠️paddling
⚠️eating fish
✅ boating OK
Check out the full details at HABs.utah.gov
CUIDADO: ¡Hay algas peligrosas en el agua!
🚫no beber el agua
🚫no nadar
🚫no esquí acuático
🚫no vadear
🚫no perros
TENGA CUIDADO:
⚠️al remar
⚠️al comer pescado
✅ se puede navegar
Todos los detalles ➡️ HABs.utah.gov

08/09/2025

It’s that time again! Join us Saturday, August 9th as Otter Creek State Park and all Utah State Parks honor our women and men of our armed forces! All current, past and veteran military with their families get in the park for free day use as long as there is room.

08/02/2025

Heads up Utah! All Utah State Parks are under Stage 2 Fire Restrictions.🔥

This means no open fires of ANY kind in all parks. That includes fires within an established fire pit, charcoal grills and barbecues, coal and wood burning stoves, and tent stoves.

Properly shielded gas or liquid-fueled portable camp stoves with a shut-off valve are allowed, so long as there is at least three feet in diameter that is barren with no flammable vegetation.

The fire restrictions also include:

🚬 No smoking near dry vegetation
🏍 Making sure all motorcycles, ATV’s or other small internal combustion engines have an approved spark arrestor.

And simple steps like not parking your car on plants, and making sure your chains don’t drag can help prevent wild fires.

Protecting our state from wild fires takes all of us practicing fire sense. Do your part to protect your parks as we get through this hot and dry summer. Learn more about fire restrictions at utahfireinfo.gov.

08/01/2025

🌟 Power Has Been Restored! ⚡️

We’re happy to share that power has been restored to the park! Thank you all for your patience and understanding during the outage — we truly appreciate your support.

A big thank you as well to everyone involved in fire suppression efforts, and to all of our visitors who continue to follow current statewide fire restrictions.

We look forward to seeing you out here soon!

07/30/2025

UPDATE: AUG. 1, 2024 Power has been restored to the park!

Thank you all for your patience, and thank you to all those involved in the fire suppression efforts.
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NOTICE - Power Outage: There is no power in the park. Power lines are powered down due to a de-energization in response to the Monroe Canyon Fire. It is unknown how long the outage will last.

Monitor our social media accounts and website for updated information.

02/07/2025

Ice no more! After a relatively short ice fishing season, the reservoir is now ice-free.

01/15/2025

We’ve finally got some new ice. When we checked it today it was almost 3” here in the park, but it did have some flex to it and was cracking under our feet. A couple more cold nights would help lock it up. As always, use extreme caution. Lake ice is never safe.