Summer Retreat - Dixie National Forest
Fri, Jul 14
|Duck Creek Campground
Relaxing - Yoga - Paddle boarding - Hiking & More! Girl's Trip Escape on the Cheap. $5 for the campground. Come play and get away up Cedar Canyon surrounded by Cedar Breaks, Navajo Lake, Mammoth Caves, & Cascade Falls. We have reserved campsites right on the waterfront of Duck Creek Lake.


Time & Location
Jul 14, 2023, 7:30 AM – Jul 15, 2023, 8:00 PM
Duck Creek Campground, Highway U-14, Cedar City, UT 84757, USA
Guests
About the event
Sign up - Lottery (sign up June 1 - 14th, then lottery June 15th), you will be notified by email June 15th to let you know if you are in or on waitlist.Â
ITINERARY:
July 14th
7:30 AM Carpool Lehi
8:00 AM Carpool Springville
8-12 Drive
12-1 Set up camp at Duck Creek Campground
1:00 PM Lunch @ Hot Mamas Pizza at Duck Creek Village
2:00 PM Relax or Paddleboard/Kayak Navajo Lake
4:00 PMÂ Hike Cascade Falls (1.2mi 29 min) and/or Mammoth Cave (explore 30 min)
Evening Ideas:
6:00 PM Dinner at Martin's Deli, Live Bands & Karaoke
6:00 PM - 7:40 Free Shakespeare Festival Greenshow in Cedar City
July 15thÂ
8:00 AM Mountain Yoga
9:00 AM Mt Mama Breakfast Buffet (sign ups)
10:30 AM Spectra Point Overlook Hike Cedar Breaks (1.9 mi 57 min) or ATVs or Horseback Riding at Duck Creek Village.
12:30 PM Lunch in Cedar City
Afternoon Ideas
Thunderbird Terrace Outdoor Rappelling/Frisbee Golf
Southern Utah Museum of Art
Parowan Gap Petroglyphs & Dino Tracks
3:30 PM Drive Home
Home around 8 PM
(Group will vote on slack app on what they want to do most)Â
Optional Excursions (you book on your own):
*Horseback Riding at Duck Creek Village - 435-704-1404 $40 1/2 hr ride $60 1 hr.
*ATV Duck Creek Adventures - (702) 358-5159 duckcreekadventures.com 4 seat side by side starting at $220 for 2 hrs. (split cost with 4 people).
*Shakespeare Festival - (800) 752-9849 bard.org Friday 8 PM Romeo & Juliet or Raisin in the Sun, Sat. 8 PM Midsummer Night's Dream or Play that Goes Wrong $60-80.
TRIP COST:Â
$5 for reserved camp site. Gas chip in for carpool. You buy your own food & optional excursions.
DIRECTIONS:Â
I-15 S to Cedar City.  Take Scenic Highway 14 E. At mile marker 29 is Duck Creek Village. We  are staying at Duck Creek Campground Campsite along the waterfront.
Duck Creek Campground (435) 865-3200 https://maps.app.goo.gl/5AWGvAWFcv9qRKZNA?g_st=ig
GEAR:Â
Synthetic  t-shirt & long sleeve, yoga pants, fleece, rain jacket, socks,  hiking shoes, sunscreen, bug spray, sunglasses, pjs, coat, gloves, hat,  swimsuit, towel, change of clothes, sleeping bag, pad, tent (will  share), pillow, flashlight, sleeping aids, medications, ear plugs,  toiletries (campground has bathroom but no shower), Breakfast potluck  item (sign up sheet TBA), hammock (optional), 3L water, snacks.
Optional Activities if doing can bring gear for:
-Paddleboard or kayak and oar (can rent BYU or UVU)
-Helmet, leather gloves, headlamp for Mammoth cave
-Blanket for Shakespeare Greenshow
-Yoga mat
-Harness, Rappelling device (can rent BYU or UVU)
-Frisbee
ROUTES:
Duck Creek: Duck Creek
https://maps.app.goo.gl/qPXeKzThAEq29TtG8?g_st=ic
Navajo Lake:Navajo Lake Campground
(435) 865-3700
https://maps.app.goo.gl/CbRxCujS4fRY49Te7?g_st=ic
Mammoth Cave: Mammoth Caves on AllTrails
https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/utah/mammoth-caves--2?sh=scstls
Cascade Falls: https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/utah/cascade-falls?sh=scstls
Spectra Point Overlook:Spectra Point Trail  on AllTrails
https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/utah/spectra-point-trail-cedar-breaks-national-monument?sh=scstls
Thunderbird Terrace: Thunderbird Garden Trailhead
https://maps.app.goo.gl/op8bGGjGnK3Te9BB8?g_st=ic
Parowan Gap: Parowan Gap Petroglyphs Trail on AllTrails
https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/utah/parowan-gap-petroglyphs-trail?sh=scstls
Photo credit:piedmont.org
Guide: Marilyn Boucher 801-803-1398
Base Commander: Kurtt Boucher 801-638-7878