About Otter Creek, South Point Recreation Site
Otter Creek has an activity for almost everyone. The cold, clear water of this large reservoir offers year-round fishing for rainbow trout. For wildlife watchers, numerous waterfowl, raptors, deer, antelope, and elk abound. If you’re an ATV rider, you’ll want to try the Paiute ATV trail, which can be accessed from here. The primary activities include fishing and boating - although the site also serves as a regional staging area for extended and day trips into the surrounding National Forest, Utah State Lands and BLM managed lands by horse, foot, and vehicle. The Richfield Field Office manages day use facilities, dispersed and primitive camping facilities, and fishing access to the Reservoir at Fisherman's Beach, Tamarisk Point, and South Point along the west side of the reservoir. There is no potable water, but picnic tables and pit toilets are available. Otter Creek Reservoir is…
- Managed by: BLM
- Where: 5 mi north of Antimony, UT · 38.17303, -112.01472
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Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: May–Jun & Aug–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Oct–Apr.
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Good to know
No signal at camp
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way casts shadows and the sky is crowded with stars.
Class 1 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Stargazing nearby: Fremont Indian State Park (Dark Sky Park), 33 mi.
Dump station: 22.3 mi
Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.Camps nearby
- Otter Creek, Fishermans Beach Rec Site 0.9 mi
- Otter Creek, Tamarisk Point Rec Site 2.8 mi
- Piute Trail RV Park 13.8 mi
- CITY CREEK CAMPGROUND 17.2 mi
- BIRCH CREEK CAMPGROUND 18.7 mi
- Lower Box Creek Trailhead 19.1 mi