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Why Go
Deer Creek runs about six miles inside a canyon, narrow and aligned so wind has somewhere to run, which is why its reputation is built on sails. The practical version for everyone else is simple: the lake you paddle at 8 a.m. is not the lake you paddle at 3 p.m., so front-load anything that needs flat water. It sits at 5,400 feet and spreads to about 2,965 acres when full. It is not only the Provo River backed up either, since surplus water from the Weber and Duchesne is stored here too.
Do this: Boating, paddleboarding, fishing, camping
Family note: Calm morning water for first paddles
Fees and hours: stateparks.utah.gov
Yes, You Can Fish Here
This park has fishing. Bring the loadout:
Closest waters: Deer Creek Reservoir (Fishing, 2 mi) · Vivian Park Pond (Fishing, 4 mi) · Provo River (Lower) (Fishing, 6 mi) · Manila Creek Pond (Fishing, 10 mi)
Build Your Day
Add to the trip: Stewart Falls (Hike, 4 mi) · Mount Timpanogos Campground (Aspen Grove) (Camping, 4 mi) · Bridal Veil Falls (Hike, 6 mi) · Timpooneke Campground (Camping, 6 mi)
Quick Answers
- What is there to do at Deer Creek State Park?
- Boating, paddleboarding, fishing, camping
- Is Deer Creek State Park good for kids?
- Calm morning water for first paddles
- Why visit Deer Creek State Park?
- Deer Creek is a Bureau of Reclamation reservoir on the Provo River, started in the late 1930s and finished in 1955, and at 5,400 feet it covers as much as 2,965 acres. Two boat ramps, three campgrounds, and calm mornings before the wind arrives.