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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 located at the southeastern corner of Paiute County near the town of Antimony. A Utah State Park is located at the south end and provides well developed facilities. The Richfield BLM maintains several semi-primitive sites along the west side of the lake. Dispersed-use is available on the east side of the reservoir. The landscape consists of a sagebrush-steppe ecosystem. The Parker Mountains are located to the east, Monroe Mountain and Kingston Canyon to the west of the lake, and the Sevier Plateau to the southwest.
This recreation site is located west of Antimony and north of Otter Creek State Park. Once you reach the westside of the reservoir, turn east onto a dirt road. This road will parallel the reservoir until you find South Point on the southwest side of the reservoir.
Great little State campground, well kept..clean. nice showers & restrooms. Level spots, 30 & 50 amp service, water and a dump station. Did not fish but with the number of people fishing, must be good.
Otter Creek is not going to win any beauty contests, but the water is a nice color, the fishing was good, and the facilities were pretty good for being relatively remote. Also, there was plemtg of space, not too crowded, which is a big deal for a Saturday (though it was April). it was good weather too.
Actually we were at Otter creek RV park and Marina, State Park is next to it. We love this place! We get treated great every time. And the fishing. .... awesome ! And we will be back again month. Since my first post, we have been back many times. If you go there , be sure and say "hello" to Heidi the owner, and Jan, another super nice lady that works there. Boat rentals are available, but you can fish from the shore too.
This place had some great fishing. We caught some beautiful rainbow trout. The shoreline have poky weeds so bring shoes. The dock gets consistent not busy. Lake was easy to kayak for the kids.
Beautiful reservoir just needs more shade trees and less trees ten feet from shore in the water all I can say is Otter Creek gained a few more lures and I enjoyed the lake and even with the bugs
