4BR Lodge for 14 | Arcades + Pool Table + Fire Pit + Near Zion/Bryce

Tucked into an aspen grove at 8,500 feet, The Bear Tracks Lodge offers cool mountain air and around 2,500 square feet of room to spread out — four bedrooms, seven beds, and three and a half baths. There are two covered decks, a basement game room with a pool table and over 9,000 retro games, and three different places to gather around a fire Zion and Bryce are both about an hour`s drive — two national parks from a single basecamp..

🌲 Main Floor 🐻

The heart of the home is an open kitchen, dining, and living room with vaulted pine ceilings, a stone gas fireplace, and big windows that look straight into the aspens. The kitchen has stainless appliances and a center island with bar stool seating. The dining table seats six, with the island stools adding extra room when the whole group`s eating. A stacked washer and dryer sits just off the kitchen.

The main-floor master suite has a queen bed and opens directly onto the back covered deck, which has a fire pit table for slow morning coffee or quiet evenings in the aspens. The en-suite bath includes a soaking tub, double vanity, and walk-in shower. The room also has a window AC unit — the only air conditioning in the cabin.

🌲 Upstairs 🐻

The second master is its own suite, with two queen-over-queen bunk beds and a private en-suite bath that includes a jetted soaking tub and a glass-enclosed shower. There`s also a quiet loft workspace with a sit-stand desk and an ergonomic chair, in case someone in the group needs to sneak in a few hours of work. Wi-Fi is fast (140 Mbps).

🎮 Basement / Game Room 🕹️

This is the whole reason guests rebook. There`s a pool table, plus two stand-up arcade cabinets (Pac-Man and Mortal Kombat) and a custom arcade loaded with over 9,000 games. You`ll find every console from Super Nintendo on up and hundreds of classic arcade titles — enough variety to keep everyone busy and enough space to run an actual tournament. Two more bedrooms with full beds share a full bath on this level.

🦌 Outside 🐿️

The cabin backs up to Dixie National Forest with no neighbors to the north. Both covered decks have a fire pit table, and the four-burner Char-Broil commercial-grade gas grill (with a side burner) is on the deck right off the kitchen and dining room (through the French doors) — we keep the propane stocked for the grill. Out in the aspens, a wood-burning fire pit with log bench seating waits for s`mores-and-stories nights. Two picnic tables under the trees handle daytime meals and evening card games.

📍 Where you`ll be

Duck Creek Village is a small, quaint mountain town with quick access to Southern Utah`s best national parks. The cabin sits just up the road from The Village — close enough to see from here — where the gas station, hardware store, and restaurants are a short drive or a nice walk. Homes around here sit on roughly half- to one-acre lots, so you`ve got space and trees — it`s a quiet mountain neighborhood, not a remote, off-grid spot.

🌲 Duck Creek Village - 2 miles
🎣 Aspen Mirror Lake - 1 mile
🧊 Ice Cave - 5 miles
🥾 Mammoth Cave - 8 miles
🎣 Navajo Lake - 9 miles
🥾 Strawberry Point - 12 miles
🥾 Cedar Breaks - 16 miles
🎣 Panguitch Lake - 21 miles
🏂 Brian Head Resort - 26 miles
🥾 Kanarra Falls - 45 miles
🥾 Zion National Park (East) - 46 miles
🥾 Coral Pink Sand Dunes - 49 miles
🥾 Bryce Canyon National Park - 49 miles
🥾 Sand Hollow State Park - 85 miles
🥾 Capitol Reef National Park - 156 miles
🥾 Arches National Park - 286 miles
🥾 Canyonlands National Park - 300 miles

Hundreds of miles of ATV and hiking trails branch directly off the village.

🍂 Through the year

At 8,500 feet, the seasons actually mean something here. Summers run on ATV trails, fishing, and cool mountain nights — close enough to day-trip Zion and Bryce, high enough to escape the heat baking the desert below. Come fall, the hiking peaks: cooler canyon trails and the aspens turning gold. Winters turn to snowmobiles, with skiing close by and long fireplace nights.

🚨 4WD is REQUIRED from October through April. No exceptions. 🚨 The road can be clear at check-in and snowed-in by morning. We`re at 8,500 feet and weather rolls in fast — please come prepared.

Roads and driveways are plowed after 8 inches of snow accumulation or after a major storm.

Ample parking on-site, including a spot for trailers. No sleeping in trailers, RVs, or tents — overnight stays are in the cabin.

📝 A few practical notes

🚗 4WD is REQUIRED October through April — no exceptions. We`re at 8,500 feet and weather rolls in fast.

🚪 The lower level has its own ground-level entrance — walk straight in without stairs (handy for unloading gear, or for anyone who`d rather skip the steps). Two bedrooms, a full bath, and the game room are all on that level.

🌬️ AC: a window AC unit cools the main-floor master bedroom only — the only AC in the cabin. The rest of the cabin isn`t air conditioned. Summer nights cool off nicely at 8,500 feet.

🛒 Stock up on groceries before driving up. Options on the mountain are limited — the hardware store and gas station both carry a small grocery selection for forgotten odds and ends, but plan ahead. Restaurant hours in The Village vary by season.

🔥 Propane for the grill is stocked. For the wood-burning fire pit, bring your own firewood; for the deck fire tables, bring a propane bottle if you`d like to use them.

🐶 Well-behaved house-trained dogs are welcome (75 lb total weight limit; dogs only — sorry, no cats, fish, lizards, snakes, mini horses, or pigs).

👥 Maximum 14 guests, no exceptions.

🔑 Self check-in is by smart lock. Arrival instructions sent the afternoon of check-in.

📶 Wi-Fi is fast (140 Mbps) — work-from-cabin ready, video calls and all.

Sound like your kind of weekend? Send a message — we`d love to host you.

— Nick & Ciera 🐻 Duck Creek Retreats
NO smoking or vaping of any kind ❌🚭❌
NO parties ❌❌❌
NO fireworks ❌❌❌
‼️ If you violate any of these rules, you will immediately be asked to leave with no refund. ‼️

Quiet time is from 10PM to 8AM

Please respect our neighbors.