Cinnamon Creek WMA: hunting, access and rules
Cinnamon Creek WMA is an 8,148-acre wildlife management area owned by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources in Cache and Weber counties, in DWR's Northern Region, managed for big game winter range, summer range. DWR's seasonal closure: Closed to vehicles November 15 to August 9, over-snow travel allowed during seasonal closure. Within 3 miles of it, 2.9% of the land is public, mostly national forest.
Data updated October 2026. Property facts: DWR's public access properties layer. Units: DWR's 2026 boundaries. Land around it: UGRC, 2023.
National forestDWR wildlife landCinnamon Creek WMAGeneral-season deer unit lineLake or riverHighway
| Size | 8,148 acres (DWR) |
|---|---|
| County | Cache, Weber |
| DWR region | Northern Region |
| Managed for | Big game winter range, summer range |
| Seasonal closure | Closed to vehicles November 15 to August 9, over-snow travel allowed during seasonal closure |
| Access | Legal Access, Public Access |
| DWR property since | 1986 |
| Nearest towns | Paradise (9 mi), Huntsville (12 mi) and Hyrum (12 mi) |
| A point inside it | 41.4573, -111.6289 (latitude, longitude) |
What are the rules on Cinnamon Creek WMA?
Seasonal closure: Closed to vehicles November 15 to August 9, over-snow travel allowed during seasonal closure. On parts of this WMA, anyone 18 or older needs a Utah hunting, fishing or combination license or DWR's free digital access permit.
DWR runs Cinnamon Creek under its habitat management plan of 2025.
What is allowed where on a WMA: DWR's WMA map.
Which hunt units is Cinnamon Creek WMA in?
Cinnamon Creek WMA lies in 2 units with a page of their own; on the Ogden general-season deer unit as a whole, hunters took 566 bucks in 2025 (DWR):
| Unit | Hunt type | Share of the WMA in it |
|---|---|---|
| Ogden | general-season deer | 100% |
| Ogden | once-in-a-lifetime bull moose | 100% |
Shares measured by FilledTag from DWR's 2026 unit boundaries and the WMA boundary. Harvest: DWR harvest reports, 2013 to 2025; each unit's page has it year by year.
What wildlife does DWR list for Cinnamon Creek WMA?
Big game, upland game.
DWR's own words for the property's primary habitat and species.
What land surrounds Cinnamon Creek WMA?
Within 3 miles of the WMA's boundary, 2.9% of the land is public land open to hunting, most of it national forest (1,100 acres).
| Manager | Acres | Share of the 3-mile ring |
|---|---|---|
| National forest | 1,100 | 2% |
| DWR wildlife land | 508 | 0.9% |
| Private and other land not shown | 54,365 | 97.1% |
Measured by FilledTag from UGRC's statewide land ownership map (last edited 2023).
What other WMAs are near Cinnamon Creek WMA?
DWR's other wildlife management areas within 25 miles, as the crow flies from center to center: East Fork Little Bear WMA (233 acres, 8 miles northwest), Middle Fork WMA (16,725 acres, 9 miles southwest), Causey WMA (646 acres, 10 miles south), Hardware WMA (14,466 acres, 12 miles north), Millville-Providence WMA (5,874 acres, 13 miles northwest) and Brigham Face WMA (4,595 acres, 19 miles west).
How do you get to Cinnamon Creek WMA?
No numbered highway within 8 miles. Nearest towns: Paradise (9 miles), Huntsville (12 miles), Hyrum (12 miles) and Mantua (13 miles). DWR also lists it under the older name Ant Flat.
Questions hunters ask
When is Cinnamon Creek WMA closed?
Closed to vehicles November 15 to August 9, over-snow travel allowed during seasonal closure, by DWR's listing for the area.
Do you need a permit to enter Cinnamon Creek WMA?
On parts of this WMA, anyone 18 or older needs a Utah hunting, fishing or combination license or DWR's free digital access permit, by DWR's 2026 listing for Cache and Weber counties.
How much public land is around Cinnamon Creek WMA?
2.9% of the land within 3 miles of the WMA is public land open to hunting, most of it national forest (1,100 acres), measured from UGRC's land ownership map.
Which deer and elk units is Cinnamon Creek WMA in?
The Ogden general-season deer unit, by DWR's 2026 boundaries. Hunting on the WMA follows that unit's seasons and DWR's rules for the property.
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Sources: DWR property data, DWR's WMA page, DWR unit boundaries, UGRC's statewide land ownership map (last edited 2023). FilledTag is not part of DWR.