Encompassing over 1.25 million acres, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
offers unparalleled opportunities for water-based & backcountry recreation.
The recreation area stretches for hundreds of miles from Lees Ferry in Arizona
to the Orange Cliffs of southern Utah, encompassing scenic vistas, geologic
wonders, and a vast panorama of human history.

Encompassing over 1.25 million acres, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area offers unparalleled opportunities for water-based & backcountry recreation. The recreation area stretches for hundreds of miles from Lees Ferry in Arizona to the Orange Cliffs of southern Utah, encompassing scenic vistas, geologic wonders, and a vast panorama of human history.

While the Antelope Point RV park is not physically within the boundaries of
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, it is operated by Antelope Point Marina.
Make your reservation with them at
https://antelopepointlakepowell.com/explore-lake-powell/rv-park/. This is an
RV site only. 104 full hook-up spaces, 15 pull-through spaces. Maximum Length
- 70ft. 2 RV dump stations

While the Antelope Point RV park is not physically within the boundaries of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, it is operated by Antelope Point Marina. Make your reservation with them at https://antelopepointlakepowell.com/explore-lake-powell/rv-park/. This is an RV site only. 104 full hook-up spaces, 15 pull-through spaces. Maximum Length - 70ft. 2 RV dump stations

Antelope Point RV Park

Antelope Point RV park

No reservations. $14 per night. 21 designated sites. Across the highway from
Wahweap South Entrance. Picnic table at each site. No hookups or dump
stations. Pack it in, pack it out. No campfires or glass containers. Three-
night camping limit.

No reservations. $14 per night. 21 designated sites. Across the highway from Wahweap South Entrance. Picnic table at each site. No hookups or dump stations. Pack it in, pack it out. No campfires or glass containers.  Three-night camping limit.

The Beehive campground has 21 sites.

Beehive Campground 1

Campers must pack out what they bring in.

Beehive campground 2

A quick hike up the beehives gets you a pretty good view of the small campground and the iconic scenery.

Beehive campground 3

Beehives Primitive Campground

This campground is located in the Bullfrog developed area and is operated by
Lake Powell Resorts & Marinas. 78 sites, restroom, phones, dump station,
potable water station, ½ mile to laundry, store, post office, launch ramp. No
reservations. Fees apply. The concessioner also operates a separate RV park
with 24 sites, full hook-ups, restrooms, showers, and 1/2 mile to laundry,
store, post office, launch ramp. For reservations visit www.lakepowell.com or
call 800-528-6154. Fees apply.

This campground is located in the Bullfrog developed area and is operated by Lake Powell Resorts & Marinas. 78 sites, restroom, phones, dump station, potable water station, ½ mile to laundry, store, post office, launch ramp. No reservations. Fees apply. The concessioner also operates a separate RV park with 24 sites, full hook-ups, restrooms, showers, and 1/2 mile to laundry, store, post office, launch ramp. For reservations visit www.lakepowell.com or call 800-528-6154. Fees apply.

You don't need a boat to enjoy camping at Bullfrog.

Bullfrog RV Park 1

Pull right into a spot at the Bullfrog campground.

Bullfrog RV Park 2

Pull into a dry camping site with some tree cover.

Bullfrog RV Park 3

Bullfrog RV & Campground

No reservations. Along the fifteen mile stretch of the Colorado River between
Glen Canyon Dam and Lees Ferry, there are five primitive beaches set aside for
camping, marked with signs, on a first-come, first-served basis. Camping is
permitted in these areas only, as they are provided with toilets and fire
pits. These sites can only be accessed by small vessel. All campsites are
located well above the river and require a short walk from your boat.

No reservations. Along the fifteen mile stretch of the Colorado River between Glen Canyon Dam and Lees Ferry, there are five primitive beaches set aside for camping, marked with signs, on a first-come, first-served basis. Camping is permitted in these areas only, as they are provided with toilets and fire pits. These sites can only be accessed by small vessel. All campsites are located well above the river and require a short walk from your boat.

Ferry Swale is one of five designated camping sites upriver of Lees Ferry

Lees Ferry Upriver Camping - Ferry Swale

Ferry Swale is an easy landmark to help find the camp site

Lees Ferry Upriver Camping - Ferry Swale View

The view is pretty nice when you motor or paddle up to one of the designated camping sites

Lees Ferry Upriver Camping - River

Colorado River Primitive Camping Between Glen Canyon Dam and Lees Ferry

Designated primitive camping area only accessible by vehicle. First-come first
served, no reservations. No designated sites. No potable water. When vault
toilets are unavailable, campers must bring portable toilets for use and
proper disposal into the sewer system. Quiet hours 10pm-6am. $12 per night.
The nearby Hite area is currently closed to the public.

Designated primitive camping area only accessible by vehicle. First-come first served, no reservations. No designated sites. No potable water. When vault toilets are unavailable, campers must bring portable toilets for use and proper disposal into the sewer system. Quiet hours 10pm-6am. $12 per night.  The nearby Hite area is currently closed to the public.

Pay your camping fee for the Dirty Devil primitive camping area at the iron ranger

Dirty Devil primitive camping area

The Dirty Devil river may or may not be running when you camp there.

Dirty Devil Primitive Camping Area

Designated primitive camping areas that are accessible by vehicle and
sometimes by vessel as well. First-come first served, no reservations. No
designated sites. No potable water. When pit toilets are unavailable, campers
must bring portable toilets for use and proper disposal into the sewer system.
Quiet hours 10pm-6am. $12 per night. The nearby Hite area is currently closed
to the public.

Designated primitive camping areas that are accessible by vehicle and sometimes by vessel as well. First-come first served, no reservations. No designated sites. No potable water. When pit toilets are unavailable, campers must bring portable toilets for use and proper disposal into the sewer system. Quiet hours 10pm-6am. $12 per night. The nearby Hite area is currently closed to the public.

Farley Canyon

Dirty Devil Camping Area

Dirty Devil Camping

Pay your camping fee for Farley Canyon at the iron ranger next to the vault toilets.

Farley Canyon Camping Fee Station

Farley Canyon Primitive Camping Area

This campground is operated by Lake Powell Resorts & Marinas. With Halls
Crossing RV Park & Campground, you're just steps from food, fun, and the
Village Store. It's easy to get to Halls Crossing. Simply ride the ferry
located at Bullfrog Marina and Halls Crossing, it's just a short ride away.
Stop by the Village Store to check-in - and don't forget to pick up food and
beverages while you are there.

This campground is operated by Lake Powell Resorts & Marinas. With Halls Crossing RV Park & Campground, you're just steps from food, fun, and the Village Store. It's easy to get to Halls Crossing. Simply ride the ferry located at Bullfrog Marina and Halls Crossing, it's just a short ride away. Stop by the Village Store to check-in - and don't forget to pick up food and beverages while you are there.

Lake views at Halls Crossing

Halls Crossing Campground

Halls Crossing RV & Campground

No reservations. $26 per site/per night. 54 designated sites. No hookups. RV
dump station. Grills provided, no open fires. Quiet time 10pm-6am. Modern
bathroom/comfort station, potable water available, launch ramp 2 miles. Gas
and supply store at Marble Canyon, about 5 miles away. Wow, views of Colorado
River and Vermillion Cliffs.

No reservations. $26 per site/per night. 54 designated sites. No hookups. RV dump station. Grills provided, no open fires. Quiet time 10pm-6am. Modern bathroom/comfort station, potable water available, launch ramp 2 miles. Gas and supply store at Marble Canyon, about 5 miles away. Wow, views of Colorado River and Vermillion Cliffs.

Enjoy the view of the Colorado River at Lees Ferry Campground

Lees Ferry Campground 1

Plenty of room for you and your neighbors at the Lees Ferry campground

Lees Ferry Campground 2

Campsites at Lees Ferry come with shade shelters.

Lees Ferry Campground 3

Lees Ferry Campground

Operated by Lake Powell Resors & Marinas. 112 dry campsites (no hook-ups), 90
full hook-ups, and 6 group camping sites. Facilities include restrooms,
laundry, showers, store, phones, dump station and potable water. The
amphitheater, picnic area and swim beach are nearby. Fees apply. To make
reservations for full hook-ups, group or dry camping please visit
www.lakepowell.com or call 800-528-6154. The Wahweap camping store is
928-645-1059. Fees vary.

Operated by Lake Powell Resors & Marinas. 112 dry campsites (no hook-ups), 90 full hook-ups, and 6 group camping sites. Facilities include restrooms, laundry, showers, store, phones, dump station and potable water. The amphitheater, picnic area and swim beach are nearby. Fees apply. To make reservations for full hook-ups, group or dry camping please visit www.lakepowell.com or call 800-528-6154. The Wahweap camping store is 928-645-1059. Fees vary.

Even without a boat, you can camp with a view of the lake.

Wahweap Campground

There's room to pull your boat into your camping spot.

Different vehicles at Wahweap campground.

Wahweap Campground & RV Park

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area

If motorized recreation isn't your thing, take a kayak and paddle through the high side canyons of Lake Powell.

So Many Ways to Find Your Park

Glen Canyon isn't just houseboats and wakeboards. Come down to Lees Ferry Historic District to relive pioneer times when crossing the river was a major undertaking.

Lonely Dell Ranch at Lees Ferry Historic District

Spending time on Lake Powell near Tower Butte can make anyone excited.

Enjoy Lake Powell

Rainbow over a Glen Canyon rock formation

Rainbow over rock formation

Glen Canyon Dam is the country's second largest gravity arch dam. Take a tour from the Carl Hayden Visitor Center.

Glen Canyon Dam

The Colorado River makes a 270 degree turn at Horseshoe Bend. Watch your step at the 1000 foot drop!

Horseshoe Bend

Glen Canyon Dam, 15 miles upstream from Lees Ferry, is the key feature of the
Colorado River Storage Project. The structure is 710 feet high, has a crest
length of 1,560 feet, and contains 4,901,000 cubic yards of concrete.
Thickness of the dam at the crest is 25 feet and the maximum base thickness is
300 feet. The absence of rail facilities near the construction site of Glen
Canyon Dam necessitated construction of Glen Canyon Bridge for the
transportation of construction materials and equipment from railheads to the
site. A single-span, steel-arch structure, the bridge has an overall length of
1,271 feet. At its completion in 1959, it was the highest arch bridge in the
world and the second longest of its type in the U.S. The bridge spans the
Colorado River 865 feet downstream from the dam. The deck of the bridge is 700
feet above river level. The Carl Hayden Visitor Center is named after the late
AZ Senator, contains exhibits that focus on the history of the dam and Glen
Canyon and is open daily from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. from Memorial Day to Labor Day;
and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. the rest of the year. The visitor center is closed
Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years.

<a href="https://www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/crsp/gc/index.html" rel="nofollow">Glen Canyon Dam</a>, 15 miles upstream from Lees Ferry, is the key feature of the <a href="https://www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/crsp/index.html" rel="nofollow">Colorado River Storage Project</a>.  The structure is 710 feet high, has a crest length of 1,560 feet, and contains 4,901,000 cubic yards of concrete.  Thickness of the dam at the crest is 25 feet and the maximum base thickness is 300 feet.  The absence of rail facilities near the construction site of Glen Canyon Dam necessitated construction of Glen Canyon Bridge for the transportation of construction materials and equipment from railheads to the site.  A single-span, steel-arch structure, the bridge has an overall length of 1,271 feet.  At its completion in 1959, it was the highest arch bridge in the world and the second longest of its type in the U.S.  The bridge spans the Colorado River 865 feet downstream from the dam.  The deck of the bridge is 700 feet above river level. 
The Carl Hayden Visitor Center is named after the late AZ Senator, contains exhibits that focus on the history of the dam and Glen Canyon and is open daily from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. from Memorial Day to Labor Day; and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. the rest of the year.  The visitor center is closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years.

Canyon Creek Meadows, Three Finger Jack, PCT, Jack Lake, Wasco Lake, Mt Jefferson Wilderness

Glen Canyon Dam, which is a feature of the Colorado River Storage Project
(CRSP), impounds Colorado River water to form Lake Powell, one of the most
popular and scenic lakes in the world. Lake Powell is part of the Glen Canyon
National Recreation Area.The Bureau of Reclamation started construction of
Glen Canyon Dam in 1956 and Lake Powell started filling on March 13, 1963. In
1980, 17 years after the diversion tunnel gates were closed, Lake Powell
filled completely. Today, over 20 million people depend on the waters of Lake
Powell to sustain life.The Glen Canyon National Recreation Area was
established in 1972 and is operated by the National Park Service. Visitors to
the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area number about 2.4 million annually.
The Hole in the Rock, Crossing of the Fathers, and Rainbow Bridge National
Monument are all publicly-accessible historic sites steeped in western
frontier and environmental history. However, all are reached on the lake by
boat. The Carl Hayden Visitor Center, named after the late Arizona Senator,
contains exhibits that focus on the history of the dam and Glen Canyon. With
its hundreds of miles of shoreline, Lake Powell affords opportunities for
hiking, camping, swimming, boating, and fishing. Although all types of water
sports are popular, boating and fishing are the prime attractions. Lake
Powell, which offers some of the nation's finest fishing, contains bass,
bluegill, green sunfish, walleye, black crappie, northern pike, and catfish.
In the river below the dam, the clear, cold waters released from the depths of
Lake Powell create a perfect habitat for trout. The blue-ribbon fishery, which
was developed after the dam was built, supports trophy-sized trout in the
15-mile reach of river to Lees Ferry.  Current reservoir levels.

<a href="https://www.usbr.gov/projects/index.php?id=144" rel="nofollow">Glen Canyon Dam</a>, which is a feature of the <a href="https://www.usbr.gov/projects/index.php?id=440" rel="nofollow">Colorado River Storage Project (CRSP)</a>, impounds Colorado River water to form Lake Powell, one of the most popular and scenic lakes in the world. Lake Powell is part of the <a href="http://www.nps.gov/glca" rel="nofollow">Glen Canyon National Recreation Area</a>.The Bureau of Reclamation started construction of Glen Canyon Dam in 1956 and Lake Powell started filling on March 13, 1963. In 1980, 17 years after the diversion tunnel gates were closed, Lake Powell filled completely. Today, over 20 million people depend on the waters of Lake Powell to sustain life.The Glen Canyon National Recreation Area was established in 1972 and is operated by the <a href="http://www.nps.gov" rel="nofollow">National Park Service</a>. Visitors to the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area number about 2.4 million annually. The Hole in the Rock, Crossing of the Fathers, and Rainbow Bridge National Monument are all publicly-accessible historic sites steeped in western frontier and environmental history.  However, all are reached on the lake by boat.  The Carl Hayden Visitor Center, named after the late Arizona Senator, contains exhibits that focus on the history of the dam and Glen Canyon. With its hundreds of miles of shoreline, Lake Powell affords opportunities for hiking, camping, swimming, boating, and fishing. Although all types of water sports are popular, boating and fishing are the prime attractions. Lake Powell, which offers some of the nation's finest fishing, contains bass, bluegill, green sunfish, walleye, black crappie, northern pike, and catfish. In the river below the dam, the clear, cold waters released from the depths of Lake Powell create a perfect habitat for trout. The blue-ribbon fishery, which was developed after the dam was built, supports trophy-sized trout in the 15-mile reach of river to Lees Ferry.  <a href="https://www.usbr.gov/uc/water/basin/index.html" rel="nofollow"> Current reservoir levels.</a>

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