Antelope Point RV Park

• Antelope Point Marina's RV park takes reservations using a third party site.
• Large area of flat RV sites with some green turf areas for walking. 15 pull-through sites. Two dump stations, no restrooms.

Beehives Campground

• 21 designated sites. Across from Wahweap South Entrance. Picnic table at each site. No hookups or dump station. Pack it in, pack it out. No campfires or glass containers. No reservations. $14 per night. Three-night camping limit.
• Located on the unpaved road across the highway from the Wahweap South Entrance Station, the Beehive Campground is a small circle with 21marked off sites. The road is unpaved, the sites are unpaved. There are no amenities, restrooms or trash receptacles, pack out everything you bring in. In one direction you can see Lake Powell, in the other, some amazing rounded sandstone mounds are open for hiking. Do not camp outside of the camping area.

Bullfrog RV & Campground

• All RV sites are reservation only. Reservations are taken at lakepowell.com. This campground is not operated by the National Park Service.
• The Bullfrog RV park is located approximately 1 mile passed the entrance station inside Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. Turn right at the first road immediately after the Bullfrog Visitor Center parking lot and travel ½ mile to reach the entrance to the RV park on the west side of the road. The campground loop is gravel with slight inclines although vehicles with 4-wheel drive or high clearance are generally not required. There are 22 full hook-up sites (water, sewer, 30 AMP) that can accommodate RV’s up to 50 foot long. The dry camping area consists of 3 separate loops (A-C) that have 80 concrete padded sites that can accommodate tent, trailers and RV’s. Each loop road is asphalt so 4-wheel drive or high clearance vehicle are not required. There are slight inclines in the road, but the Individual sites are mostly level with a paved driveway and gravel tent pad (may be challenging for wheelchairs). Each site has a charcoal grill and picnic table but because the sites are gravel and, possibly on an incline, maneuvering a wheelchair may be difficult. In the center of the campground (approximate 5 minute walk from furthest site) are accessible restrooms with flush toilets, sinks and showers. Pets are allowed as long as they are on a leash and under control at all times. Please call the Lake Powell Resorts and Marinas at 435-684-3032 for more information.

Colorado River Primitive Camping Between Glen Canyon Dam and Lees Ferry

• All five sites are on a first-come, first served basis. No reservations.
• There are five primitive beaches along the fifteen-mile stretch of the Colorado River between Glen Canyon Dam and Lees Ferry. These sites are only accessible by small vessel. Each sandy beach has a provided fire pit and vault toilet. Everything brought in must be packed out.

Dirty Devil Primitive Camping

• No reservations. Pay at the irn ranger the day you plan to camp.
• This is a primitive camping area at the northern end of Glen Canyon along the Dirty Devil River before its confluence with the Colorado River. In the current climate, the river often runs dry. The camping area is just the dirt and rocks between the side of Highway 95 and the banks of the Dirty Devil River. After the hard-packed dirt turnoff near milepost 44 on Hwy 95, there are no established routes for a vehicle. In order to preserve the primitive experience, there are no facilities once you pass the vault toilet at the fee station. You must pack in everything you need and pack out any waste you create.

Farley Canyon primitive camping

• Primitive camping on beaches or in primitive environments. No designated campsites. Vault toilets open seasonally. No reservations. $12 per night.
• 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.

Halls Crossing RV & Campground

• All RV sites are reservation only. Reservations are taken at lakepowell.com. This campground is not operated by the National Park Service.
• Located 288 miles north of Wahweap by automobile on Utah Hwy 276.

Lees Ferry Campground

• No reservations are available for Lees Ferry Campground.
• The Lees Ferry campground is on a hill overlooking the Colorado River, about a quarter of a mile away from the launch ramp. Pay your camping fee at the entrance. Each site is dry, has a picnic table, grill, and curved metal shade structure. Sites are paved and flat. The paths to the restrooms are flat. A campground host is usually there.

Lone Rock Beach Primitive Camping Area

• No reservations.
• Lone Rock beach is a long stretch of sand, some hard-packed, most not, at the end of a road off US Hwy 89 just north of the Arizona/Utah border. Once you drive off of the paved area, you no longer have paved access to the main restroom and shower. There are no formal camping sites, so you can take up as much beach as you prefer. There are vault toilets at various places along the beach, the paths to them are not paved. Many people park their camping rigs by the water and then bring their boat around to beach it with the rest of their site. There is a designated area for off-road vehicles in the dunes behind the camping portion of the beach.

Stanton Creek Primitive Camping Area

• None of these camping areas take reservations.

Wahweap Campground & RV Park

• Sites are reservation only. Reservations are taken at lakepowell.com.
• Full-service campground for both tents and RVs. All sites are paved, have picnic tables, grills, and shade trees. All paths to the restrooms are paved and wide, there is a restroom structure at the center of each camping loop. Campground is operated by Lake Powell Resorts. Many of the sights have a view of Lake Powell, but beach access is across the road and down a long sandy path.

American Placer Corporation Office

Headquarters for Charles Spencer's mining operations.

• Interpretive sign sits in front of small, one room stone building with flat log roof. One door leads into the building with a white window pained window to the left of the door. The image on the sign shows that same building with two adults and two children out front.

Antelope Point Entrance Station

Antelope Point Marina Entrance Station is open daily. Pay Glen Canyon and Navajo Nation entrance fees here.

• An asphalt road with one lane on one side for entry, two on the other, one for employee entry, one for exit. One square beige booth in the center, orange cones to assist cars from straying out of the lane, and signage explaining the fee structure. Three flagpoles at the booth fly the flags of the United States of America, the State of Arizona, and the Navajo Nation.

Antelope Point Public Launch Ramp

Antelope Point Launch Ramp, located near Antelope Point Marina, is open seasonally for you to launch your boat. Due to low water, this ramp is only available for paddlecraft hand launching.

• A long concrete boat ramp. The length and grade are already long and steep, and they change as the lake water level changes. The shoulders of the ramp are sand. The docks have a metal grate to get to from the ramp. There are no railings.

Balanced Rock at Lees Ferry

Learn how these rugged boulders rolled to rest delicately balanced only a few feet above the ground.

• At the base of cliffs, large boulders balance on smaller rocks. A pullup parking area near an interpretive sign explaining the geological process and the layers of rock present.

Beehives Trailhead

Trailhead for the Beehives trail, near the south entrance to Wahweap.

• From US Hwy 89 north of Carl Hayden Visitor Center, turn let onto dirt road 1/4 mile before the turnoff to Wahweap South Entrance. Drive past the Beehives campground to the designated parking area for Beehive area hikes. Do not park outside of the designated parking areas. The parking area, trailhead, and dispersed walking areas are unmarked, unpaved, rocky, sandy, without shade, water, or restrooms. Take care of your needs before you depart.

Bullfrog Entrance Station

Bullfrog Entrance Station is open every day, all day. When there is not a person at the booths, use the automated fee machine for entrance fees.

• An asphalt road with two lanes on one side for entry, one lane for exit. Each lane has a square beige booth, along with barricade bars for when the booths are closed, orange cones to assist cars from straying out of the lane, and signage explaining the fee structure. A flagpole at the first booth indicates whether there are people there.

Bullfrog Main Launch Ramp

Bullfrog Main launch ramp, located near the Defiance House Lodge at Bullfrog. This ramp is operable for launching until the lake level is below 3578'. A spur ramp off the side of this ramp is available for vessels less than 25' long.

• A long concrete boat ramp. The length and grade are already long and steep, and they change as the lake water level changes. The shoulders of the ramp are sand. The docks have a metal grate to get to from the ramp. There are no railings.

Bullfrog North Launch Ramp

Bullfrog North launch ramp, located north or the Boat rentals dock at Bullfrog, is open to launch your boat when Bullfrog Main ramp closes. This ramp is available to small vessels with the help of boilerplate extensions and the left lane is operable to large vessels, including houseboats, at 3529 ft.

• After driving around the north side of Bullfrog Boat rentals, you will find this ramp. A long concrete and dirt boat ramp. The length and grade are already long and steep, and they change as the lake water level changes. The shoulders of the ramp are sand. The docks have a metal grate to get to from the ramp. There are no railings.

Cathedral Wash at Lees Ferry

Trailhead for Cathedral Wash hike

• After you turn off Highway 89A onto the Lees Ferry access road, drive 1.3 miles. The trailhead is at the pull out on your left. You can access both upper and lower Cathedral Wash from this parking area.

Dam Overlook Trailhead

This is the trailhead for the Glen Canyon Dam Overlook

• From the parking area, the trail begins after a few steps to the metal handrail. A narrow and slightly steep uneven trail is cut into the rock. The rail is useful only as a guide, not for stability. The trail can be slippery when it is wet. It is about 470 feet (150m) to the viewpoint.

Defiance House Archeological Site

Defiance House Archeological Site is a set of Ancestral Puebloan structures, petroglyphs, and pictographs tucked into a corner of Forgotten Canyon on lake Powell. It is only accessible by boat and then a hike. Conditions of the hike are not monitored, so we do not know if it is too muddy to go there today. There are no amenities at the site, take care of your needs before you arrive. Visit with respect.

• Defiance House is an archeological site built by Ancestral Puebloans around 800 years ago and found intact by members of the Glen Canyon Survey in 1959. It consists of ten structures in varying states of stability and numerous petroglyphs and pictographs high up the side of a cliff. The structures take up about 100 ft lengthwise, and the cliff face it sits on is about 40 feet wide. A stabilized switchback trail leads from the canyon bottom to the site. This trail is hardened sand lined with rocks. Lake Powell is not currently visible from the site. Structure 1 is a well-preserved, D-shaped, subterranean room called a Kiva. The cliff face forms the north wall and the room is lined with mortared rock. A ventilator shaft brings fresh air into the room, meets a deflector rock placed in front of the fire, circulates and exits through the opening where the ladder enters the room. Structure 2 was probably a granary – a storage room for food and tools. There is no firepit and no windows to allow light. Structure 3 has a smoke-blackened ceiling, larger doorway and rough, open construction. Metates were found in Structure 5. Structure 6 is a partially subterranean room that once had a roof – look for the red line on the sandstone wall. The iron oxide from the mud used to seal the roof left that line. There was an entrance with a ladder similar to the Kiva. Structure 7 has the same telltale mark of a roof. Pictographs and Petroglyphs: Paintings and carved designs were left on the cliff walls behind the structures and on the adjoining walls. Notable is the large pictograph (rock painting) of three warriors brandishing clubs and shields. The paint is made from a combination of minerals, proteins like eggs or animal fat, plant juices like yucca or tree sap.

Founding Family

Meet the Lees, the first family to establish the ferry and live at Lonely Dell Ranch.

• Interpretive sign near the entrance to the ranch. Images of John D. Lee and wife Emma.

Glen Canyon Park Headquarters

The park headquarters for Glen Canyon national recreation Area is located at 691 Scenic View Road, Page AZ. Only the lobby is open to the public. There are no public restrooms or potable water. No overnight camping. The lobby is open weekdays 7am-4pm except federal holidays. You can purchase entrance fees for Glen Canyon and America the Beautiful passes, cards only. Some information is available, but we recommend going to the Carl Hayden Visitor Center for trip planning.

• Glen Canyon's park headquarters is an office building located at 691 Scenic View Road, Page Arizona 86040. From Scenic View Road, turn north into the parking lot. You will pass a sign stating the office hours are weekdays 7am-4pm. No overnight camping in the parking lot. The lot is paved, with handicapped accessible spots at the front of the building. A sidewalk covers the front side of the building. There is no sidewalk around the back of the building. Desert and gravel landscaping surround the building, the outer sides of the parking lot, and a traffic island in the front lot. The sidewalk leading to the front has minimal incline. The front door has an automatic opener. The front doorframe is a slight bump to get into the building. The floor is tiles. The right-hand wall has a bulletin board with information specific to park operations, then a map of the park, then a fee schedule. On your left are a pair of doors. These doors are locked to visitors. At the end of the lobby is a glass wall with a receptionist who can help you with basic information or fee passes.

Halls Crossing Entrance Station

Halls Crossing Entrance Station is open every day, all day. When there is not a person at the booth, use the automated fee machine for entrance fees.

• A two lane asphalt road, one side for entry, one lane for exit. In the middle is a square beige booth, along with barricade bars for when the booth is closed, orange cones to assist cars from straying out of the lane, and signage explaining the fee structure. A flagpole at the first booth indicates whether there are people there.

Halls Crossing Launch Ramp

Halls Crossing launch ramp, located at the Halls Crossing Marina, Hwy 276, Lake Powell, Utah, is open to launch your boat year-round. This ramp is available for all vessel launching.

• A long concrete boat ramp. The length and grade are already long and steep, and they change as the lake water level changes. The shoulders of the ramp are sand. The docks have a metal grate to get to from the ramp. There are no railings.

Hanging Garden Trailhead

Trailhead for Hanging Garden, just east of the Glen Canyon Dam off Highway 89.

• From gravel parking area, the trail is wide and mostly flat. The path is one mile round trip across sand and gravel, right up to the end, when there is some climbing needed to reach the lush garden. No shade on the trail.

Historic District River Trail

Start the Historic River District guided walking tour here. View a timeline of the ferry crossing and those who worked and lived here on the edge of the Colorado River.

• Located at the end of the unpaved parking lot, the trailhead sign is at the start of the dirt trail though a collection of four scattered stone buildings, discarded mining parts, and a submerged abandoned steamboat along the Colorado River. The stone buildings were built between the late 1800s and early 1900s, and the mining materials and steamboat date back to 1910-1912. The trailhead sign has photographs of Charles H. Spencer, the Spencer Trail overlooking the Colorado River, and two men with an early 1900s car on a wooden ferry in the water. The sign also has color coated timeline showing overlapping business, management, and people of Lees Ferry.

Horseshoe Bend on the Colorado River

Below the rim, the Colorado River makes a wide sweep around a sandstone escarpment. Here at Horseshoe Bend, the Colorado River created a roughly 1,000 foot (305 m) deep, 270º horseshoe-shaped bend in Glen Canyon.

• Below the rim, the Colorado River makes a wide sweep around a sandstone escarpment. Here at Horseshoe Bend, the Colorado River created a roughly 1,000 ft (305 m) deep, 270º horseshoe-shaped bend in Glen Canyon. The trail is hardpack dirt lined with rocks. It has a gentle slope up and then downhill one way. No railings on the trial. Two designated spots to stop and rest in the shade along the trail. The viewing deck at the end of the trail is flat and has railings at the edge. Beyond the viewing deck, the edge is rocky and has no railings. The drop is about 1000 ft.

Irrigation

Learn how Mormon pioneers brought water into their desert homestead.

• Interpretive sign featuring images of the hand dug ditch in orchard and image of old wooden irrigation flume clinging to canyon walls. The sign is near the flagstone line ditch that is approximate 10 inches deep.

Lee's Backbone

Crossing the river wasn't the only difficult part of the journey, as getting to the river front proved equally challenging on this primitive "road".

• Interpretive sign overlooking river and base of canyon road on the other side. On the sign, images of Lee's Backbone showing the rough, steep rocky road, and the Johnson dugway, a less steep but still rocky road along river.

Lees Ferry Boat Launch

Colorado River boat launch for Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and Grand Canyon National Park ( permit required ).

• Lees Ferry boat launch has a modern bathroom building, a paved parking lot for day use trailers and vehicles and a dirt parking lot for overflow vehicles, RVs and busses. At the ramp, a pavilion with picnic tables, trashcans and interpretive signs and bulletin boards. A curtesy doc is found upriver near the boat launch. At the far end of the overflow dirt parking lot that trail for the Historic River District and Spenser Trail can be found.

Lees Ferry Entrance Station

Lees Ferry Entrance Station is open all day every day. There are no humans there, but an automatic fee machine available for credit cards only in order to pay your entrance fees.

• An asphalt road with orange cones that guide traffic to pull over at a wooden awning. An automatic fee machine, map of the area, and brochures are there. The visitor has to get out of their vehicle and walk over to machine to use it.

Lees Ferry Fort

Lees Ferry Fort welcomed travelers near and far.

• A two room, long stone building with a log roof. Two wooden doors and wooden framed window. The stones and mortar making up the left side of the building are in varying stages collapsing and crumbling to the ground. An interpretive sign in the front displays two pictures; two Native Americans sitting on the riverbank, and group of railroad workers enjoying a holiday meal together outside of the fort.

Lone Rock Beach Entrance Station

Lone Rock Beach Entrance Station is open every day, all day. When there is not a person at the booths, use the automated fee machine for entrance fees.

• Two lane asphalt road that leads to and beyond a beige entrance booth. orange cones separate the lanes. A barricade, stop sign, and fee payment instructions are posted in front of the booth. A flagpole at the booth will have a flag up if the booth has people in it. Automated fee machine is available for when there are no humans to help. In the distance the scenic feature "Lone Rock" can be seen.

Lonely Dell Ranch Historic Site

This historic ranch, near the mouth of the Paria River, was home to the families who operated Lees Ferry. The place was so isolated that the families working at the crossing needed to be self-sufficient, growing food for themselves and their animals. Hard labor changed the barren desert into a green oasis.

• Upon entering the ranch, an orchard made up of many rows of varying fruiting trees and bushes to the right of the dirt road. The road leads to the living site for former pioneers and later private property owners. Today the ranch consists of a cold storage log structure built into the ground dating back to the 1890s, four one story single room log cabins built pre 1920s, a long ranch house made of large pieces of stone constructed in the 1930s, and a pioneer cemetery. The green of the tree tops from the orchard and ranch are a dramatic difference from the dry desert dust and red cliffs that surround the isolated homestead. Interpretive sign at entrance has photographs of Ferryman Warren Johnson and family on steps of home, covered wagon, Samantha's Cabin, and visitors enjoying a panic on the grass in the shade of the trees.

Lonely Dell Root Cellar

Before modern electric appliances the families of Lonely Dell used a root cellar to keep food from spoiling, and sometimes themselves escaping from the heat of the summer day.

• Interpretive sign at the top of the steps leading to the root cellar. The root cellar is dug into the ground. The walls and roof are reinforced with wood and flagstone to prevent caving in. A small ventilation chimney is visible near the back of the roof.

Mining the Chinle Shale

Learn of the mining efforts that happened along the Colorado River.

• Interpretive sign with a picture and drawing of active mining efforts. Sign looks out to tall red canyon wall.

Navajo Bridge

A historic steel-arch bridge and new counterpart spans the Colorado River side-by-side in northern Arizona. On US Highway 89A in Marble Canyon, AZ approx 45 miles north of Highway 89 turnoff. As you approach the driving bridge, slow down to 25mph. You can pull over on either side of the spans. The Navajo Nation side offers arts and jewelry stands. The Glen Canyon NRA side has a visitor center built out of a 1930s rest area. Park, shop, walk, read about the site, view condors.

• Two steel-arch bridges spanning the Colorado River. One is intended for vehicles only. The smaller one, once wide enough for two vehicles at a time, has been blocked off for pedestrian traffic only. People can walk onto the bridge without steps from the parking lot or across the river from the Navajo Nation-operated jewelry stand. The walking bridge is paved but rough, with periodic metal bands across the walkway. The railings are about five feet high with a step up to stand flush against them. They are a consistent height and barrier against slipping through across both edges of the bridge. Vault toilets are available at Navajo Bridge Interpretive Center only. The walking bridge has no cover in the event of harsh weather.

Paria Riffle and the Colorado River

Visit where the slow and muddy Paria River tumbles in and mixes with the fast Colorado River. Beach Access. Fishing with license permitted. Swim at own risk.

• Small paved parking lot with access to sandy trail that leads to Paria Riffle beach area. A rustic accessible pit toilet near parking lot. Sandy trail starts near large brown bulletin board and small interpretive sign. Paria Riffle is a small sandy beach area along where the fast, cold and blue Colorado River mixes with the slow, warm and brown Paria River. The river makes a constant rumbling sound. There are no lifeguards or guard rails at the water. Ground is sand, wet sand, river cobbles, and larger boulders. There are no rails or stairs.

Pedestal Alley Trailhead

This is the Trailhead for the Pedestal Alley Trail, north of the Bullfrog district on the Burr trail road.

• If driving from Bullfrog, the parking lot is about 50 yards past the actual trailhead. There is a very small sign indicating the trail and then the parking area. The dirt parking lot is also unmarked for vehicles, there are no accessible spots. The trail is unpaved and in parts, sandy, rocky, and in the confines of a wash. There are no railings. There is no signage on the trail. There are no restrooms, benches, water stations, or shade along the trail.

Pioneer Cemetery

Who lived and died at the ranch? Their lives may have ended here but their stories would continue on.

• Interpretive sign looking into the gated desert graveyard. Twenty gravestones fill the small cemetery, some small and hand carved, others large and modern. The image on the wayside is of Johnson family and their children.

Polygamist Cabin

From busy outpost to quiet hideout, Lonely Dell Ranch helps preserve a religious way to live.

• Interpretive sign in front of singe story one room log home structure. On a wooden shelf near entrance of cabin lay scattered pieces of rusted old equipment parts and broken glasses and dishes that were found around the grounds through the years.

Red Wash Trailhead

This is the trailhead for the Red Wash trail, also known as the Bullfrog Slot Canyon trail.

• Trailhead to Red Wash hike near the Bullfrog visitor Center.

Samantha's Cabin

Built by her husband in 1886, Samantha's home had many purposes through the years.

• Interpretive sign near one room, single store log home structure with slanted stone porch and low wooden awning. A old cast iron wood burning stove sits on the far left side of the porch.

Spencer Boiler

Remains of gold mining efforts abandoned on the river front.

• Interpretive sign with images of pipelines that ran to boiler for mining efforts.

Spencer Steamboat

A steamboat abandoned on the riverfront, now only the remains of the steam engine peaks out from the Colorado River when it runs low.

• Interpretive sign overlooking Colorado River. In the water, shadows of the Spencer Steamboat can be seen, with few parts of the boat exposed above water. Sign has images of steamboat on the water and beached.

Spencer Trail

The narrow and steep trail once was passage for pack animal hauling of supplies, today is challenging hike for those fearless of heights.

• Interpretive sign near brown trailhead for Spencer Trail.

Stateline Auxiliary Launch Ramp

Stateline Auxiliary launch ramp, located near the bottom of Wahweap Stateline launch ramp, is open for launch/retrieval of all motorized vessels.

• A spur on the right side of Stateline Ramp off of Lakeshore Drive. A long concrete boat ramp with gravel and boiler pates at the bottom. The length and grade change as the lake water level changes. The shoulders of the ramp are gravel. There are no courtesy docks or railings.

Stud Horse Trailhead

This is the Trailhead for the Stud Horse Point area, near Greenhaven AZ via a few backcountry BLM and NPS roads.

• Once you arrive to the parking area from the many unmarked or very subtley marked dirt roads, the parking area is dirt and rock. No marked spots, not bathrooms, no railings, no ramps. The trail is unmarked beyond the "no vehicles" sign. The terrain is rough but mostly flat all the way up to the edges of tall cliffs. No railings. Options for varying difficulty of the trail exist. If the hiker chooses to go through the narrow canyon, be aware of the weather forecast.

The Big Relief Map

The Glen Canyon and Surrounding Area Relief Map sits in a place of honor at the Powell Museum & Archives next to Glen Canyon Conservancy's Flagship office. Use it to help plan your Glen Canyon adventure, or pretend you are in space looking down at the landscape. Whoa. Earth is big.

• The Powell Museum & Archives is a small building at 6 North Lake Powell Boulevard, Page AZ 86040. There is a parking lot on the side and another in the rear of the building. A low ramp leads to the building entrance. No stairs. The large relief map is on the left, surrounded by a metal railing. Other exhibits about Glen Canyon and the natural and cultural history of the area surround the map. Space between exhibit pieces may be too close.

The Chains

The Chains, a choose your own adventure at your own risk hiking/swimming/fishing area.

• Gravel road leads to two large gravel parking areas. No designated spots. No railings or pavement. Both areas have a set of vault toilets, dumpster, and regulations sign. The parking areas are surrounded by natural sandstone hills and cliffs. This is a desert environment. The cliffs drop off at the edge of Lake Powell, a large, deep reservoir behind Glen Canyon Dam. The dam is visible from behind, as is the chain across the lake that prevents boats from approaching it.

The Edge of Wilderness

The last stop for the Lonely Dell guided tour overlooks the Paria River and the remains of a past irrigation pump.

• Interpretive sign located on the edge of the ranch property. Overlooking the muddy Paria River along the trail that leads through the Paria River Wilderness. The trail narrows at this part as it clings to the canyon wall. Discarded old metal pump parts scattered in the patches of tall grass and dirt.

The Family Home

Ferryman Warren Johnson builds a two-story house for his growing family. The large home is the center of the ranch until it burns down in 1926.

• Imperative sign near a open area at the ranch. Large rocks have been loosely placed around the perimeter of were the Johnson House once stood.

The Orchard

Fruit trees in this desert oasis make for a delicious stop on the Lonely Dell Guided Walking tour.

• Interpretive sign that overlooks the rows of varied orchard trees and bushes. The green of their tree tops and the patched grass below their canopies is a dramatic contrast to the red dry desert floor and canyon walls that surround the ranch and orchard area. Most trees have colored stripes that indicated what type of fruiting tree.

USGS Guesthouse & Spencer Bunkhouse

Stone buildings lined the river's edge each having a few purposes.

• Interpretive sign stands in view of two one room stone buildings with green modern roofs and white wooden doors. Sign displays two pictures; an image of a group of children outside of school house, and image of men posing with cable car near river bank.

Upper Ferry Site

The new ferry site improved the tricky transportation across the river.

• Interpretive sign overlooking riverbank. Images on sign show an anchored log tower, and a long wooden ferry boat.

Vermillion Cliffs at Lees Ferry

Vermillion Cliffs are just one of the layers of rock seen at Lees Ferry. Learn about the others and how they make up the Grand Staircase of geology.

• Interpretive sign at pull of viewing for base of Vermillion Cliffs. Sign displays birthday cake layers matching layers of rock that are found in the area.

Wahweap Main Launch Ramp

Wahweap Main launch ramp is located next to the Lake Powell Resort at Wahweap. The ramp is open to all motorized vessels. Paddlecraft and hand-launch should use Stateline Main or Antelope Point Public launch ramps.

• A long concrete boat ramp. The length and grade are already long and steep, and they change as the lake water level changes. The shoulders of the ramp are sand. The docks have a metal grate to get to from the ramp. There are no railings.

Wahweap North Entrance Station

Wahweap North Entrance Station is open every day, all day. When there is not a person at the booths, use the automated fee machine for entrance fees.

• An asphalt road with two lanes on one side for entry, one lane for exit. Each lane has a square beige booth, along with barricade bars for when the booths are closed, orange cones to assist cars from straying out of the lane, and signage explaining the fee structure. A flagpole at the first booth indicates whether there are people there - flag up means people in the booths, flag down, no people, use the automated machine.

Wahweap Overlook

A short journey from the Carl Hayden Visitor Center, you will find the Wahweap Overlook. This high point offers a 360-degree panorama of the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. It is a “must see” at anytime of day, however, sunrise and sunset adds a fusion of brilliant color to this awe-inspiring scene. There is a shade shelter and a bench for your viewing comfort. The overlook is open from sunrise to sunset.

• From the Carl Hayden Visitor Center, drive north on Hwy 89 for approximately 3 miles (4.8km). Turn right at the “Scenic View” sign. Drive up the dirt hill to the overlook. There is no designated parking and there are no railings. The step up to the seating area has no rails or guides.

Bullfrog Visitor Center

• Bullfrog Visitor Center
• Open seasonally. Exhibits relating to geology and the human and natural history of Glen Canyon, including a life-size model of a slot canyon! Ancestral Puebloan and pioneer artifacts. Bookstore, restrooms. Located in the same building as the emergency medical clinic.

Carl Hayden Visitor Center

• Carl Hayden Visitor Center
• Main visitor center for Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and Rainbow Bridge National Monument. Exhibits about recreation and historic water use. Tours of Glen Canyon Dam are closed.

Escalante Interagency Visitor Center

• Escalante Interagency Visitor Center
• This center is jointly run by Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (Bureau of Land Management), Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (National Park Service), and Dixie National Forest (National Forest Service). It features outdoor exhibits focusing on trip planning and interior exhibits on the scientific research surrounding the Escalante region. Permits for hikes into Glen Canyon Wilderness must be obtained here in person. Call ahead for permit status and road conditions. 435-826-5499.

Glen Canyon Conservancy Flagship

• Glen Canyon Conservancy Flagship
• An official visitor center for the state of Arizona, and acting as Glen Canyon's supplementary visitor center in Page AZ, the Flagship office and retail store is a great place to start your Glen Canyon adventure. Our partners Glen Canyon Conservancy offer the historic big relief map that originally anchored the Carl Hayden Visitor Center. Let the knowledgeable staff help you plan your trip, browse the retail store for books, maps, and gear that you'll need during your visit.

Hans Flat Ranger Station

• Hans Flat Ranger Station
• The remote Hans Flat (Maze) Ranger Station is normally open daily year-round. While physically located in Glen Canyon NRA, it is operated by the rangers of Canyonlands National Park. This ranger contact station has a picnic table and vault toilet, and a small selection of books and maps for sale. There are no services, food, gas, trash collection, electricity for visitor use, nor potable water. The nearest communities with amenities are Hanksville (68 miles) and Green River (86 miles).

Navajo Bridge Interpretive Center

• Navajo Bridge Interpretive Center
• Bookstore, outdoor exhibits, and self guided walks across the historic Navajo Bridge. This is a popular spot to look for California Condors.

• From Your Boat To The Bridge
• There is one designated trail within the boundaries of Rainbow Bridge National Monument. It runs the length of the monument, from the boat dock on one side, to the border with the Navajo Nation on the other. We ask that you stay on this trail when you visit Rainbow Bridge for your safety and out of respect for the local Native American tribes that hold this place special to them.

• Driving the Burr Trail
• Drive the scenic Burr Trail from Glen Canyon's Bullfrog district, along the bottom of Capitol Reef, through Grand Staircase, to Boulder, UT. Distance: 67 miles (108 km) one-way Mix of paved and dirt roads, impassable when wet Four-wheel drive sometimes required. No RVs.

• Day Trip or Backpack Hike to Coyote Gulch
• Open year-round but most popular in Spring and Fall, Coyote Gulch is a tributary of the Escalante River with several entry points for day hiking or backpacking in the Escalante Canyons of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and Grand Staircase National Monument. This is a wilderness area, prepare to pack out everything you bring in.

• Off Road Vehicles in Glen Canyon
• Off-road vehicle use is allowed in the park only on National Park Service-designated ORV routes and areas, delineated by ORV route maps. Some Shoreline Access Areas indicated on the maps may not be available seasonally, due to changes in lake level. Note: There are 388 miles of Designated Roads of which 304 miles are unpaved.

• Driving to Alstrom Point
• Drive the semi-improved roads to Alstrom Point, in the southwest region of Glen Canyon National recreation Area along the border with Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument near Big Water, UT. Distance: 46 miles round-trip, about 4 hours if you do not stop to look at the scenery Mix of paved and dirt roads, impassable when wet Four-wheel drive recommended for the final five miles and required at the last parts of the road. No RVs.

• Contemplate Your Place in the Landscape At The Big Map
• The Glen Canyon and Surrounding Area Relief Map sits in a place of honor at the Powell Museum & Archives next to Glen Canyon Conservancy's Flagship office. Use it to help plan your Glen Canyon adventure, or pretend you are in space looking down at the landscape. Whoa.

• Driving the Hole in the Rock Road
• The Hole-in-the-Rock road is an historic pioneer trail turned path to adventure. This 62 mile (100 km) one-way section runs from Escalante, UT to the western edge of Lake Powell. This road is rough, impassable in inclement weather, and 4WD only for the last 7 miles. Along the way are quite a few trailheads for the Coyote Gulch and other Escalante River trails in Glen Canyon.

• Scramble down Cathedral Wash Trail
• Follow Cathedral Wash trail as it climbs down to meet the Colorado River on its sandy bank. The 3 miles (4.8 km) round-trip moderate hike descend into the rocky wash, traveling through the Kaibab Limestone and Toroweap Formations of the Grand Canyon Group. Some rock scrambling required.

• Lonely Dell Ranch Historic Site
• Hidden between the shade of trees near the muddy Paria River sits Lonely Dell Ranch. This historic site was once home to those who operated the river crossing at Lees Ferry. Life was challenging on the homestead, but the families who chose to live on this secluded outpost left behind a story of hard work and perseverance.

• Lake Powell Shoreline Primitive Camping
• "Backcountry" Shoreline camping on Lake Powell can range from toughing out the desert winter from your kayak to "roughing it" in a multimillion dollar houseboat and any level of camping/glamping in between. Enjoy the beaches of Lake Powell the way that best suits you.

• Take a stroll to Horseshoe Bend Overlook
• Below the rim, the Colorado River makes a wide sweep around a sandstone escarpment. Here at Horseshoe Bend, the Colorado River created a roughly 1,000 foot (305 m) deep, 270º horseshoe-shaped bend in Glen Canyon. Take an easy walk to look over the edge at this wonder.

Historic River Tour at Lees Ferry

Throughout the 1800 and 1900s, Lees Ferry was backdrop to a mix of Westward expansion dreams ad failed schemes. Because of its strategic location along the Colorado River, unlikely groups overlapping on these shores. Walk the River Trail to glimpse the myriad people and purposes that left a mark on Lees Ferry. ..... 2 miles (3.2 km) round trip. Mixed terrain includes gravel, sandy, and rocky uneven surfaces. Nominal elevation change. Not a loop - return on the same path you took.

Lonely Dell Historic Ranch Tour

Meet the cast of characters that toiled in the desert sun at this rustic outpost near the crossing of the Colorado River at Historic Lees Ferry. Walk through 100 years of history and learn how Lonely Dell Ranch acted as a hideout, a home, a career, a retreat, and now a link to the past. 1 mile (1.6 km) round trip Visit the Trailhead in the parking lot to start. Continue past the gate and look for waysides to follow the self-guided tour.