Antelope Point Public Launch Ramp, located near Antelope Point Marina, is open seasonally for you to launch your vessel. Currently this ramp is only available for non-motorized paddlecraft hand launching.
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.
Bullfrog North launch ramp, located north of the Boat Rentals dock at Bullfrog, is open to launch your boat. This ramp is available to small vessels with the use of boilerplate extensions, and the left lane is operable to large vessels, including houseboats, down to 3529 ft.
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.
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.
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 until the lake level is down to 3556'.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Stateline Auxiliary Launch Ramp, located after a turnoff from the Stateline Launch Ramp near what used to be Wahweap Swim Beach, is open for launch and retrieval of motorized vessels daily. Paddlecraft should not use this ramp, they should go to Wahweap Main or Antelope Point Public ramps.
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.
Wahweap Main launch ramp is located next to the Lake Powell Resort at Wahweap. For your safety the ramp is open to all motorized vessels and unavailable to paddlecraft. Paddlecraft should use Stateline Main or Antelope Point Public launch ramps. This launch ramp is inoperable to launching when the lake level is below 3546'.
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.
