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Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Page, AZ

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Glen Canyon National Recreation Area

Carl Hayden Visitor Center at Glen Canyon Dam, US-89 · Page, AZ

Why you should go…

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area covers more than 1.25 million acres from Lees Ferry in Arizona to the Orange Cliffs of southern Utah. Lake Powell is the centerpiece, with boating, kayaking and houseboating, plus guided tours on the lake, the river and the dam. On land you can stop at the Carl Hayden Visitor Center at Glen Canyon Dam near Page, walk to Horseshoe Bend, or explore the Lees Ferry Historic District. Lake levels change, so check current conditions before you go.

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Good to know

General sport & outdoor guidance

Habits that pay off across this whole category, not rules for this one venue. Always check the official site for the specifics.

  • Weather calls the shots

    Check the forecast the morning of and keep an indoor backup in your pocket for the day it turns.

  • Shoes, water, sun cover

    The three things that decide whether you last the whole outing or cut it short after an hour.

  • Parking and launches fill early

    On a nice weekend, lots and trailheads are often full by mid-morning.

  • Daylight shrinks in shoulder season

    Spring and fall visits need an earlier start than the same trip in July.

What's around here?

The closest stops to Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

  • Sport & Outdoor
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    Lake Powell

    $25–$50

    Boat, fish and houseboat on a red-rock reservoir that winds 186 miles up the Colorado River behind Glen Canyon Dam.

    Right next doorMore like this

  • Tours
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    Antelope Canyon Tours

    $50+

    Navajo-guided walking tours through the sculpted sandstone corridors of Upper Antelope Canyon near Page, Arizona.

    1.9 mi awaySwitch it up: Tours

  • Tours
    Outdoor Adventure

    Waterhole Canyon Experience

    $50+

    Navajo-guided hiking and photography tours through a scenic slot canyon near Page, Arizona.

    2.2 mi awaySwitch it up: Tours

  • Sightseeing
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    Horseshoe Bend

    Under $25

    Walk a 1.5-mile round-trip trail to an overlook 1,000 feet above a horseshoe-shaped curve of the Colorado River.

    4.3 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing

  • Sport & Outdoor
    Outdoor Adventure

    Vermilion Cliffs National Monument

    Free

    Explore remote sandstone country of towering cliffs, deep canyons and swirling buttes, including The Wave, with a chance of seeing condors.

    17 mi awayMore like this