Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
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.
There are multiple districts in Glen Canyon very far away from each other. Avoid a two hundred mile detour and make sure you know which district you are going to before you begin travelling here.
- Auto and ATV
- Scenic Driving
- Astronomy
- Stargazing
- Biking
- Road Biking
- Boating
- Jet Skiing
- Boat Tour
- Camping
- Fishing
- Food
- Dining
- Guided Tours
- Self-Guided Tours - Auto
- Boat Tour
- Hands-On
- Volunteer Vacation
- Hiking
- Paddling
- Kayaking
- Junior Ranger Program
- Swimming
- Shopping
- Bookstore and Park Store
- Archeology
- Cliff Dwellings
- Dams
- Explorers and Expeditions
- Religion and Spirituality
- Missions
- Transportation
- Bridges
- Westward Expansion
- Homesteading
- Animals
- Birds
- Fish
- Climate Change
- Fossils and Paleontology
- Lakes
- Night Sky
- Unique Species
- Rare
- Endangered
Enjoy Lake Powell
Spending time on Lake Powell near Tower Butte can make anyone excited.
Horseshoe Bend
The Colorado River makes a 270 degree turn at Horseshoe Bend. Watch your step at the 1000 foot drop!
Glen Canyon Dam
Glen Canyon Dam is the country's second largest gravity arch dam. Take a tour from the Carl Hayden Visitor Center.
So Many Ways to Find Your Park
If motorized recreation isn't your thing, take a kayak and paddle through the high side canyons of Lake Powell.
Lonely Dell Ranch at Lees Ferry Historic District
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.