Visitor Area/Center
- Bullfrog Visitor Center
- Open intermittently beginning in May. Call ahead for exact times.
Phone: 435-684-7420
Location: Highway 276 north of Bullfrog Marina
Attractions: Exhibits relating to geology and the human and natural history of Glen
- Carl Hayden Visitor Center at Glen Canyon Dam
- Summer hours (call for days) 8 am ? 6 pm MST;
Winter Hours (November through February) daily, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm MST;
Rest of year open daily 8 am ?
- Navajo Bridge Interpretive Center
- Open daily 9 am ? 5 pm MST April through October
Phone: 928-355-2319
Location: Highway 89A on west side of Navajo Bridge
Attractions: Bookstore, outdoor exhibits, and self guided walks across the
Campground
- Lake Powell Shoreline Primitive Camping
- When planning a camping trip by boat or 4-wheel drive road in Glen Canyon, it is best to buy a map beforehand. These show the side canyons, good hiking
- Wahweap Developed Camping
- 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
- Bullfrog & Halls Crossing Developed Camping
- Bullfrog: 78 sites, restroom, phones, dump station, potable water station, ½ mile to laundry, store and post office and launch ramp. No reservations. Fees apply. The concessioner also operates
- Stanton Creek, Hite, Dirty Devil and Farley Primitive Camping Areas
- Primitive camping is on beach areas or in primitive environments. No designated campsites. $6 per person/per night (not to exceed $12 per vehicle). No
- Lone Rock Beach Primitive Camping
- Primitive camping is on a sandy beach or in dunes. No designated campsites. Open fires permitted, must be within four foot squared area. Quiet time 10pm-6am. 4 micro flush
- Lees Ferry Campground
- 54 designated sites. No hookups. 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
Historic
- Lees Ferry Historic Site
- Just upstream from the Lees Ferry Launch Ramp is the ferry-crossing site and several historic buildings. Different ferryboats and pioneers, miners, Indians, and tourists crossed here from 1872 until
- 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
Scenic
- Burr Trail
- The Burr Trail takes the adventurous traveler into some of Utah's most beautiful and extraordinary country. Views of the Henry Mountains, the colorfully contorted Waterpocket Fold, red Circle Cliffs,
- Hole-in-the-Rock Road
- This guide describes that portion of the Hole-in-the-Rock road which runs from Escalante, Utah to the Hole-in-the-Rock on the western shore of Lake Powell. There are other sections of
- Dam Overlook
- This overlook is located on Scenic View Drive off of Hwy 89. This 10 minute one-way walk is about 200 yards (183 meters) downhill over uneven, sandy and rocky
Other
- Warm Creek Bay
- Warm Creek Bay is a popular destination. When the lake is at full pool, there is a cut between Castle Rock and Antelope Island which is used as a
- Moqui Canyon
- About 1.5-2 miles up stream from Halls Crossing marina. This is a great kayaking spot as long as boat traffic is not too heavy. The canyon is relatively long
- Lost Eden Canyon
- About 1 mile down stream from Halls Crossing marina. This is a short 3-fingered canyon with beautiful sculpted walls and several extremely large
- Annie?s Canyon
- About 15 miles downstream from Halls Crossing marina. A beautiful moderate length canyon that also has great
- Escalante Arm
- About 35 miles downstream from Halls Crossing. Nearly any of the side canyons in the Escalante arm offer some premier paddling and hiking experiences. Alcoves, arches, rock art, hanging
Forest/Natural Area
- Wahweap Biking Trail
- Warm Creek Road (#230) 13+ miles. A popular road from Big Water, Utah to various points. This road is rocky and very muddy when wet.
Crosby Canyon Road (#231) 13
Trail
- Bullfrog/Escalante biking Trail
- Hole-in-the-Rock Road (#330) 13 miles from the Glen Canyon NRA boundary to the overlook of the historic crossing. This road is only intermittently maintained within the recreation area and
- Halls Crossing/San Juan Biking Trail
- Hole-in-the-Rock Road (#450) 10 miles of this historic trail are within Glen Canyon NRA. This is a continuation of the pioneer trail from Escalante. (See Bullfrog/Escalante above.) This entire
- Orange Cliffs Biking Trail
- Flint Trail (#633) It is 53 miles between Hans Flat and Hite. This is a rocky road with sandy portions and steep grades on the switchbacks. Camping south of
- Hanging Garden Trail
- Turn off is one quarter mile (.4km) east of Glen Canyon Bridge (the opposite side from Carl Hayden Visitor Center) on Hwy 89. Trailhead parking is 500 yards (455m)
- Horseshoe Bend Trail
- Welcome to the Horseshoe Bend trailhead. Whether this is your first or hundredth visit to this awe-inspiring bend in the Colorado River, you are guaranteed to see something new.
- Antelope Point Trail
- Just a short distance from Page on highway 98, turn onto the Antelope Point road. Though lacking in developed trails, Antelope Point offers opportunity for exploration. Take a walk-a-bout
- The Chains
- Just east of the Glen Canyon Dam, take a dirt road heading north off of highway 89. Lake shore access is possible depending on current lake elevation. Please note:
- Skylight Arch Trail
- To get to Skylight arch, drive 7.6 miles north of the Carl Hayden Visitor Center. Turn left on an unmarked dirt road. Follow it to a corral. Take the
- Blue Pools Trail
- The Blue Pools area is located 10.3 miles north of the Carl Hayden Visitor Center. Turn south (left) between Utah milepost 3 and 4 onto an unmarked dirt road.
- Wash and Arch Trail
- From the parking area, turn left (away from the highway) and follow the wash about 1 mile. Near the end, the wash will climb up and connect to a
- Slot Canyon Trail
- You must have ropes and rappelling experience to access the slot canyon! From the parking area, turn right (towards the highway). Enter the slot from the top. About 20
- Bucktank Draw and Birthday Arch Trail
- Located off Utah Highway 89 at mile marker 9¾ or 17.3 miles from Carl Hayden Visitor Center, this pleasantly simple, easy to moderate hike in a sandy and partial
- Wiregrass Canyon Trail
- From Page, drive north on Hwy 89 approximately 12 miles (19 km) to Big Water, Utah. Between mile posts 7 and 8 (at the Big Water Visitor?s Center), turn
- Cottonwood Road Trail
- Twenty-seven miles north of Carl Hayden Visitor Center, near milepost 18 on Hwy 89, the Cottonwood Road winds 46 miles north through the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument to Cannonville,
- Paria Rimrocks - Toadstool Trail
- Explore the Paria Rimrocks on this moderate 1.5 mile round trip hike leading to hoodoos and balanced rocks. Drive north on highway 89 from the Glen Canyon Dam. Turn
- Pareah Townsite Trail
- Paria Movie Set, Pahreah Cemetery, and Pahreah Town Site are located 5 miles off of Utah Highway 89 at approximately mile marker 30.5 or about 39 miles from the
- Lonely Dell Trail
- Lonely Dell Ranch. Parking area at Lees Ferry
.1 mile (1.6km) round-trip
Grassy and
- Paria Trail
- End of Lonely Dell trail. The entire canyon is 45 miles (72.4km) one way, take a day trip into and out of the canyon as you see fit
Sandy wash
- River Trail/Lees Fort
- Lees Ferry at launch ramp parking area
.2 mile (3.2km)
- Spencer Trail
- Lees Ferry at end of River Trail
2.2 mile (3.5km) one-way1700 foot (518.2m) rocky climb up
- Pedestal Alley Trail
- From the Bullfrog Visitor Center, take Highway 276 north approximately 4.4 miles (7 km) to the marked junction with the Burr Trail. Turn left onto the Burr Trail and
- Cathedral Wash
- Trail Head: Cathedral Wash is near Lees Ferry, AZ. After you turn off Highway 89A onto the Lees Ferry access road, drive 1.3 miles. The trailhead is at the
- Agua Tierra Trail
- The Agua Tierra Loop Trail leads through cultivated gardens and desert landscape. On this journey of discovery you will explore Agua -Tierra (Water - Earth). As you move through
