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Glen U.S. Department of the Interior

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Garplete visitor services including lodging, restaurants, auto service, Visitor Services boat service, gift shops and RV catrcgrcunds are available at Wahweap and Bullfrog Marinas. Halls Crossing, Hite and Dangling Rope offer partial services. Currently, there are no services en the San Juan arm of the late. ARA Leisure Services offers trips, boat tours and boat rentals, call &CO-528-6154 for rrore haforraticn.

The town of Page, AZ, approxinetely 8 miles from the Wahweap Marina, has lodging, restaurants, auto and boat service centers, various shops, a hospital and an airport. Fewer services exist near other marinas.

Eerry service between Bullfrog and Halls Crossing operates on a regular basis throughout the year. Ebr more information, call: 800-528-6154.

feticnal Park Service developed campgrounds are located at Wafweap, Lees Camping Eerry, Bullfrog and Halls Crossing. No hock-ups. No reservations. $6 per site (limit 9 people). Self registration. Group campsite at Wahweap fee organized crcups only, call: 602-645-8883.

Primitive campgrounds are located at Lone Rock (near Wahweap), Warm Creek, Bullfrog Bay, Farley, Stanton and White and at Hite Marina. No water. Pit toilets. No fee. Campgrcunds with full utility hook-ups are provided by ARA Leisure Services at Wahweap, Bullfrog and Halls Crossing. CTooaries, camper supplies, coin operated laundry and showers (open to public). Reservations and fee informaticn call: 800-528-6154 (in Phoenix cnly: 278- 8888). Lakesrcxe/boat camping is permitted except at Rainbow Bridge feticnal Mcnuient. 14 day limit. Carry cut ALL waste and litter. All camping facilities remain open year round.

Private boats, rental boats ( and powerboats) and tour boats are Boating found on Lake Powell. Boat traffic may be heavy at tines. Please learn and cbserve ALL water safety rules and regulations. Launch facilities, water, pump-cuts and fuel available at Wahweap, Bullfrog, Halls Crossing, arid Dangling Rope (no launch).

Cbmplimantary boating informaticn packets available from the Naticnal Bark Service. .

Kliierous qrrurturdties for hiking exist vrithin the Glen Canyon Naticnal Hiking Recreation Area and surrounding areas, however, maintained trails are few. Seme areas may be accessible cnly from the lake cc 4-wheel drive reeds. For nore infecradon en specific areas and current conditions, aontact the National Park Service at the telephone numbers listed under the 'Programs" heading or write: Glen Canyon federal Pacreatian Area POBox 1507 Page, AZ 85049 Other papular Iniking areas nearby include the Paria Canyon and Antelope Canyon areas. For more information regarding these hikes, ocntact:

Ear Paria Canyon: Bureau of Land Marugament/Kanab Area Office POBox 459 Kanab, UT 84741 801-644-2672

Ebr Antelope Canyon: LeChee Obapter ftouse POBox 1257 Page, AZ 86040 602-698-3272 or 3316 Bark fishing on Lake Powell as well as an the River below Glen Fishing Canyon Cam is limited. State fishing liaenses are required. (NOTE: Lake Powell is in both and ). Licenses may be purohased at nBrina stares - persons under 14 years may fish without license.

Access to the is at off Hwy. 89A. No live bait, flies and lures CNLY. Effective -1-1-90 at Lees Ferry, possession limit 2 trout - only one over 22". Trout: beoween 16" and 22" may NOT be possessed. Other specific regulations exist — see local buUetin beards. The Naticnal Pack Service offers a wide variety of activities tdiirughout the area. Visitor centers at Wahweap {Carl Hayden Visitor Center at the. Programs den Canyon Dem), Bullfrog and Balls Crossing offer exhibits, displays and Natural history Association bock and trap sales.

Formal everting programs featuring various topics of interest are given from Material Day thtxugh Labor Day at Wahweap, Bullfrog, Halls Crossing and Lees Ferry.

Tours of den Canyon Darn available throughout the year. For additional information and tines for these and other scheduled activities, check area bulletin beards or call: Carl Hayden Visitor Center (Wahweap) 603-645-2511 Bullfrog and Balls Crossing Visitor Centers 801-^84-2243 Lees Eerry Ranger Station 602-355-2234 Escalante Ranger Station. 801-626-4315 Bite & Dangling Rope No phene

Lake Powell weather is often a natter of extremes; sore seasonal averages: Temperatures SPRING (March, April, May) H: 55-00 F L: 20-40 F & Weather lake surface tenp: 55-60 F precip: light wind: strong SJMMcR (June, July, Aug.) H: 90-105 F L: 65-80 F lake sucface tenp: 70-80 F precip: pn rain vdnd: gusty

FALL (Sept., Oct., Nov.) H: 55-80 F L: 3CM5 F lake surface tenp: 60-75 F precip: light vdnd: ndld

VuTxlER (Dec., Jan., Feb.) H: 40-55 F L: 20-35 F lake surface tenp: 40-55 F precip: light vdnd: calm For current weather conditions: NPS Weather. . .602-645-8883 AZ Weather. . .602-765-7505 UT Weather. . .801-588-6945 j^AVteUxar^^^ne&rtLaL^il

The den dnyen Natural History Association (NBA), a ncn-profit organization, offers a large selection of useful pJolicaticns sold at Publications, Maps various park locations including Wahweap, Bullfrog, Balls Crossing, Lees & Guides Ferry and Escalante. Many publications (including navigation and topographic maps) are available ttrcugh nail cedar as well. Address inquir ias to: den Canyon NBA PC) Box 581 Page, AZ 66040

Rainbow Bridge Naticnal Monument is located in a side canyon cf the Lake Rainbow Bridge Powell reservoir atrrcxinBtely 40 miles from both Wahweap and BuUfrccjAtells Crossing Marinas, TrEHS ARE NO ROADS ID RADBOW BRIDGE! National Monument Access is by foot, horseback or water. No camping at the monument. BY FOOT: Two trails lead to Rainbow Bridge from the base of Mountain on the Navajo Indian Reservation. Bildng permits are reouired. Oontact: The - Recreational Reecutoas Departnent BO Box 308 Window Reck, AZ 85515 602-671-6435

BY HORSEBACK: Horseback trips are offered tdorouoh the Trading Post. Oontact by calling: 602-672-2464 BY BCWT: Boat tours to Rainbow Bridge are available from both Wahweap and Bullfrog Marinas. For more irfonraticn, call: 800-528-6154 (in Phoenix only, 278-8888).

Soenic flights are offered through Lake Powell Air Service. For more infecnetien, call: 602-645-2494. Other