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Woman raises her arms while standing in front of a sandstone butte

Spending time on Lake Powell near Tower Butte can make anyone excited.

The Colorado River makes a 270 degree turn at Horseshoe Bend. Watch your step at the 1000 foot drop!

A concrete dam plugs high canyon walls. Buildings and wires on the sides.

Glen Canyon Dam is the country's second largest gravity arch dam. Take a tour from the Carl Hayden Visitor Center.

If motorized recreation isn't your thing, take a kayak and paddle through the high side canyons of Lake Powell.

Log cabin and fences with a wooden wagon.

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.

Physical Address:

691 Scenic View Rd.

Park Headquarters

Page, AZ 86040

Mailing Address:

PO Box 1507

Page, AZ 86040

contact-details

Phone Number: 9286086200 Voice

Email Address: glca_information@nps.gov
Description: Glen Canyon Information. This inbox is checked weekly.

Fees

Entrance Fees

Entrance - Private Vehicle: $30.00

Admits one single, private, non-commercial vehicle and all its passengers.

Entrance - Motorcycle: $25.00

Admits one single, private, non-commercial motorcycle and its riders.

Entrance - Per Person: $15.00

Admits one individual when entering on foot or bicycle. Individuals 15 years of age and younger are admitted free.

Commercial Entrance - Van: $40.00

Fees are assessed based on the passenger capacity of the vehicle. Pass is only valid for the same group to which it was issued.

Commercial Entrance - Mini-bus: $40.00

Fees are assessed based on the passenger capacity of the vehicle. Pass is only valid for the same group to which it was issued.

Commercial Entrance - Motor Coach: $100.00

Fees are assessed based on the passenger capacity of the vehicle. Pass is only valid for the same group to which it was issued.

Entrance - Education/Academic Groups: $0.00

Academic fee waivers must be submitted and returned before you visit Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.

Entrance Passes

Annual Entrance - Park: $55.00

Annual pass is a card signed for and held by the owner. Allows unlimited entry for cardholder and everyone in that person's private vehicle to Glen Canyon National Recreation Area for 12 months from date of purchase. Does not cover vessel expanded amenity fee.

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.

park designation:National Recreation Area

Directions:

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.

For detailed directions, please visit this link.

Directions

Operating Hours:

Glen Canyon Open Hours

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area is open 24 hours per day, year-round. If there is not a person staffing the entrance station, you may pay your entrance fee at the automated fee machine. Launch ramps are open all day, unless closed due to low water.

Park Headquarters

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and Rainbow Bridge National Monument Headquarters, located in Page, Arizona. This building is only partially open to the public but sells passes year-round. Park Headquarters is not a visitor center. Please drive five miles north to Carl Hayden Visitor Center for information needs. Open weekdays 7am-4pm, closed weekends and Federal Holidays. Call 928-608-6200 for more information.

Exceptions:

Closed All Federal Holidays (January 1, 2025 - December 25, 2025)

Weather Information:

The weather in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area is usually typical for the high deserts. Summers are extremely hot with little, if any, shade. Winters are moderately cold with night time lows often below freezing. Spring weather is highly variable and unpredictable with extended periods of winds. Fall weather is usually nice and mild, a great time to beat the heat (and the crowds!).