Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Utah, Arizona
🟢 🔴 hikes
$30
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.
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Entrance fees
$30.00 — Entrance - Private Vehicle
$25.00 — Entrance - Motorcycle
$15.00 — Entrance - Per Person
$40.00 — Commercial Entrance - Van
$40.00 — Commercial Entrance - Mini-bus
$100.00 — Commercial Entrance - Motor Coach
$0.00 — Entrance - Education/Academic Groups
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.
Conditions
Weather now: ☀️ Clear, 79°F
☀️ 101°/69°
☁️ 103°/70°
🌦️ 94°/79°
Things to do
🔴 Scramble down Cathedral Wash Trail
From Your Boat To The Bridge
🟢 Driving the Burr Trail
Swimming in Lake Powell
Day Trip or Backpack Hike to Coyote Gulch
Off Road Vehicles in Glen Canyon
🟢 Driving to Alstrom Point
Contemplate Your Place in the Landscape At The Big Map
Campgrounds
Beehives Primitive Campground ↗
Colorado River Primitive Camping Between Glen Canyon Dam and Lees Ferry
Dirty Devil Primitive Camping Area ↗
Farley Canyon Primitive Camping Area ↗
Halls Crossing RV & Campground ↗
Lone Rock Beach Primitive Camping Area ↗
Visitor centers
Bullfrog Visitor Center
Carl Hayden Visitor Center
Escalante Interagency Visitor Center
Glen Canyon Conservancy Flagship
Halls Crossing Contact Station
Navajo Bridge Interpretive Center
Not an official safety source — always defer to NPS.gov and rangers for life-safety decisions.
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