Southwest
Utah, on the edge of the Colorado Plateau
Address: P.O. Box 1507, Page, AZ 86040-1507
Telephone: Headquarters - 928-608-6200;
Bullfrog Visitor Center - 435-684-7400;
Carl Hayden Visitor Center - 928-608-6404;
Lees Ferry Ranger Station - 928-355-2234
Operating
Hours
Carl
Hayden Visitor Center, Page, AZ, daily, Memorial
Day - Labor Day, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; rest of year,
daily, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; closed Thanksgiving,
Christmas, and New Years. Bullfrog Visitor Center,
Bullfrog, UT, intermittently in March, daily
April - October, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; closed November
- February. Navajo Bridge Interpretive Center,
near Lees Ferry, daily mid-April - October,
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; weekends only, early April
and November, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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 with extended periods of winds. Fall
weather is usually mild. Temperatures range from
110° F (38°C) in June & July to O°
F (-16°C) in December & January. Precipitation
is generally light (less than 6 inches--15.2cm--
annually) though heavy rains and flash flooding
can occur in spring and summer. Recommend lightweight,
light colored clothing for summer, including a
hat. Layers of clothing are best for other times
of the year.
Directions
Lees
Ferry and the Navajo Bridge Interpretive Center
is located on Arizona Highway 89A. Carl Hayden
Visitor Center in Page, Az is on Highway 89. The
Bullfrog Visitor Center is located on Utah Highway
276. Halls Crossing is also reached by Highway
276. Hite is located just off Utah Highway 95.
Fees,
Costs, Rates
$3.00
Single Person Entry Valid for 7 days.
$20.00
Single Vehicle Entry Valid for 1 year.
$10.00
Vehicle Entrance (all passengers) Valid
for 7 days.
$10.00
Boating (each motorized vessel) Valid for
7 days.
$4.00
Boating (each additional motorized vessel)
Valid for 7 days.
$20.00
Boating Annual (first motorized vessel)
Valid for 1 year.
• Annual Pass: $80, good for one year at any National Park or Federal Recreation Area.Purchase your Annual Pass online Here.
Facilities
and Opportunities
ACCESSIBILITY:
All visitor centers are handicapped accessible.
GETTING
AROUND: The primary form of transportation
within the park is by boat. Except for Lakeshore
Drive in Wahweap, there is virtually no hard-surfaced
road which offers access to or view of the lake
outside the developed marinas. In-park shuttle
services are available at Wahweap, Bullfrog,
Halls Crossing, and Hite.
RANGER
STATIONS: The Halls Crossing Boater Contact
station is designed as a self-serve visitor
information center. It is open from approximately
8am - 10pm in the summer. Intermittently in
the winter. Planned exhibits on boater information
and safety, geology, history of Halls Crossing.
No book or map sales. Restrooms adjacent to
the contact station.
The
Hite Ranger Station is open intermittently throughout
the year. Located just off Highway 95 at Hite,
Utah. Limited maps and books, restrooms are available.
Recomended
Activities / Park Use
Archeological
Sites - Scattered across the mesas and
canyon country of the Southwest are remnants
of the once-thriving Ancestral Puebloan culture
(called "Anasazi" by the Navajo):
dwellings and storage rooms, pictographs and
petroglyphs, pot sherds, corn cobs, and baskets.
Fishing
- Lake Powell has created a new realm for fishermen.
Before Glen Canyon Dam was built, the Colorado
River was so full of silt that only carp, catfish,
suckers, and the Colorado River squawfish could
survive in its murky waters. Now, abundant game
fish thrive in the clear waters of Lake Powell.
Introduced species such as bass and crappie
as well as walleye, bluegill, and catfish challenge
the avid fisherman.
Hike
the Orange Cliffs - The Orange Cliffs portion
of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, bordered
by Canyonlands National Park, is one of the
most scenic areas of the Colorado Plateau region.
Hike
in Escalante - The Escalante Canyons include
some of the most remote, wild and beautiful
country in the Southwest.
Mountain
Biking - The backcountry and primitive
roads of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
are a great way to enjoy the scenery of the
Colorado Plateau.
Visit
Lee's Ferry - A natural corridor between
Utah and Arizona, Lees Ferry figured prominently
in the exploration and settlement of the surrounding
canyon country. The Lees Ferry and Lonely Dell
Ranch Historic Districts offer a glimpse into
western pioneer life of the late 1800s.
