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Glen Canyon National Recreation Area

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Glen Canyon NRA was established in 1972 "to provide for public use and enjoyment and to preserve the area's scientific, historic, and scenic features." The stated purpose of Glen Canyon NRA is for recreation as well as preservation (whereas a
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has nearly 2,000 miles (3,200 km) of fish-holding shoreline and provides opportunities to fish for largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, and striped bass that swim in the waters of the recreation area.
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may carry more emphasis on natural preservation). As such, the area has been developed for access to Lake Powell via five marinas, four public campgrounds, two small airports, and numerous
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With millions of visitors to the recreation area each year, it is inevitable that vandals will deface the rock faces of the canyon. Glen Canyon NRA has implemented a
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Lake Powell Resorts & Marinas, managed by Aramark, is an authorized concessioner of the National Park Service, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.
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Several local marinas and sports outfitters provide houseboats, powerboats, jet skis, kayaks, fishing gear, and related equipment to visitors.
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program wherein volunteers sign up for a five-day houseboat trip during which they help remove graffiti from the canyon walls.
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A well-known rock formation named the Double Arch existed over Lake Powell. It collapsed on August 8, 2024.
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Houseboat and powerboat in Knowles Canyon on Lake Powell, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah
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on the southeast. The southwestern end of Glen Canyon NRA in Arizona can be accessed via
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that makes up much of the famous prominent rock formations in protected areas such as
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Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon
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sandstone. Picture from Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah.
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lead to the northeastern end of the recreation area in Utah.
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Arizona
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Map showing the location of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Map showing the location of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Kane
San Juan
Garfield
Wayne
Utah
Coconino County, Arizona
Page, Arizona
Bullfrog, Utah
36°59′37″N 111°29′13″W / 36.99361°N 111.48694°W / 36.99361; -111.48694
National Park Service
Bureau of Reclamation
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area

national recreation area
National Park Service
Lake Powell
Cataract Canyon
Utah
Arizona
Glen Canyon
Glen Canyon Dam
Garfield County
Capitol Reef National Park
Canyonlands National Park
Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument
Vermilion Cliffs National Monument
Grand Canyon National Park

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