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Contact: Mary Plumb
With temperatures rising, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area is excited to welcome visitors with a free entrance day on April 22.
The Park will be joining other national parks and recreation areas across the country in waiving entrance fees on Saturday, April 22, the first day of National Park Week. The fee waiver includes entrance fees only. Other fees such as camping, tours, concession and fees collected by third parties are not included in the fee waiver. Park entrance fees at Glen Canyon are usually $30 for one private, non-commercial vehicle and all its passengers, for one-to-seven-days.
Beginning Tuesday, April 17, spring season operational changes will be implemented at several facilities in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. In the South Lake Powell Wahweap District near Page, Ariz.: water will be turned on at the fish cleaning station boat pumpout station, and restrooms at Swim Beach, Wahweap Main Boat Ramp, and Picnic Area. At the Lone Rock Primitive Campground: the public restroom will be open to the public and water will be turned on at the RV dump.
On April 17, at Lees Ferry: the water will be turned on at the RV dump and the fish cleaning station. The following facilities remain open year-round: the upper campground restroom and main ramp comfort station. The lower restroom is closed and will remain closed due to repairs.
In North Lake Powell, the following facilities are already operational for the season: the Bullfrog fish cleaning station and picnic area restroom, and the Halls Crossing boat ramp comfort station.
In addition, some National Park Service and concessioner-operated facilities will increase hours of operation during the warmer months. For full details about seasonal hours of operations and facilities and services that remain open or are closed for the season, please visit: www.nps.gov/glca/planyourvisit/seasonalhours.htm.
Visitors are encouraged to know and follow guidelines for recreating responsibly by following the helpful guidelines available here: https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/recreate-responsibly.htm. More safety information is available here: https://www.nps.gov/glca/planyourvisit/safety.htm
The park wishes everyone an enjoyable and safe spring season!
Last updated: January 11, 2024