Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
View over the Colorado Plateau in the area of Glen Canyon NRA with a small section of Lake Powell dammed in Glen Canyon in the lower part of the picture. Next on the screen background the chimneys of the Navajo coal-fired power plant , behind the Table Mountain LeChee skirt.
The Glen Canyon National Recreation Area covers an area of 5076 km² around Lake Powell in the US states of Utah and Arizona . Most of the area around Lake Powell is desert.
The protected area of national importance has around 2 million visitors annually. There are 4 campsites, 5 marinas and 2 small airports in Glen Canyon NRA. The southwest end of Glen Canyon NRA can be reached via US Highway 89 and Arizona State Route 98 , the northeast end via Utah State Route 276 or Utah State Route 95 .
Web links
Commons : Glen Canyon National Recreation Area - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files
- National Park Service: Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (official site; English)
- American Park Network: Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (English)
Coordinates: 37 ° 4 ′ 32 " N , 111 ° 27 ′ 15" W.