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It's always good to be well prepared when paddling, bring all these important things with you.

HOW TO MAKE A GOOD CAMP FIRE

1. COLLECT WOOD. You should have about 20 to 30 very thin twigs, and 10 to 15 small sticks to get the fire started and as many larger pieces you need to keep the fire going for as long as you need it.

2. BOTTOM BRANCHES.  If the ground is covered with snow you can break dry branches off the bottom of a tree.

3. STARTER MATERIAL. You will need some material that ignites very easily to start the fire. There are a number of things you can use for this. Dry leaves, dry grass, bark, or chips from a dry semi-decomposed dead tree. Paper works fine too if you have some with you.

4. FIRE RING. Find a good location for your fire, there should be nothing nearby that could catch fire such as dry vegetation. Make a ring on the ground with rocks.

5. STARTER MATERIAL. Place the starter material in the center of the fire ring. Make sure there's plenty of air around each piece of material.

6. TWIGS. Make a teepee around the starter material using the thin twigs you collected earlier.

7. STICKS. Put the larger sticks around your twig teepee. Finish off with some more massive pieces.

8. LIGHT. Light the starter material.

9. WAIT. In about a minute the starter material has started to ignite the small twigs.

10. FIRE. After a few minutes your fire will be in full flame. Soon the teepee will collapse into a shapeless collection of burning wood, don't worry this is all normal and good. By now you fire is stable and will keep burning for as long as you feed it wood.

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area

Page, AZ

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (NRA) 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 panorama of human history. Additionally, the controversy surrounding the construction of Glen Canyon Dam and the creation of Lake Powell contributed to the birth of the modern day environmental movement. The park offers opportunities for boating, fishing, swimming, backcountry hiking and four-wheel drive trips.

CONTACTS

Email - GLCA_CHVC@nps.gov

Fax- 928-608-6283

Write to
P.O. Box 1507
Page, AZ 86040-1507

Phone
Carl Hayden Visitor Center - 928-608-6404
Headquarters - 928-608-6200
24-Hour Emergency - 1-800-582-4351
Bullfrog Visitor Center - 435-684-7400
Lees Ferry Ranger Station - 928-355-2234

TRAVEL BASICS

Operating Hours, Seasons
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.

Getting There
PLANE - The City of Page is served by a commercial commuter airline. Charter flights are available from Page and Salt Lake City to other areas on the lake. Bullfrog, Hite and Escalante all have landing strips. Cal Black Memorial Airport is located approximately 10 miles (16km) from Halls Crossing. In-park shuttle services are available at Wahweap, Bullfrog, Halls Crossing, and Hite.

CAR - 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.

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - No public transportation serves Glen Canyon NRA.

Weather & Climate
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.

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.

FEES/PERMITS

Entrance Fee
PEDESTRIAN
$3 for 7 Days

VEHICLE ANNUAL ENTRANCE
$20 for Annual

VEHICLE ENTRANCE (ALL PASSENGERS)
$10 for 7 Days

Activity Fee
BOATING (EACH ADDITIONAL MOTORIZED VESSEL)
$4 for 7 Days

BOATING (FIRST MOTORIZED VESSEL)
$10 for 7 Days

BOATING ANNUAL
$20/motorized vessel for Annual

CAMPING

Bullfrog Developed Campground
NOTE: The Bullfrog Developed Campground is now closed for the winter due to construction. All campers will be accomodated in the RV Campground. For more information call 1-435-684-3000. Large campground with picnic tables, grills, centrally located bathrooms in each loop, water is available. No reservations. Approximately 78 sites. Accomodates small to medium length RV's. Fee is $18 per night.
For More Information on this campground please call 1-435-684-3000

Bullfrog Primitive Camping Areas
Open All Year
Primitive camping is available at Stanton Creek, Bullfrog North, and Bullfrog South. No facilities except for pit toilets. Fee is $6 per vehicle per night. Shoreline camping. No sites, as such, but a large vehicle-accessible shoreline area where camping is permitted. No reservations. NOTE: The roads into Bullfrog North and South may be very sandy at times and not suitable for all vehicles. The road into Stanton Creek is better, but may present some problems for low clearance or very long vehicles.
For More Information on this campground please call 1-435-684-7400

Bullfrog RV Campground
Open All Year
RV campground with full hookups. Accomodates most sizes of vehicles. Approximately 24 sites. Reservations possible. Fees vary.
For More Information on this campground please call 1-435-684-3000

Halls Crossing Developed Campground
Open All Year
Campground with picnic tables, grills, centrally located bathrooms in each loop. Approximately 64 sites. Fee is $18/night. No reservations.
For More Information on this campground please call 1-435-684-7000

Halls Crossing RV Park
Open All Year
RV campground with full hookups. Accomodates most sizes of vehicles. Approximately 32 sites. Fees vary. Reservations accepted.
For More Information on this campground please call 1-435-684-7000

Hite Camping
Open All Year
Several primitive camping areas exist at Hite. Camping is permitted near the launch ramp, in Farley Canyon, and along the Dirty Devil near Highway 95. All these areas have toilets only. No reservations. The fee is $6 per vehicle per night. Campers camping more than 200 yards from existing toilet facilities must have a portable toilet. Camping is also available at White Canyon and Blue Notch Canyon. No facilities, no fees. Portable toilets are required.
For More Information on this campground please call 1-435-684-7400

Lake Powell Shoreline Camping
Open All Year
Camping is allowed anywhere along the lake shore outside the developed areas. There is no fee. There are no facilities. Campers must have a portable toilet or toilet facilities on their vessel. The amount of camping is dependent on the lake level. On average, Lake Powell has 1960 miles of shoreline. Approximately 150 miles of this is campable at any given time.
For More Information on this campground please call 1-928-608-6404

Lees Ferry Campground
Open All Year
Primitive camping, only toilets available. No hookups, no reservations. Approximately 30 sites. Fee is $10 per night. Can accomodate vehicles up to approximately 35 feet. May be full on weekends and holidays. Next available camping is about 50 miles away.
For More Information on this campground please call 1-928-355-2319

Wahweap Campground
Open All Year
Large campground with picnic tables, grills, centrally located bathrooms in each loop, water is available. No reservations. One group site, reservations available. Fee is $18/night.
For More Information on this campground please call 1-928-645-2433

Wahweap RV Park
Open All Year
RV Park with full hook-ups. Reservations possible. Fees vary.
For More Information on this campground please call 1-928-645-2433

LODGING

Lodging within Glen Canyon NRA
Open All Year
Motel rooms by the lake are available at Wahweap and Bullfrog. Housekeeping units (double-wide trailers) are available at Halls Crossing, Bullfrog and Hite.
For More Information on this lodging please call 1-800-528-6154

FACILITIES

Ranger Stations
HALLS CROSSING BOATER CONTACT STATION
Open All Year varies
Location - Halls Crossing Marina
Closures - 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.
Exhibits - Planned exhibits on boater information and safety, geology, history of Halls Crossing.
Available Facilities - No book or map sales. Restrooms adjacent to the contact station.

HITE RANGER STATION
Phone - 435-684-2457
Location - Just off Highway 95 at Hite, Utah.
Closures - Facility is open intermittently throughout the year.
Available Facilities - Limited maps and books, restrooms

Visitor Centers
BULLFROG VISITOR CENTER
Phone - 435-684-7400
Location - Highway 276
Closures - Closed from approximately November 1 to February 28. Open intermittently in March
Exhibits - Exhibits relating to geology and the human and natural history of Glen Canyon. Ancestral Puebloan ("anasazi") and pioneer artifacts. A life-size model of a slot canyon.
Available Facilities - Bookstore, rest rooms, medical clinic (May thru early October only).

CARL HAYDEN VISITOR CENTER
Open All Year
Phone - 520-608-6404
Location - Located at Glen Canyon Dam on Highway 89 in Page, Arizona.
Closures - Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years
Special Programs - Rangers give map talks in the summer. Orientation Film.
Exhibits - Dinosaur tracks exhibit, Glen Canyon during the Ice Age, three-dimensional map of Glen Canyon NRA, photos and history of the construction of Glen Canyon Dam.
Available Facilities - Bookstore, rest rooms, dam tours. NOTE: NO DAM TOURS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

NAVAJO BRIDGE INTERPRETIVE CENTER
Location - Highway 89A near Lees Ferry, Arizona
Closures - Weekends only early April and November (hours: 10 am - 4 pm). Closed December thru March.
Exhibits - Pedestrian walkway across the old Navajo Bridge which spans the Colorado River in Marble Canyon, an interactive video.
Available Facilities - Bookstore, restrooms.

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