Glen Canyon National Recreation Area offers free admission on National Public Lands Day
By Mary Plumb
In celebration of National Public Lands Day, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area will offer free park entrance Sept. 28. A wide diversity of land and water based activities are available to suit everyone’s interest. The fee waiver includes entrance fees only. Other fees such as reservation, camping, tours, concessions, and fees collected by third parties are not included in the fee waiver.
Visitors are encouraged to know and follow guidelines for desert and boating safety. Life-threatening dangers to avoid include swimming at marinas, flash floods, cliff jumping, heat stroke, and carbon monoxide emitted by generators or engines that are running.
Visitors to Glen Canyon use a variety of watercraft on Lake Powell. Because quagga mussels have been confirmed both above and below the Glen Canyon Dam, all boaters must clean, drain, and dry their boats and all equipment after contact with these waters. Specific information about applicable state laws is available for Utah and Arizona.
There are many ways to participate in National Public Lands Day. Find all the information needed to plan your next adventure here. The last opportunity in 2019 for free park entrance will occur Nov. 11 in celebration of Veteran’s Day.
While Lake Powell is one of the largest and most scenic man-made lakes in North America, it comprises only 13 percent of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. The recreation area stretches from Lees Ferry in Arizona to the Orange Cliffs of southern Utah, encompassing scenic vistas, geologic wonders, proposed wilderness areas, and a vast panorama of human history.
