Glen Canyon National Recreation Area

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Seeks Public Input On Services At Lake Powell

Staff at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area on the Utah-Arizona border are working on what sort of concession operations are suitable for the NRA and are seeking your input on the matter.

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By NPT Staff - March 20th, 2018 1:30am

Off-Road Regs For Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Criticized

National Park Service officials missed the mark with their proposed off-road vehicle regulations for Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in Utah, according to the National Parks Conservation Association, which was critical of where ORVs could travel under the proposal.

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By NPT Staff - March 2nd, 2018 1:30am

Flying Home: The Colorado Plateau From Above And Below

No one writes today about the Colorado Plateau and the American Southwest with the eloquence and insight of Craig Childs. With his five books about this region he joins Mary Austin, Joseph Wood Krutch, Ann Zwinger, Ed Abbey, and Terry Tempest Williams in describing and celebrating the natural and cultural heritages of this region.

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By John Miles - January 25th, 2018 2:30am

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How Tracking Bats At Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Is Like Playing Pokemon

From pest control to pollination, so important are bats to Glen Canyon National Recreation Area that the park in Arizona and Utah hosts an annual festival to celebrate the flying mammals.

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By NPT Staff - January 5th, 2018 2:00am

Rising Temperatures Threaten Viability Of Colorado River

Rising temperatures are amplifying the effects of recent drought on the Colorado River, which plays a key role in the health of national parks such as Canyonlands and Grand Canyon, according to a U.S. Geological Survey report.

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By NPT Staff - December 28th, 2017 1:30am

A New Form Of Beauty: Glen Canyon Beyond Climate Change

In a large format (10” X 11”), this book combines a photo essay by Peter Goin with three essays by Peter Federici to explore Glen Canyon in the time of climate change. How can that be, you may ask? Is Glen Canyon not submerged under Lake Powell? As Goin and Federici show us, the answer is yes and no.

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By John Miles - November 3rd, 2017 2:00am

Houseboat Blast Kills Woman At Glen Canyon National Recreation Area

An explosion on a houseboat at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in Utah claimed the life of a Colorado woman and sent four others with critical injuries to hospitals in Salt Lake City and Grand Junction, Colorado, according to the park staff.

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By NPT Staff - July 14th, 2017 6:21pm

Houseboaters' Feces Pollute Area Of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area

Houseboaters on Lake Powell who ignored laws and regulations concerning how human waste is to be handled have forced the closing of a small area of land because it has been polluted with feces, according to Glen Canyon National Recreation Area officials.

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By NPT Staff - July 3rd, 2017 2:19pm

"Wakeless" Zones Come To Glen Canyon National Recreation Area

In a continuing effort to make Glen Canyon National Recreation Area safer for all types of recreation, the park is establishing wakeless zones in three side canyons on Lake Powell: Antelope, Labyrinth and Lost Eden canyons.

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By NPT Staff - May 25th, 2017 2:00am

ORV Management Plan For Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Draws NPCA Criticism

National Park Service officials have settled on an off-road management plan for Glen Canyon National Recreation Area that, if adopted, would carry adverse impacts for soils, vegetation, and paleontological and archaeological resources and lead to increased safety issues for visitors.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 19th, 2017 3:00am

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