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The 10 Best Things to do in Page, Arizona (AZ)
It may be difficult to believe that a mere half century ago, the land beneath Page, Arizona and Lake Powell was a vast and bleak desert landscape. Carved out of the rocky terrain, Page sits atop Manson Mesa and overlooks the 186-mile long lake, the dramatic Glen Canyon Dam and the surrounding canyons, arches and historical Native ruins. A mild climate year-round makes Page the perfect central hub for visiting the Grand Circle sites, as well as the neighboring Navajo Nation, home to Window Rock.
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1. Lower Antelope Canyon
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5.0 based on 6,659 reviews
Reviewed By 160rebeccal
We did the early morning tour with Dixie Ellis’ and it was so beautiful! Our tour guide, Dominic, was excellent and provided all sorts of information ranging from local plants, the shaping of the canyon, historical uses of the canyon, and not-to-be -missed photo ops. We are completely satisfied and highly recommend it!
2. Antelope Canyon
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4.5 based on 8,236 reviews
Located near Lake Powell, this "slot" canyon is considered sacred by the Navajo.
Reviewed By 267mabell - San Diego, United States
We joined the Antelope Canyon Navajo tour for the Upper Canyon 2 days ago We did the 12pm noon tour. The sandstone formation is amazing Our guide Lorita told us the history and geological facts and showed us how to take pictures with our smartphone camera in every corners and angles and how to take advantage of the light that come through the top It made this the highlight of this road trip I highly recommend this tour.
3. Lake Powell
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4.5 based on 1,495 reviews
Straddling northern Arizona and southern Utah, Lake Powell and the surrounding Glen Canyon National Recreation Area offer many leisure activities.
Reviewed By Bidule005 - France, null
Early in the morning, we went to Wahweap Marina to make a wonderful 2-hour cruise on Lake Powell, which is the second largest artificial lake (5058 km²) in North America. We learnt that artificial Lake Powell: - was created by the construction of the Glen Canyon Dam on Colorado river in 1963; - is very large, being 300 km long and having 3,380 km of shoreline!!! It is also 170 meters deep! - is the second largest water man-made reservoir in the USA! - has a very jagged shore, with more than 90 canyons! During the cruise, we were amazed by the wonderful panoramic viewpoints on the lake and with ocher and red-orange rocks with incredible shapes. The narrow and winding canyons were majestic. The contrast between these colorful rocks reflecting in the water and the blue of Lake Powell was striking! Lake Powell is an oasis of freshness in a rocky dazzling and breathtaking desert landscape with fantastic canyons!!!
4. Rainbow Bridge National Monument
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4.5 based on 723 reviews
The world's largest natural bridge, nearly as high as the Statue of Liberty, spans 275 feet across the water.
Reviewed By jjgautreau - Poway, United States
See my review of Renegade Boat Rentals. I had decided to take my grandchildren on a trip and had always wanted to go to Rainbow Bridge so I started researching the best way to do it. In all we would have 13 people traveling and I knew I needed a boat that would hold up to 14 people. We found it at Renegade Boat Rentals. I'm glad we rented with them as the experience was well worth the money. We headed out to Rainbow Bridge from the Wahweep Stateline Marina at about 8am. It took us about 2.5 hours to get to the turnout for Rainbow Bridge. Luckily, the boat had a great navigation system. We averaged about 25 miles per hour on the way out and had I been more familiar with the boat, I could have easily averaged 35 miles per hour. There is no sign from the main lake to the Rainbow Bridge turnoff until after you make the turnoff so knowing where you are going is helpful. The ride through the narrow canyon to the Rainbow Bridge boat dock was spectacular. There were not as many signs as there were turns, but we made it to the dock and luckily it wasn't that crowded. Tying off at the dock was a little difficult because there were D rings on the dock instead of Cleats. The intent was to pass the line through a D ring and use the cleat on the boat but it took about 1/2 hour to figure that out. The walk to Rainbow Bridge was about a mile up a slight grade on sandy but rocky ground. It was a nice little hike and the scenery was beautiful . The hike was well worth it. I was surprised at how many people weren't wearing masks. The return trip to the dock was pretty uneventful other than a group of about 35 people who decided to stand in the middle of the narrow trail and talk to each other without any consideration of people walking by. When we got back to the dock, it was completely full and there were several boats waiting to dock.
5. Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
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4.5 based on 869 reviews
The beautiful park surrounding the immense Lake Powell.
Reviewed By ccindyk48 - Westville, United States
It must have been even more fabulous before they flooded it. This is a big area. Starts west of Canyonlands in Utah & ends at Marble Canyon in Arizona. Although boating & water recreation is a given, there's also hiking & fishing at Lee's Ferry. Lots of marinas. 3 visitor centers - at Bullfrog, Carl Hayden in Page & Navajo Bridge in Marble Canyon.
6. Horseshoe Bend
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4.5 based on 14,621 reviews
Horseshoe Bend is the intimate Grand Canyon experience (although technically located in Glen Canyon.) The trailhead to this 3/4 mile hike is located just outside of Page, Arizona. It overlooks one of the most spectacular views on the Colorado River, 4 miles south of the Glen Canyon Dam, and 7 miles north of mile zero of the Grand Canyon.
Reviewed By OMGtrips - Gurugram (Gurgaon), India
Experienced this on our road trip Vegas-Page-Grand Canyon-Sedona-LA. Located near the town of Page, the Horseshoe Bend is 5 miles downstream from the Glen Canyon Dam, one of the highest dams in the country and Lake Powell within the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. It is a 2-km round trip hike out to the edge of this attraction; it is akin to standing at the rooftop of a 100 storey building with no guard rails. In fact, you can casually walk on the giant plateau until suddenly the abyss opens under your feet. You can stand at the edge of the cliff and soak in panoramic views of the emerald green Colorado river, which makes a giant U-turn 330 m under the steep cliffs of the Marble Canyon.
7. Vermilion Cliffs National Monument
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4.5 based on 292 reviews
Reviewed By RandSand - Poway, United States
We booked a tour with Dreamland Safari Tours in Kanab. They entered The Wave lottery for us, but we missed out. We also missed out on the alternative South Coyote Buttes permit. So, our "consolation" prize was a full day at White Pocket. What an amazing place! The picture shown on this page is actually from White Pocket. The shapes and the colors of the rocks are just spectacular.
8. Water Holes Canyon
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4.5 based on 218 reviews
Reviewed By travlin_fam5 - West Springfield, United States
We picked Water Holes Canyon with Waterhole Canyon Experience for a mire relaxed, leas crowded slot canyon tour and that is exactly what we got. Note... coming from Page, the tour office and meeting is a bit past the specified mile marker and you can’t see it until right at their entrance... so keep going slowly after the mile marker about another. 1.4 mile. We enjoyed this tour very much! The beauty and color of the rock formations was breathtaking. I was torn between taking pix and just enjoying the beauty and peacefulness of the canyon. Our guide, McKyle, pointed out places to take good photos, took pix of us, and told us interesting facts about tue canyon. He was very patient with answering our questions. Highly recommend! Note there are porta-potties at the tour office and one at the starting point for the hike.
9. Glen Canyon Dam Overlook
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4.5 based on 1,707 reviews
Reviewed By tomlor2017
This is on the outskirts of Page with a short walk down to the viewpoint. There are excellent views of the river side of the dam and of the river canyon. Well worth a short stop and short walk down to the viewpoint. Limited parking but we had no trouble finding a place mid day.
10. Carl Hayden Visitor Center Page
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4.5 based on 335 reviews
Reviewed By paulsY5534PS
As far as NPS visitor centers go, this is one of the better ones. It is one level, fully accessible and has exhibits that are both kid friendly and informative for adults without requiring a PhD to understand. There is a floor to ceiling overlook of the canyon and dam (indoors, fully enclosed) for those who have acrophobia and an outside observation deck for those who aren't. The center desk is also where you purchase dam tour tickets (first come, first served) and meet your guide to descend first to the top of the dam, then deep inside the structure to the generator room. Go if you have the chance as it is well worth it to see over both sides of th dam and really get a close up look from the base. Prices seemed to reasonable in the gift shop back up top and the Indian jewelry is authentic. All services are available jsut up the hill in Page.
