Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah/Arizona

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area is a natural recreational area in the United States. It covers 1,254,429 acres (5,076 sq km) within Kane, San Juan, Garfield and Wayne counties in Utah and Coconino county in Arizona. This recreation and conservation area was established in 1972 and is managed by the National Park Service.

Within the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area are 5 marinas, 4 camping grounds, two small airports and a place to rent houseboats. It covers the area around Lake Powell and the lower Cataract Canyon in Utah and Arizona.

Glen Canyon
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Glen Canyon is a canyon that is submerged by Lake Powell, the second largest man-made lake or reservoir in the United States. It was created when the Glen Canyon Dam was built across the Colorado River.

The creation of Lake Powell is the result of opposition from the Sierra Club led by David Brower over plans to dam Dinosaur National Monument. To save Dinosaur National Monument from being inundated by a dam, the environmental organization accepted the damming of Glen Canyon.

After Glen Canyon was flooded, David Brower made a trip through it. He regretted allowing it to be inundated, and from then on became more radical in his opposition towards projects that harm the environment. It was from the experience in Glen Canyon that heightened his opposition to any plans to build a dam at the Grand Canyon.

Glen Canyon Dam
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Visiting Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Arizona

You can reach the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area by taking US Route 89 or State Route 98 from Arizona, or State Routes 95 or 276 from Utah.

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