Check before you go: Winter season begins Nov. 15 at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area

File photo showing the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area on Nov. 15, 2022 | Photo courtesy of National Park Service, St. George News

PAGE, Ariz. – Glen Canyon National Recreation Area will begin to implement winter season operational changes at several facilities beginning Tuesday, Nov. 15. 

FILE – Snow-capped Navajo Mountain with Lake Powell in the foreground | Photo courtesy of National Park Service, St. George News

The following facilities in the South Lake Powell Wahweap District will be closed on Nov. 15: the fish cleaning station; and restrooms at the picnic area, swim beach and the main ramp. The  Wahweap Stateline restroom will remain open for the winter season. At the Lone Rock Primitive  Campground, the public restroom will be closed and the RV dump water will be turned off. 

In North Lake Powell, the following facilities will be closed on Nov. 15: the Bullfrog fish cleaning station and picnic area restroom and the Halls Crossing boat ramp comfort station. 

Boat pumpouts in Wahweap and Bullfrog will have the same operational hours. Beginning Nov. 15, water will not be available and the pumpouts will be closed overnight. Park personnel will reopen the boat pumpouts in the morning; however, boaters will need to provide their own water. The pumpouts will be closed daily at approximately 3 p.m. 

The following facilities at Lees Ferry will close on Nov. 15: the fish cleaning station and lower campground restrooms. The lower restroom is already closed and will remain closed due to repairs. At Lees Ferry, the following facilities will remain open: the upper campground restroom and main ramp comfort station. On Nov. 15, the water will be turned off at the Lees Ferry RV  dump; however, the RV dump is open year-round. 

In addition, some National Park Service and concessioner-operated facilities will reduce hours of operation during the winter months. For example, Strata Medical Clinic at Bullfrog is closed for the season.

For full details about seasonal hours of operations and facilities and services that remain open or are closed for the season, visitors are encouraged to visit the “Plan Your Visit” web page.

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