Lake Powell Lodging
For those who prefer to stay on land, Lake Powell Resorts & Marinas offers high quality accommodations with sweeping views of the lake and a range of amenities.
Accommodations include:
LAKE POWELL RESORT - Lake Powell Resort is located at the south end of the lake and is steps away from Wahweap Marina and a short car ride from Page, Arizona. The resort, a three-diamond rated property, has 350 rooms, including double queens, kings and deluxe suites.
DEFIANCE HOUSE LODGE - Defiance House Lodge is located towards the north end of the lake at Bullfrog Marina in Utah. The lodge is nestled on a red rock mesa overlooking miles of picturesque shoreline and includes 48 rooms, all recently renovated. Visitors can pick up souvenirs in the gift shop or simply relax in the dining room or out on the patio. All rooms have been updated with new furniture, a mini-fridge, a microwave and a 27-inch television as well as new fixtures and wall decorations. Wi-Fi Internet access is available throughout the lodge, including the lobby and restaurant area.
FAMILY UNITS - Halls Crossing, Bullfrog and Hite Marinas offer three-bedroom family units that include all the comforts of home, complete with two baths, living rooms and fully equipped kitchens. The family units sleep up to eight people and provide a down-home atmosphere that is hard to beat.
Lake Powell was formed by the Glen Canyon Dam.
Did You Know ?
Construction on Glen Canyon Dam began with a demolition blast keyed by the push of a button by President Dwight D. Eisenhower at his desk in the Oval Office on October 1, 1956.
Over 5 million cubic yards (4,000,000 m³) of concrete make up Glen Canyon Dam.
The Dam is 710 feet (216 m) high, with the surface elevation of the water at full pool being approximately 3700 feet (1100 m).
Construction of the Dam cost $155 million, and 18 lives were lost in the process.
From 1963 to 1966, turbines and generators were installed for hydroelectricity.
On September 22, 1966, Glen Canyon Dam was dedicated by Lady Bird Johnson.
Upon completion of Glen Canyon Dam on September 13, 1963, the Colorado River began to back up, no longer being diverted through the tunnels. The newly flooded Glen Canyon formed Lake Powell.
It took 17 years for the lake to rise to the high water mark, on June 22, 1980. Since then the lake level has fluctuated considerably depending on the seasonal snow runoff from the mountains.
"Even a pebble cast in the middle of a lake creates ripples that eventually reaches the shore."
~ Jeffrey G. Duarte
