Glen Canyon National Recreation Area

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and Lake Powell (TRAVEL GUIDE) | Beautiful America | Episode# 2

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area travel guide in this beautiful America series by Hipfig for visitors.

This Glen Canyon National Recreation Area travel guide will help Plan your visit to Glen Canyon and Lake Powell area.

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area surrounds the area or boundary of Lake Powell in the state of Arizona and Utah.

1). Introduction to Lake Powell and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area to new visitors interested in National parks and famous natural wonders in North America,
2). Information on how to get to Glen Canyon National Recreation visitor center by from cities like Flagstaff (Arizona), Grand Canyon, Zion National Park and other surrounding cities using US-89 Hwy,
3). Detailed information on Glen Canyon National Recreation area – like Visitor Center, Parking, Glen Canyon bridge, Glen Canyon, Lake Powell etc.
4). Things to see and do at this Glen Canyon National Recreation area like visit to Carl Hayden visitor center on US-89 Hwy, Glen Canyon Dam Guided Tour, Rainbow bridge national monument, Bullfrog Utah visitor center,Horseshoe Bend, Boat Tours, Lone Rock etc.
5). Travel tips for first time visitors visiting Glen Canyon National Recreation area and Lake Powell.

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Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Lake Powell Colorado River Native America Arizona Utah USA

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Utah USA

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area,
located at the center of the Colorado Plateau,
provides for public enjoyment through
diverse land- and water based
recreational opportunities,
and protects scenic, scientific,
natural, and cultural resources
on Lake Powell, the Colorado River,
its tributaries, and surrounding lands.
Rainbow Bridge National Monument
protects an extraordinary natural bridge
that captures public and scientific
interest with its rainbow form and appearance.


Significance statements express why
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
and Rainbow Bridge National Monument
resources and values are important
enough to merit national park
unit designation.
Statements of significance describe
why an area is important within
a global, national, regional, and
systemwide context.
These statements are linked
to the purpose of the park unit,
and are supported by data, research,
and consensus.
Significance statements describe the
distinctive nature of the park and inform
management decisions, focusing
efforts on preserving and protecting
the most important resources and
values of the park unit.
The Colorado River and its many
tributaries, including the Dirty Devil,
Paria, Escalante, and San Juan rivers,
carve through the Colorado Plateau
to form a landscape of dynamic
and complex desert and
water environments.
The vast, rugged landscapes of
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
provide an unparalleled spectrum
of diverse land- and water-based
recreational opportunities for visitors
of wide-ranging interests and abilities.
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
preserves a record of more than
10,000 years of human presence,
adaptation, and exploration.
This place remains significant for many
descendant communities, providing
opportunities for people to connect
with cultural values and associations
that are both ancient and contemporary.
The deep, 15-mile-long, narrow gorge
below the dam provides a glimpse
of the high canyon walls,
ancient rock art, and a vestige
of the riparian and beach terrace
environments that were seen by
John Wesley Powell’s
Colorado River expedition in 1869,
providing a stark contrast to the impounded
canyons of Lake Powell.
Rainbow Bridge is one of the world’s
largest natural bridges and is a
premier example of eccentric stream
erosion in a remote area of the
Colorado Plateau.
For many indigenous peoples in
the Four Corners region,
Rainbow Bridge is a spiritually occupied
landscape that is inseparable from
their cultural identities and
traditional beliefs. And
eastern Pueblo villages
along the Rio Grande River.
Traditional Cultural Property
and Values: Rainbow Bridge and the
immediately surrounding landscape
are considered sacred by, and are
vitally linked with the histories,
cultural practices, ceremonial
activities, and oral traditions
of associated American Indian tribes.



CONTACT THE PARK

For more
information about the
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
and Rainbow Bridge
National Monument Foundation Document,
contact:
glca_superintendent@nps.gov
or 928-608-6205
or write to:
Superintendent,
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
and Rainbow Bridge National Monument
P.O. Box 1507, Page, AZ 86040-1507
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Credit
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NPS
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
GLEN CANYON NHA
State of Utah USA
BLM, BOR
U.S. Department of the Interior
The Bureau of Land Management



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