Lake Powell
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Where is America's favorite houseboating destination? Lake Powell offers the best house boat adventures, water skiing, and jet-skiing you will find anywhere on the planet.
Selecting a Lake Powell house boat turns your vacation into a Summer paradise of swimming, house boating, water-skiing, and jet skiing. During the Summer, temperatures rise into the 90's and 100's. This is when most people plan their visits. Summer water-play is the main reason to make the trek to Glen Canyon Dam National Recreational Area. Don't worry if you don't have your own water craft, because Wahweap, Bullfrog and other marinas will rent jet skis and boats for fishing, skiing, or house boating.
Visits during the other seasons would be appropriate if you like to sight-see, fish, hike, and take landscape photographs.
February through May is typically a windy period and Chinook winds may blow day and night, which may be ideal for sail-boating (but not for camping out on the sandy beaches).
Spring and Fall are great times to hike into the backcountry because the temperatures are more comfortable.
Hikers have a choice of easy day trips or long wilderness backpack treks. The canyons of the Escalante rate among America's premier hiking areas. Other good hiking spots within or adjacent to Glen Canyon include Rainbow Bridge national Monument, Paria Canyon, Dark Canyon, and Grand Gulch.
If you plan on fishing make sure you know where you plan to be on the lake. Lake Powell is on the Border of Utah and Arizona. Arizona lays claim to a small portion of the lake (the southern five miles). So, if you have a Utah license and your boat happens to drift over the border into Arizona, the rangers could give you a ticket. If you plan to reserve a Lake Powell House Boat, we recommend visiting Glen Canyon National Recreational Area's website for more information...
What kind of fish might you expect to catch from a Lake Powell house boat? Reports say bass (largemouth, smallmouth, and striped), pike (northern and walleye), catfish, crappie, carp, bluegill, perch, and sunfish.
Winter temperatures are much lower with highs between 40 and 50 degrees during the day and freezing temperatures at night with the possibility of snow.
Lake water temperatures are outstanding in the summer, much warmer than Southern California beaches. In fact, a comfortable 80oF in August is typical. But temperatures drop to a chilly 45oF in January (watch out for icebergs).
Expect thunderstorms in late summer which will also bring strong winds and rain showers. But, this is a desert with annual precipitation averages about seven inches, so the rain may come then quickly go during your visit.
One of the major attractions at Lake Powell is its beautiful surrounding scenery. The landscape is famous for it's colorful cliffs that rise high above the lake's surface. This region is part of the Colorado Plateau and the many rock formations tell a story of ancient deserts, oceans, and rivers.
The Colorado river has carved out Lake Powell's beautifully canyons and delicately balanced hoodoos (rocks on top of sedimentary layers). There are also graceful natural arches and bridges which make this area a must see sight to visit. The desert comes right to the edge of the water which also means great sandy beaches to dock your Lake Powell house boat so you can set up camp and play. The Summer heat and fluctuating lake levels prevent plant growth along the shore.
Want to stay in a motel while visiting Lake Powell? Try Page Arizona and Wahweap marina.
Here are some of our Lake Powell houseboat rentals suggestions for your stay...
Suggestions:
1. Rent a houseboat.
2. Rent jet skis and/or ski boat.
3. Explore the lake.
4. Bring your camera to take some great pictures.
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