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Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Ready For Spring Visitors

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The National Park Service is ready for spring visitors at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area/NPS file

The arrival of spring comes with annual changes to services and operations at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in southern Utah and northern Arizona.

Glen Canyon remains open to visitors every day, year-round. Some visitor services closed for the winter have already been reopened, and the remainder will reopen mid-April. Spring season operational changes will be implemented at the following facilities in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. 

In the Wahweap District, the following visitor services have reopened for the season: restrooms at the Wahweap Picnic Area and at the parking lot for beach access across from the Wahweap Campground, the outdoor drinking fountains and fishing cleaning stations. The Wahweap boat pump out will reopen April 15. Restrooms at the Wahweap Main Ramp and Stateline Ramp have remained open throughout the winter season. 

At the Lone Rock Primitive Campground, primitive camping is available year-round, and entrance and camping fees may be paid at the self-service machine located at the entrance station. Campers are encouraged to provide their own portable toilet system. As a reminder to visitors, it is prohibited to bury waste of any kind on the beach. On April 15, the following will open for the season: micro-flush toilets, restrooms, showers, and potable water. The recreational vehicle (RV) dump water will be turned on and the number of open vault toilets will be increased.  

At the Antelope Point Public Launch Ramp, on April 15, additional vault toilets will be opened.   

At Bullfrog, the following are open: picnic area restrooms, Bullfrog boat pump out, outdoor drinking fountains and fishing cleaning stations. There are no clinic operations at Bullfrog until a new contract is awarded. The opening date for the clinic will be shared when available. In the meantime, National Park Service Visitor and Resource Protection Rangers are responding to emergency calls as they are able. 

At Halls Crossing, the launch ramp public restrooms are open. The boat pump out was installed this winter and will be useable April 15 (until then, continue to use the boat pump out at Bullfrog).   

At Hite, all services have been closed until further notice. The services ended in January when the park couldn't find a concessioner to operate there.

At Lees Ferry, the fish cleaning station and RV dump are open. The campground restrooms and main ramp restroom have remained open throughout the winter season. The lower campground restroom is anticipated to open April 26 and the upper one will close for renovation. The renovation project is scheduled to be completed May 17. 

In addition, some National Park Service and concessioner-operated facilities will increase hours of operation during the spring season. For the most up to date details about seasonal hours of operations and facilities and services that remain open or are closed for the season, please visit or Seasonal Hours page.

For concessioner-operated facilities hours, visit the concessioner webpage.

Visitors are encouraged to recreate responsibly

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