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Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape)
Location:	Southern Utah & Northern Arizona, USA
Nearest city:	Page, Arizona
Coordinates:	36°59′37″N, 111°29′13″W
Area:	1,254,429 acres (5,076 km²)
Established:	October 27, 1972
Total Visitation:	1,832,378 (in 2004)
Governing body:	National Park Service, Bureau of Reclamation

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (Glen Canyon NRA or GCNRA) is a recreation and conservation unit of the National Park Service (USA) that encompasses the area around Lake Powell in Utah and Arizona, covering 1,254,429 acres (5,076 km²) of mostly desert. The recreation area borders Capitol Reef National Park and Canyonlands National Park on the north, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument on the west, and Grand Canyon National Park on the south.

The Glen Canyon NRA was established in 1972 "to provide for public use and enjoyment and to preserve the area's scientific, historic, and scenic features."

The stated purpose of Glen Canyon NRA is for recreation as well as preservation (whereas a national park may carry more emphasis on natural preservation). As such, the area has been developed for access to Lake Powell via 5 marinas, 4 camping grounds, two small airports, and houseboat rental concessions.

The southwestern end of Glen Canyon NRA can be accessed via U.S. Highway 89 and Arizona State Route 98. Use Utah SR-95 and Utah SR-276 to get to the northeastern end of the recreation area.

The current Lake Powell lies above Glen Canyon, which was flooded by the Glen Canyon Dam, completed in 1966.

Lake Powell has nearly 2,000 miles of fish-holding shoreline and provides a great opportunity to fish for largemouth bass, smallmouth bass and striped bass swim in the midst of a scenic wonderland.

Lake Powell National Golf Course Championship is an 18-hole course sitting on a high mesa overlooking the impressive Glen Canyon Dam, beautiful Lake Powell, and Vermillion Cliffs.

Several local marinas make available for tourists houseboats, powerboats, jetskis, kayaks, fishing gear and related equipment.

• Official National Park Service site
• Glen Canyon Natural History Association
• Page Lake Powell Chamber of Commerce
• Lake Powell National Golf Course scenic 18-hole golf course
• Lake Powell Yacht Club to serve the interest of boat owners and water recreational enthusiasts

Colorado River system
Dams and aqueducts (see US Bureau of Reclamation)
Shadow Mountain Dam | Granby Dam | Glen Canyon Dam | Hoover Dam | Davis Dam | Parker Dam | Palo Verde Diversion Dam | Imperial Dam | Laguna Dam | Morelos Dam | Colorado River Aqueduct | San Diego Aqueduct | Central Arizona Project Aqueduct | All-American Canal | Coachella Canal | Redwall Dam
Natural features
Colorado River | Rocky Mountains | Colorado River Basin | Grand Lake | Sonoran desert | Mojave desert | Imperial Valley | Colorado Plateau | Grand Canyon | Glen Canyon | Marble Canyon | New River | Paria Canyon | Gulf of California/Sea of Cortez | Salton Sea
Tributaries
Dirty Devil River | Dolores River | Escalante River | Gila River | Green River | Gunnison River | Kanab River | Little Colorado River | Paria River | San Juan River | Virgin River
Major reservoirs
Fontenelle Reservoir | Flaming Gorge Reservoir | Taylor Park Reservoir | Navajo Reservoir| Lake Powell | Lake Mead | Lake Mohave | Lake Havasu
Dependent states
Arizona | California | Colorado | Nevada | New Mexico | Utah (See: Colorado River Compact)
Designated areas
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area | Lake Mead National Recreation Area