Glen Canyon NRA--Carl Hayden Visitor Center

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In-depth information is found on the Glen Canyon Dam National Recreation Area webpage.

About this Location

The Carl Hayden Visitor Center is the main visitor center for Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and Rainbow Bridge National Monument. Tours of Glen Canyon Dam are closed.

The Glen Canyon Conservancy Flagship, an official visitor center for the state of Arizona, is acting as Glen Canyon's main visitor center while others are closed for COVID. The Flagship office and retail store are a great place to start your Glen Canyon adventure.

About Glen Canyon National Recreation Area

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Glen Canyon has been home to people for thousands of years. Archaic and prehistoric Indian cultures roamed and lived in the canyons. Later, a vast panorama of explorers, miners, ranchers, historic Indian tribes, and others left their mark here. In more recent times, a few hardy homesteaders, river runners, and uranium miners lived, worked, or played among the canyons until they were filled by the waters of Lake Powell.

Today, Glen Canyon still provides the opportunity for modern-day explorers to seek their own adventures, whether it be on the water or in the backcountry. Many of the stories of Glen Canyon are the stories of people.

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