Lake Powell Questions for next weekend 7 day visit

[Wake Havasu]

Lake Powell Questions
Starting From South end : Wahweap.
What are good places to see?
WhereÂ’s the good places ( currently ) to camp?
Can you bring camp wood to burn?
Does water rise during the night? Should I camp High?
Are people mellow is it safe? (Glock or no Glock)
Do people bring thier dogs?
How many Marinas and where?
I show 6:
Wahweap
Dangling Rope
Rainbow Bridge
Halls Crossing
Bullfrog
Hite
How far is Wahweap from Dangling Rope?
How far is Dangling from Bullfrog?

[Sleek-Jet]

The river is running at Hite, not to mention it's a 130 mile cruise up there when the lake is full.
San Juan arm is nice, you can get away from most everyone up there. Dangling Rope is below the San Juan arm, so there is a marina somewhat close.
The lake has been comming up close to a foot a day, so set the camp up a little ways from the water.
People are cool, and really you won't be around to many as is it is.
Poochie is welcome, it gets hot and really dry up at Powell, lots of water for the dogs and yourself.
Porta potties are required, and the rangers check to see if you're using them (trust me).
Have fun, Lake Powell is addicting. :D

[Eliminator89]

Wahweap is at the south end as you described. Dangling rope is about 50 miles north. Bullfrog and Halls Crossing are about 50 miles further up (Mile Marker 100 ) and are directly across from each other on a wide section of the lake. Hite is another 50 miles up (Mile Marker 150) from that.
The south end of the lake is very flat and open. The winds get pretty high. The further north you go, the deeper the canyons get and the prettier it is.
If you're going by houseboat, I wouldn't try to cover more than 50 miles in the week. By ski boat, we went from Wahweap to Hite in a full day. We ran back the next day. Be sure to stop at each marina to top off your tanks. The center channel is well marked so it's pretty easy to keep track of where you are if you have a map.
Rainbow bridge is worth a speed run just to say that you did it. The best bet is to head up one of the canyons off of the main channel and find a beach. I would go at least 20 miles up to get out of the open area and into the canyons.
The lake is safe as long as you pay attention to where you are. The main channel has steady traffic. Wahweap, Halls Crossing and Bullfrog are the "big" marina's. Dangling rope is only accessible by water so all of the supplies have to be brought in by boat. Prices tend to be high and selection pretty limited.
Have a great trip!!

[boxscore]

There's a finger just adjacent to Rainbow bridge docks.... It goes back a ways, then opens up to an unbelievable cove with vertical walls. Just awesome. Don't know what it would look like now with the current water levels though. But if you drop by Rainbow bridge...definantely take a peek

[Wake Havasu]

Have fun, Lake Powell is addicting. :D[/QUOTE]
Thank you for the info.
Can you bring camp wood to burn?

[Wake Havasu]

There's a finger just adjacent to Rainbow bridge docks.... It goes back a ways, then opens up to an unbelievable cove with vertical walls. Just awesome. Don't know what it would look like now with the current water levels though. But if you drop by Rainbow bridge...definantely take a peek
Thank you: boxscore and Eliminator89 also!

[DEEZ NUTTS]

Get a map for shure!! Good beaches in the Padre Bay area. Bouy #21ish Kane wash, Padre Canyon ect. Water is still rising so you will lose beach in 7 days for sure.
Dangling rope is 40 miles or so from Wahweap and has gas/ice. Just explore and you will see lots of good stuff
Do bring Fire wood. Dont light the whole wind blown pile of tumble weeds on fire. Had fire crew out a 1:00am and they are not happy then. Destruction of resources ticket eventually thrown out.
People are melow. Most of the time you have to bring your own party. Rare that we end up partying with the nieghbors. No Glock. National park so keep it outta sight anyhow.
Load up on real beer at home. Nothing but low octane Utah beer at the marinas.

[Wake Havasu]

[QUOTE=DEEZ NUTTS]Get a map for shure!! Good beaches in the Padre Bay area. Bouy #21ish Kane wash, Padre Canyon ect. Water is still rising so you will lose beach in 7 days for sure.
Is the Catsle Rock pass open or do we have to go around Antelope isle?

[DEEZ NUTTS]

Gotta go around for shure. You can launch at Antelope Point and be half way around the channel.

[Debbolas]

We are leaving Monday for a week on a houseboat at Lake Powell.....
:wink:
Look for our boat
Kachina Customer Web Page (http://www.kachinaboats.com/customers/customers.html)
Buy a map at the Marina, find Anasazi Canyon (above Rainbow Bridge) it is awesome, turns and looks like a dead end, then the next corner opens up, and you think it will dead end, but it opens up again.......goes back for about a mile like that!
Watch out for Wahweap, we went last summer and there was a sand bar around lone rock, very low lake level.
If you camp there you will have to endure the channel to get to the upper part of the lake. How big is your boat? The channel can get nasty in stormy weather.
Lake Powell is beautiful, once in a lifetime rock formations...
Have fun, hope to see ya! :wink:

[NuckinFutz]

The north end has limited camping right now due to the tumbleweed growth. Bring a good garden rake to clean the beach and you will be glad you did. If you need higher than 87 octane gas, bring boost if you're planning to fuel at Dangling Rope. Halls Crossing has 91 at the pump on the water, Bullfrog only has 87. Don't bother with Hite Marina, unless you want to walk on mud for miles to get there. The water level increase is slowing down now, but keep in mind that 6-8" of vertical raise will go up a mildly slanted beach along way. Firewood can be found at the north end in the back of all the canyons floating. If you have a couple days to dry it in the sun it will burn ok. As Deez Nuts said, lighting a beach of tumbleweeds on fire doesn't impress the local parkies, been there, done that! Dogs are fine, but keep them on a leash at the marinas and nobody will care. Best of all, have a great time.

[Throttle]

headed out there myself for the first time too... Can't wait!
need more tips...

[Mardonzi]

How the hell did I miss this thread,, I must be slacking,,,
Anyways,, glock is not necessary,, however,, bring lots of bottle rockets to keep the coyotes at bay,,
Firewood is a good thing and remember,, if you can't see it from space,, it aint a bonfire..
Deez is half right,, Definately stock up on beer.. Wahweap beer is regular,, Dangling rope beer is Utard Beer and costs more than the fuel per ounce there.. (Gas was like 3.59 if I remember right last week)
Water level is still coming up 6 inches a day and could increase if the weather gets warmer... The Animas and the San Juan are almost at peak (Navajo Dam is letting out 5000 cfs. The norm there is 250 cfs...)
Also,, don't forget the soft serve ice cream at Dangling Rope,,
Most of all, remember,, have fun, take pics,, and if you see me on the water,, buy me a beer......
If you have any directed questions,, feel free to PM either myself or AzLakeLizard,, We both live here and will be out on the lake tomorrow...

[Throttle]

Most of all, remember,, have fun, take pics,, and if you see me on the water,, buy me a beer......
If you have any directed questions,, feel free to PM either myself or AzLakeLizard,, We both live here and will be out on the lake tomorrow...
how about if you see me, I'll give you a beer!

[Mardonzi]

No Problem,, I'll buy you a beer, if you buy me a Margar,,,

[Titan7]

You will love Lake Powell, nothing else like it! I think most of the other folks have answered your questions. I have been going there for years and the one thing I learned is "Watch the sky". Two years ago we headed up to Rainbow Bridge, sunny with no clouds at 9am. We were having lunch in one of the canyons near the bridge and exploring. I see dark clouds far far away, but thought they will blow past us. Well, on the way back about 2 pm the wind has now kick up to about 25-30 kts with even bigger gusts. The swells were steady at 3-4 feet with some sets even bigger, we had about 20-25 miles to get back to our houseboat, by the way we were in my buddies 20 foot Malibu Response LX. Let me just say there there were a few moments that I was gathering all of our water, cell phones, etc, because it was that bad, we were taking on a lot of water. Comp ski boats are not good for that kind of water, hell, I would not have wanted to be out there in anything less than 30 ft that afternoon. Padre Bay can get scary in a moments notice!! Other than that I have not had issues. Bring every thing you think you will need and then more, running out of food or beer is not fun! If you are into skiing or riding check out the canyons next to cookie jar butte, it very protected from the wind, glass most of the day :smile: Have a great trip!