Lake Powell

Lake Powell, one of Arizona's most popular lakes, is located among the steep gorges, rocky outcrops, and breathtaking beauty of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. Every year, millions of people visit this lake on the Arizona-Utah border to participate in a variety of water activities. Boating, water skiing, tubing, paddle boarding, and wakeboarding are popular activities on Lake Powel.

Glen Canyon was the name that people gave to the calm part of the Colorado River that previously flowed through red rock canyons and became the gorgeous blue waters of Lake Powell. The lake was named after explorer John Wesley Powell, who was the first person to float the Colorado River.