Me and my significant other will be visiting the first week of August for our first trip to the area!
We're planning on kayaking/hiking to the Antelope Canyon but are having a hard time deciding which tour company to book with. We'll be staying in Kanab (about an hour west of Lake Powell).

Does anyone have a tour company you'd recommend or one you'd avoid?

We know the basics. Wear swimsuits, water shoes, bring plenty of water, sunscreen, etc. But is there anything you brought (or wish you had brought) that made your trip easier or more enjoyable?

Any beginner tips are appreciated too, as we've only kayaked a handful of times.

Any advice or recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Does anyone have any photos or videos from the storm yesterday? I heard multiple houseboats and ski boats sunk. Hopefully everyone is okay. Stay safe out there!

Only two other houseboats all weekend.
Seem like plenty of houseboats through the main channel heading up to Padre and beyond…but gunsight was empty… a little tricky navigating… Lake Genius helped… Once you had it dialed in it was easy.
Beautiful weekend… Glassy conditions…
Empty beaches…

Did anyone get a video of the storm yesterday? Someone in our timeshare group had two boats sink

Hey all! I am renting from Antelope boat rentals and departing from antelope point marina. Ive rented a jetski waaay back in 2021 but this is my first time back to lake Powell since then and now i have a little boating experience. (this is my 3rd time driving a boat). I have a few questions.

Antelope boat rental had a crazy deal for $350 for a full 8 hr day plus fuel fees (this isnt a scam is it?)

is boating from antelope point marina to bullfrog and back realistic?

What are some good spots to stop and anchor?

last one, as a rookie boater, should i be worried about the low levels at all?

anyways, very excited to be back at lake powell, i have been wanting to go back ever since 2021.

I just bought and rebuilt two Polaris 2003 2-stroke Jet Ski’s, and I worked on them this summer with a plan to take them to Lake Powell. I just heard that they’ve got a rule that will keep you from launching them at Lake Powell. I’m in a position now where I can’t get anything else in the meantime before I go so I will most likely have to leave them.
BUT
Does anyone know if there’s a way to get around it or if you could launch at Stateline at night after hours?

7-15-26
24 malibu wake boat
Stay left as your facing lake
Left side was smooth

No worries.

In every marina there are a dozen or more bougie houseboats with heli-pads on top. I usually spot a handful out on the lake during the trip as well

We've been going to powell since I was a kid. In all those years, I've never seen a helicopter on one. Ever. Not once.

I've seen 1 person with an actual helicopter before, and they had it parked on it's own floating pad, not the boat's heli-pad.

What's the point of them? Is it for emergencies or something?

Hello everyone, are there any locals or any recent visitors on here? The media has me totally freaked out that the water levels are too low and Powell is basically a toxic swamp. I’m bringing 2 toddlers (this is a trip my aging mother planned. It’s on her bucket list) I kind of wish I just declined based on the media. UGH anyways could anyone who’s recently been there ease my mind? We’re renting a houseboat leaving from Antelope Point. Any recs on where to anchor that’s a good spot for littles? We will have the Pontoon Boat 3 of the days as well! Thanks in advance!!

Edit** is there any must haves to bring for the toddlers?

Howdy!

I am planning on packrafting down the San Juan River downstream of Clay Hills to the confluence of the San Juan Arm and the Main Arm, getting there on 7/26 (give or take a day). I am hoping to stage a car at Halls Crossing and take a water taxi or hitch a ride up to there from the confluence. I know there will be lake paddling from where the river empties to the confluence, I just don't want to add even more.

I am finding back and forth info online about water taxis and plan on calling the tour guide operators there to see if that is something they could do, but I was going to post on here, see if anybody had direct info or if anybody was planning on being in that area anyway at that time and would let me and one other person hitch with minimal gear.

Thanks y'all!

Hi all,

I apologize in advance for my ignorance, but I’m planning a reunion for 15 people in early October, and was wondering if the logistics for a Lake Powell camping trip would make it a feasible option or not.  It would be a 4 day 3 night trip.  

We’d be interested in camping somewhere boat accessible like Gunsight or Padre.  Originally we were thinking we’d just grab a small fleet of power boats because we’d all be totally fine tent camping, but thinking perhaps it makes more sense to grab a small houseboat as a home base.  

If going the houseboat route, we’d definitely want another boat for wakeboarding + jetski.  

When the idea first came up, I was relying on being able to have access to fuel, ice and other last minute amenities (as I would if it were Lake Shasta where we’ve done a decent amount of boating), but it seems like the cut will be closed at Powell.  Does this alone make the plan overly ambitious?  I guess I’d just appreciate some insight into the logistical challenges I should consider for a trip of this size.  

Thanks so much.

Concerned mostly about campsites filling up since its first come first served in glen canyon. Don't want to be SOL on da river!

Hi everyone, my friend and I are going to visit Page in July. We are going to spend one day kayaking, but we can’t decide between lake Powell or Colorado River. Originally I was thinking of kayaking from lake Powell into the Antelope Canyon, but I heard the wind and waves from boats are horrible.

I have kayaked twice but my friend never kayaks before. We are thinking of maybe doing the Colorado River Kayak where you can do the horseshoes bend kayak, but I also don’t want to miss out on the canyon.

Which option should I choose?

Thanks!

https://reddit.com/link/1ueh08o/video/onrw9mo5199h1/player

We make an excellent baseglamp for the Glen Canyon Recreational Area.

We just arrived and will be getting the house boat tomorrow morning. I’m honestly (first time here) overwhelmed with where to go and do. Help.

UPDATE:
We came to Lake Powell, Bullfrog last night. I got here too late to take pictures. We needed to cross the lake before dark. There is plenty of ramp to launch. We were on concrete the whole time for the entire ramp.

My family is planning a trip to Lake Powell this week. We go every year and have dealt with low water before but this year is worse than usual. We are going to the Bullfrog area. I have heard the Bullfrog executive ramp is open with steel plates down. I also read somewhere there is a 1 ft drop off from the ramp to the steel plates. Has anyone launched recently? A one foot drop off would make it impossible to get our boat back out of the water. It’s clearance is too low. It’s a four hour drive from here and we would hate to drive all the way there and then not be able to launch. Anyone have pictures of the launch ramp within the last week or two?

Hi, I'm considering purchasing an inflatable kayak, with Lake Powell being my primary use. My quandary is which brand/model to buy. The reason I want it to be an inflatable (packable weight) is that I plan to paddle to remote 7-10 hikes off the lake, and assume leaving a kayak unattended might not be advisable(?). I also hope to put in at the end of the Hole-in-the-Rock Road to save MANY miles of paddling to reach some destinations (yeah, I know that's a steep hike for shuttling heavy packs).

I know a hard-shell sea kayak is the best for Powell, but my hope is that the newer Sea Eagle 385ft FastTrack V-Bottom (or something like it) would work for long days on the lake, including afternoon chop/wind (and boater wakes). I think I would feel better stashing an inflatable on shore while I am hiking for many days is better than tethering at the heads of canyons or main channel spots. Another concern is not being able to turn around in narrow canyons, whereas I could with an inflatable.

Is a closed cockpit necessary?

With lake levels rapidly dropping, will there be a future for access?

I might be looking in the wrong places but I'm not seeing a ton of Bullfrog movement updates or trip reports.

We were prepping the boat early May before the move and I guy was setting up a camera to capture the process (are you on here? How'd it go?)

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Anyone a Bullfrog Slip Tenant? Have you been down to Halls to access your boat? How's it going?

Are there any restrictions associated with going upstream from marble canyon in a boat or jet skis. Also are you allowed to camp up stream to? I was planing on taking a couple sea doos with a blow up boat towed behind to put camping gear in and spend a couple days out there

We’re going down river to Rainbow Arch and have seen no houseboats and only 4 or 5 fishing or ski boats. Very surprising on Memorial weekend

Hello! I’m visiting the area in late July with my husband and 4 kids—ages 6-13. We are just driving through and will have 24 hours at Lake Powell. We are staying somewhere fun near Big Water. Any ideas of how to spend our short time there—what we must see/do? Thank you in advance!!

Hello!! We are heading to Wahweap for a four day houseboat rental. We’ve never been to the area but enjoy nature, activities, and national parks. We will have a rental car. Any suggestions on must-do things? We have no real plan or expectations yet other than to enjoy the area. Tia

Hi all.

I'm looking to kayak antelope Canyon this upcoming weekend with my bf and am looking for any advice people have. I Kayak regularly but he does not, however we are both relatively fit. I've seen people comment on how miserable the wake can be for certain sections and we are coming from about 3hr away so would be unable to launch before 10 or so, putting us at the start of the busy part of the day especially with mothers day weekend.

This being said, I love the area and have spent a lot of time hiking between Page and Kanab over the years so this is definitely a bucket list item for me and I'd like to make it work. Any words of wisdom or cautionary tales? Those from the area, is this time of year typically super busy or are we yet to hit the summer busy season, would we have significantly better luck during the week if we could pull it off?

Thank you!

Where is a good place to look for a week long house boat rental and what would you recommend. It will be myself and my wife (31,26). We would also love to bring g our dog but I’m not sure if places allow that. We love just doing outdoor activity and just want to find a week long trip on a boat to spend time outside having a good time. Any recommendation would be awesome.