Children between
the ages of 6 & 12 can become official Junior Rangers.
Check out the activity pamphlets at Wahweap and
Bullfrog for more information.
Lake Powell's sun is blistering
hot. Be sure that you kids are wearing sunscreen.
From June 1 through August 31,
there is a Kids' Carp and Catfish Contest open to kids
under 14. Cash prizes are given monthly at each
marina for the heaviest carp and catfish weighed in at
the marina store.
Lake Powell provides families
with all sorts of water play. Boating and houseboating,
swimming, kayaking, canoeing, boat tours, raft tours,
and renting waterskis are all things you can do with
the kids.
In November at Bullfrog, decorated boats brighten the
bay at night. At Wahweap in December, the Canyon
King paddlewheeler leads the water light parade
from the Wahweap Lodge and Marina to Glen Canyon Dam
and back.
Kids are fascinated by Native
American life. Ask our rangers about some of the
well-preserved ruins and rock art left behind from the
Anasazi that once lived here hundreds of years ago.
Defiance House in Forgotten Canyon is a great place for
dwellings and artifacts.
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