Lake Powell Houseboating
Spring Break 1997

Lake Powell Information Sources
Last modified: 24 April 1998

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Personal Source

Julia Betz ( museum@page-lakepowell.com)
Executive Director of the
John Wesley Powell Memorial Museum
#6 North Lake Powell Blvd.
Page AZ 86040
520-645-9496 (voice)
520-645-3412 (fax)

I cannot say enough nice things about Julia. She is a great source of information about Lake Powell and Page AZ. You can arrange to rent your houseboat through the Museum via Julia. The Museum is also a source for most of the reference materials listed below; ask Julia to mail you a catalog.

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Links

General Information about Lake Powell and Page, Arizona
John Wesley Powell Memorial Museum and Houseboat Rental Information at Lake Powell
Lake Powell and Page, Arizona
Lake Powell Magazine
Yahoo! - Regional:U.S. States:Arizona:Cities:Page
Weather for Page, AZ
ZION NATIONAL PARK

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Reference Material

  1. Boater's Guide to Lake Powell by Michael Kelsey

    I found this the most useful reference book, probably because I was more interested in hiking than any other type of activity at Lake Powell. Each canyon is covered in detail and hiking trail maps are provided as are suggested camp site locations and sandy beaches when available.

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  2. Lake Powell Magazine

    This publication contains Lake Powell Maps, according to Julia Betz these are the same maps that were formerly known as Steve and Gail Brown's Lake Powell Boating Charts. These maps are a must as they have all the numbered main channel bouys indicated and indicate where the sandy beaches are for anchoring houseboats. As a bonus the magazine also includes articles of interest to Lake Powell visitors and the Spring 1997 issue has an article on kayaking the river below Glen Canyon Dam written by Julia!

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  3. Stan Jones' Boating & Exploring Map of Lake Powell

    This is probably the most popular and often referenced map of Lake Powell, so popular that it is mounted in the cabin of the houseboats. Although this map is certainly worth having is does not show all the numbered bouys and does not indicate sandy beaches. It is most useful as an overview of the lake and its numerous canyons and can be used in combination with the maps in the Lake Powell Magazine.

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  4. Explorer's Guide to Lake Powell Country by Dick Hodgson

    This publication was a disappointment as it does not contain what I would call useful information. In the main it contains terse descriptions of the canyons and goes through the trouble of naming minor features such as coves. This publication did recommend, and lead me to, the "Boater's Guide to Lake Powell" by Michael Kelsey and the Steve and Gail Brown's Lake Powell Boating Charts, which were most valuable, so in that regard it paid for itself.

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  5. Exploring Lake Powell with Stan Jones (video)

    This was a bit of a disappointment as I was expecting more in the way of detailed guided tour and recommendations for sites to see while visiting Lake Powell. Instead it is more of an overview of the lake and canyons. It does a good job of providing a preview of the sites you will see, but should not be purchased as a tour guide or aid in planning a trip itinerary.

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The items listed below I purchased, or obtained for free through AAA, but did not use:

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Copyright © 1997 by L.E. Schwer