National Park Service · Arizona
Colorado River Primitive Camping Between Glen Canyon Dam and Lees Ferry
National Park Service · Arizona, United States · in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
- Sites
- 5
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- No
- Dump station
- No
- Laundry
- No
- Elevation
- 3,146 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- Verizon good · T-Mobile none · AT&T none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
- Nearest town
- Page
- Address
- Colorado River upstream of Lees Ferry, Page, AZ, 86040
About
No reservations. Along the fifteen mile stretch of the Colorado River between Glen Canyon Dam and Lees Ferry, there are five primitive beaches set aside for camping, marked with signs, on a first-come, first-served basis. Camping is permitted in these areas only, as they are provided with toilets and fire pits. These sites can only be accessed by small vessel. All campsites are located well above the river and require a short walk from your boat.
Fees
Lees Ferry Upriver Camping: free. If you have already paid the park entrance fee and the boating fee, there are no additional charges. Please fill out a free Lees Ferry Backcountry River permit so we know who all is out there.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 35° | 18° | 62° | 8 of 11 |
| February | 56° | 37° | 20° | 70° | 7 of 11 |
| March | 63° | 42° | 31° | 86° | 2 of 11 |
| April | 76° | 50° | 35° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 85° | 60° | 44° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 98° | 70° | 57° | 108° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 103° | 77° | 69° | 110° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 98° | 73° | 64° | 106° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 92° | 68° | 48° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 76° | 54° | 40° | 91° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 64° | 45° | 26° | 77° | 2 of 10 |
| December | 51° | 36° | 21° | 66° | 7 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Nearby campgrounds
- Lees Ferry Campground · National Park Service · 1 mi · 54 sites
- Beehives Primitive Campground · National Park Service · 7 mi · 21 sites
- Wahweap Campground & RV Park · National Park Service · 10 mi · 266 sites
- Antelope Point RV Park · National Park Service · 11 mi · 104 sites
- White House Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 22 mi · 12 sites
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