Planning a summer week on Powell

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I only know the pattern. For specifics, you should just call them at 888.896.3829.

The restaurant usually opens for dinner only in early March. April-September they expand to all-day service (three meals). October is usually Breakfast and Dinner only. November-February they are closed completely. Hope that helps.

Last year's restaurant schedule is still available here -

Anasazi Restaurant Lake Powell | Lake Powell Resorts & Marinas

Bullfrog Marina's Anasazi Restaurant, on Lake Powell, serves comfort food like hearty breakfasts, delicious burgers, fresh fish, pasta and mouthwatering steak.
www.lakepowell.com www.lakepowell.com

The hotel is open year-round -
www.lakepowell.com

Defiance House Lodge at Bullfrog Marina UT | Accommodations | Lake Powell Resorts & Marinas

Defiance House Lodge is located in Bullfrog, Utah, directly across Lake Powell from Halls Crossing Marina. Perfect accommodations for day trips on the lake.
www.lakepowell.com www.lakepowell.com
 
How much time are you dedicating to this trip, and what time of year are you going?

If you are going when runoff is happening, you will run into more debris the further north you go. There have been trips I was leery of going much past Knowles (at least in my Malibu).

I would say Escalante is a must see. In my opinion, it is the most scenic part of the lake.

Iceburg is nice. Moki, just up from Bullfrog, is a good canyon as well.

If you are going in the shoulder seasons, I would call Defiance House and see if the restaurant is open. I know we went one year in the spring planning on eating there only to find they were not open.

I'd also plan on taking a lot of time if you go for dinner. Regardless of how busy they are, I have never had what I would consider fast service.
 
PowellBride said:
There is a hotel at Bullfrog with a restaurant, but you will need to get a shuttle from the water to restaurant. It's got a bit more than the hotdogs the marina stores offer, but it wasn't hornet dining the last time I was there, some 10+ years ago.
Depending on the time of year, the water can have a LOT of debris on the very northern mist 20-30 miles (Hite to Good Hope).

We love the SJ, but it can be very remote and isolated. More so in the early and late season. As a rule, The SJ doesn't have the high canyon walls that are more common from the Rincon to Good Hope. If you go north of Bullfrog, Knowles and Cedar are 2 of my favorite canyons.
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Thanks for input and info. Any idea how far hite is from halls crossing?? And is it worth the gas and time ??
 
BartsPlace said:
I only know the pattern. For specifics, you should just call them at 888.896.3829.

The restaurant usually opens for dinner only in early March. April-September they expand to all-day service (three meals). October is usually Breakfast and Dinner only. November-February they are closed completely. Hope that helps.

Last year's restaurant schedule is still available here -

Anasazi Restaurant Lake Powell | Lake Powell Resorts & Marinas

Bullfrog Marina's Anasazi Restaurant, on Lake Powell, serves comfort food like hearty breakfasts, delicious burgers, fresh fish, pasta and mouthwatering steak.
www.lakepowell.com www.lakepowell.com

The hotel is open year-round -
www.lakepowell.com

Defiance House Lodge at Bullfrog Marina UT | Accommodations | Lake Powell Resorts & Marinas

Defiance House Lodge is located in Bullfrog, Utah, directly across Lake Powell from Halls Crossing Marina. Perfect accommodations for day trips on the lake.
www.lakepowell.com www.lakepowell.com
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That’s perfect. Thanks so much for the links
 
Ryan said:
How much time are you dedicating to this trip, and what time of year are you going?

If you are going when runoff is happening, you will run into more debris the further north you go. There have been trips I was leery of going much past Knowles (at least in my Malibu).

I would say Escalante is a must see. In my opinion, it is the most scenic part of the lake.

Iceburg is nice. Moki, just up from Bullfrog, is a good canyon as well.

If you are going in the shoulder seasons, I would call Defiance House and see if the restaurant is open. I know we went one year in the spring planning on eating there only to find they were not open.

I'd also plan on taking a lot of time if you go for dinner. Regardless of how busy they are, I have never had what I would consider fast service.
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We’re going in late July. And plan on 3 days and nights on the water. Thanks for the canyon recommends. That and food and gas insight is what I’m looking for. Thank you.
 
So, to be clear, you are planning on doing 3 days/nights in late July. Is your Maxum an open boat, or a cuddy? Not trying to be too obvious, but the temps in July are HOT - even at night. Unless your boat has air conditioning for the cuddy, sleeping in the boat is going to be.......tough.

I have spent some time sleeping in my boat at the lake at similar times of year. I've tried sleeping in the bow, but there is absolutely no airflow, making it very hot. Sleeping on the sunpad might be worse, as you are right above the engine, which on my boat means you are sleeping on top of a 150* oven, in 80* air temps.

Per NPS regulations, you also need to have some sort of toilet on board.

Just making sure you have the right expectations. I LOVE summer at Powell - but we go to do water sports. If I were doing a sight seeing/exploring trip, staying somewhere other than a houseboat, it would be spring or fall.
 
Michael850 said:
Thanks for input and info. Any idea how far hite is from halls crossing?? And is it worth the gas and time ??
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Hite to Halls is roughly 50 miles, with no services past Halls/Bullfrog (MM 96-98) Once past GoodHope (MM 120) boat traffic gets sparse, even in the summer. As previously mentioned if you go while run off is still occurring there will be lots of debris, and we do mean logs that will take off an out drive. We went north one June and literally the whole surface of GoodHope Bay was a massive debris field. Even at idle speed it was scary dodging logs and no fun.
 
PowellBride said:
Hite to Halls is roughly 50 miles, with no services past Halls/Bullfrog (MM 96-98) Once past GoodHope (MM 120) boat traffic gets sparse, even in the summer. As previously mentioned if you go while run off is still occurring there will be lots of debris, and we do mean logs that will take off an out drive. We went north one June and literally the whole surface of GoodHope Bay was a massive debris field. Even at idle speed it was scary dodging logs and no fun.
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Thanks. We’ll stay south of halls. We’re thinking of exploring Escalante, Forbidden, San Juan. And a few others along the way
 
Ryan said:
So, to be clear, you are planning on doing 3 days/nights in late July. Is your Maxum an open boat, or a cuddy? Not trying to be too obvious, but the temps in July are HOT - even at night. Unless your boat has air conditioning for the cuddy, sleeping in the boat is going to be.......tough.

I have spent some time sleeping in my boat at the lake at similar times of year. I've tried sleeping in the bow, but there is absolutely no airflow, making it very hot. Sleeping on the sunpad might be worse, as you are right above the engine, which on my boat means you are sleeping on top of a 150* oven, in 80* air temps.

Per NPS regulations, you also need to have some sort of toilet on board.

Just making sure you have the right expectations. I LOVE summer at Powell - but we go to do water sports. If I were doing a sight seeing/exploring trip, staying somewhere other than a houseboat, it would be spring or fall.
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You need a portable toilet, unless you camp within x feet of a facility. There are several floating toilets along the main channel (Padre Bay, Rock Creek, Oak Creek, Escalante, Forgotten Canyon, GoodHope). Maybe a few more.

late July you should not have to worry about runoff debris either
 
Ryan said:
So, to be clear, you are planning on doing 3 days/nights in late July. Is your Maxum an open boat, or a cuddy? Not trying to be too obvious, but the temps in July are HOT - even at night. Unless your boat has air conditioning for the cuddy, sleeping in the boat is going to be.......tough.

I have spent some time sleeping in my boat at the lake at similar times of year. I've tried sleeping in the bow, but there is absolutely no airflow, making it very hot. Sleeping on the sunpad might be worse, as you are right above the engine, which on my boat means you are sleeping on top of a 150* oven, in 80* air temps.

Per NPS regulations, you also need to have some sort of toilet on board.

Just making sure you have the right expectations. I LOVE summer at Powell - but we go to do water sports. If I were doing a sight seeing/exploring trip, staying somewhere other than a houseboat, it would be spring or fall.
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Ryan..know what you mean about sleeping in a cuddly cabin with no air. We have has two cuddles. One 24 ft and one 28 foot. Buy two small solar operated fans. mount the solor panels on deck. Put the fans In cuddly. But it is still not like air condition. But helps.
PowellBride said:
You need a portable toilet, unless you camp within x feet of a facility. There are several floating toilets along the main channel (Padre Bay, Rock Creek, Oak Creek, Escalante, Forgotten Canyon, GoodHope). Maybe a few more.

late July you should not have to worry about runoff debris either
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You are referring to Defiance House Lodge in Bullfrog? Are you traveling by boat? It's just short of 100 miles via the lake. How long depends on the type of boat and cruising speed. Around 11-12 hours by houseboat, or I can do it in 3-3 1/2 in our bass boat
 
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