The dam also allows the controlled flow of the Colorado River into the Grand Canyon and to the next lake along the Colorado River - Lake Mead near Las Vegas, formed by the Hoover dam.

Our vacation house is located in Big Water on the Utah side. From here it is 7 miles to the entrance of the Wahweap Recreation Park - the same distance as from Page on the Arizona side. The house is built in the typical southwestern style - the so called Santa Fe style.

Page is the place for shopping and dining. The food stores, Safeway and Basha's have all the products needed for daily use like meat, fruits, vegetables, beverages of all kinds, and - not to forget - a nice selection of California wines. For those who prefer to go out for dinner Page offers a reasonable amount of dining places. There are many hotels with restaurants but there are also steak houses and several other restaurants with mexican, italian, chinese, japanese etc. food). Of course, McDonald's, Burger King, Pizza Hut and Kentucky Fried Chicken are in town, too.

In addition, Page has a golf course - nicely placed along Lake Powell Boulevard with a good view of the dam and the lake. The green of the meadow of the golf course contrasts beautifully with the red colored rocks of the area.

Page lies near the center of what is known locally as the Grand Circle of National Parks. Points of interest noted below are within a distance of less than 300 miles.

The two very big attractions of the area are just 2 hours away: the Grand Canyon on the Arizona side and the Monument Valley on the Utah side. Those two attractions are an absolute Must to see. Many famous western movies were filmed in Monument Valley. Also, Rainbow Bridge, the biggest natural bridge of the world has to be visited. The Grand Canyon and Monument Valley can easily be reached by car; the Rainbow Bridge can only be reached by boat. There are two options: renting of a powerboat and doing the trip by oneself or taking one of the many boat tours to this place.

Aside from these outstanding attractions there are many other National Parks and National Monuments, and Indian Parks such as Antelope Canyon on the edge of Page.

In the map shown the most interesting places are marked by a white spot. Clicking on those spots leads to the display of one or more typical pictures of that particular place.

For those not that familiar with the area there are the National Parks: Bryce Canyon, Zion, Arches, Canyonlands, and Capital Reef (in Utah), Mesa Verde (Colorado), Petrified Forest (Arizona) near to Big Water/Page. In addition, there are National Monuments:Cedar Breaks and Natural Bridges (in Utah), Four Corners (the only place in the US where 4 states meet (Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah), Canyon de Chelly, Montezuma Castle, Pipe Spring, Navajo NM, Canyon Diablo (Winslow meteorite crater) (in Arizona).

Furthermore, very interesting cities like Las Vegas (Nevada) with the Hoover dam, Flagstaff, Sedona and the Oak Creek Canyon (Arizona) and Santa Fe (New Mexico) are within 300 miles distance.