Top Things to Do in Page, Arizona, Page, Arizona

Page, Arizona was founded in 1957 as a housing community for workers and their families during the construction of the Glen Canyon Dam. After the dam’s completion in 1960, it became the gateway to Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and Lake Powell. Water enthusiasts boat on the lake and raft the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. In addition to water sports, there many things to do for visitors to Page, Arizona.

Campgrounds, RV Parks, and chain motels abound in Page, Arizona. I selected a room at Wingate by Wyndham Page Lake Powell. A simple checkin process, clean room, and decent breakfast is pretty standard among these chain motels, and the Wingate stacks up with the rest of them.

I am not the biggest fan of BBQ, but the kitchy, outdoor decorations attracted me to one of the few restaurants in Page, Arizona that had any atmosphere. I ordered the sampler plate which included brisket, pulled pork, ribs and a hot link plus two sides. The enormous portions left me with another meal! In addition, the rib meat fell off the bones and thankfully none of it was slathered in BBQ sauce! I got to choose, how much, if any BBQ sauce I wanted to add. In this case, I actually used the regular sauce as it was tasty! ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).