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Just bought a boat and am planning a trip to Lake Powell for Memorial Day weekend. Took the Sea Doo there with my son last year, and we only set up for a day at the camp sites just southeast of the launch out of Bullfrog Basin.
Since I have the boat now, the idea is to camp for the weekend on a shore and boat out of camp every day. The option I'm toying with is either to load the boat (4 people, including myself, and one crazy black lab dog) with all the gear and boat to some place relatively secluded, or to use one of the camp sites that can be accessed with the truck. Haven't laid out all of the gear we'll need, so not even sure if it'll fit in the boat (the boat is a 20' open bow), or even worse whether it would float with all that stuff in it. That I don't want to discover.
Are there any good roads accessing secluded beach camping around the Bullfrog end of the reservoir?
Since I have the boat now, the idea is to camp for the weekend on a shore and boat out of camp every day. The option I'm toying with is either to load the boat (4 people, including myself, and one crazy black lab dog) with all the gear and boat to some place relatively secluded, or to use one of the camp sites that can be accessed with the truck. Haven't laid out all of the gear we'll need, so not even sure if it'll fit in the boat (the boat is a 20' open bow), or even worse whether it would float with all that stuff in it. That I don't want to discover.
Are there any good roads accessing secluded beach camping around the Bullfrog end of the reservoir?
The reason I said Dungeon canyon "used" to be great is because it all depends on the water level.
I was there 2 years ago, and there was numerous great coves and a few small beaches. Huge cliff walls make for great scenery and also protection from the sun and wind.
Dangling Rope marina is only accessible by water, so it is not crowded and has all the basics (fuel, food, ice, etc.). Great soft serve ice cream too... This part of the lake is much less crowded than the areas around the campgrounds, you can explore coves for hours and never see another soul.
There was a cove just north of Dungeon canyon (don't recall the name) but it was amazing to explore. We took Sea-Doos about 2 miles back into a canyon with 100' sheer walls on both sides, and much of it was no wider than 10' wide. At the very end you can swim back farther and it was so narrow you can easily touch both cliff walls at the same time.
There was also a huge cave in the large canyon just south and west of the marina. You could easily drive a boat into the cave, it was like a partially submerged amphitheater.
Great place, you will love it!
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