September in the Southwest is an ideal time to go camping. The destination was Page, Arizona near the eastern portion of Lake Powell. This area of Lake Powell is near the south rim of the Grand Canyon. Lake Powell is an extensive lake covering a large geographic area. The camp ground we choose was the Page-Lake Powell Campground located on Navajo Nation land. We planned to stay from Friday through Tuesday. The campground was full each night. Given the popularity of the campground, reservations are recommended. The campground accommodates a variety of different size campers and includes areas for tents. The sites are wide enough that you do not feel parked on top of each other. Most sites include shade. The campground is pet friends and our Yorkie girls enjoyed their frequent walks through a pathway, the playground area and several sitting areas. The park was clean and well kept. The wifi signal was pretty good most of the time - something I have come to appreciate. The park has a little camp store, but sparse on items. The campground also includes a laundry facility, shower facility and game room. Generally if you are camping in this area you are not there for the amenities of the park. Near by is The Point, a marina located on Lake Powell. Here you can rent personal water craft, house boats, ski boats and kayaks. Calling ahead to rent these items is recommended. We walked up to the marina and only the kayaks were available. We were able to take a boat cruse of the Antelope Canyon. That was a beautiful cruse that lasted about an hour and 15 minutes.
Visiting Antelope Canyon was the main reason we selected this area and the campground. There are two walking tours of the canyon. A walking tour of the lower canyon and a walking tour of the upper canyon. We were advised to take the lower canyon tour. It was good advise. It was a Saturday when we took the walking tour of the lower canyon. It was a busy day. We booked our tour on-line prior to that day. On the day of our tour we checked into the main area and received our tickets. The tour is a walking tour so having hiking boots was a good decision on my part. It was not a far hike from the check in booth to the beginning of the tour. The lower canyon is deep into the earth and to access the canyon you had to descend five short flights of stairs. There is really no ADA access to the canyon. The tour guide was knowledgeable and provided several helpful tips for taking great pictures of the canyon. The walking tour lasted about two hours, generally longer than advertized, but most likely due to the heavy numbers of people taking a tour on a Saturday. Words and pictures really can not capture the beauty of the canyon. 
On Sunday we took the Antelope Canyon boat tour. We book the tour on Saturday on our way back to the campground. We arrived at The Point on Sunday and boarded the tour boot about 10:00 a.m. The total trip took about an hour and fifteen minutes. The boat made it way along the waters lined on both sides with the canyon walls. The scenery was magnificent. The gentle ride allowed for picture taking and casual conversation about the beauty. Again, pictures and words do not begin to describe the beauty of the canyon. 
On Monday we return to The Point and rented kayaks. A half day rental was $25.00. I felt this was extremely reasonable. Our two person kayak was more than adequate for us. The time frame was plenty for exploring part of the shoreline of Lake Powell along the area leading into Antelope Canyon. The water was familiar to us because we had traversed the area on the boot tour the day prior. The day was hot and sunny. SPF 80 suntan lotion was still not enough to keep all the sun rays away. I was glad we took the kayak trip on Monday as there were fewer speed boats making the water rather calm and easy to navigate.
Stayed: September 16-19, 2016
Rating: 4.5 out of 5
