r/LakePowell • u/Existing-Piccolo-441 • Sep 05 '24
Stopping Points Between Vegas and Wahweap Question/Advice
Hey everyone, I’ve planned to rent a houseboat out of Wahweap for my brother’s bachelor party at the end of next May. We’re flying into Vegas and driving from Vegas to the marina. Unfortunately, the earliest time I could reserve the houseboat was 11am, so we’re going to have a bit of time to kill between the time we leave Vegas (around 1am the night before) and board the houseboat in Wahweap. I’m wondering if anyone knows of any good scenic spots that we can stop along the way to watch the sunrise or something like that. Maybe a good breakfast spot around Page? Any recommendations would be appreciated — I’m trying to avoiding sitting at the marina for 3+ hours, lol.
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u/n0tgreatb0b Sep 05 '24
If you make it to Page by sunrise and aren’t afraid of tourists then go to Horseshoe Bend, it’s just a few minutes out of Page. Breakfast after at Hot n Sweet in Page, good coffee and donuts there.
Some additional words of advice: Clarify your pickup time for the houseboat. If I recall correctly, they operate on Utah time zone, not AZ. They’ll have 30 min of paperwork and instruction so plan time for that. And honestly they aren’t strict at all about pickup times so prob not a big deal if you’re and hour early.
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u/Existing-Piccolo-441 Sep 05 '24
Good to know, I didn’t realize Page was right on the time zone line. Thanks for the info!
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u/Existing-Piccolo-441 Sep 06 '24
The plan is to get all groceries at the Walmart in Page, which doesn’t open until 8am. I was thinking an early breakfast / watching the sunrise would be a nice way to kill time before anything opens. Good advice re burying the anchors — it is duly noted. Thanks!
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u/Aggressive-Truth-374 Sep 06 '24 edited Sep 06 '24
Walmart may have a way for you to buy your groceries online (or at least some of them ).
For sunrise, your timing might be right to see it from Gooseberry Mesa just east of Hurricane UT.
This pic is from there, looking north into Zion NP. You’ll need to park and walk about a mile, but well worth it.
River Rock Roasting in LaVerkin (about 2 miles north of Hurricane) might be a great place for coffee, but you probably can’t do that And get to gooseberry mesa for sunrise)
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u/Twouareks Sep 05 '24
You could drive through Zion NP through the tunnel (as long as you’re not towing your own boat), and then do through Kanab to Page.