Gold mining in Glen Canyon reached a zenith from 1883 to 1912; the canyon had been explored by Native Americans and Spanish explorers much earlier.

To critics, Glen Canyon Dam was one of the U.S.'s biggest environmental mistakes. But it generates electricity for about 5 million people in seven states.

In fact, Glen Canyon Recreation Area — the official name of the area spanning part of the Utah-Arizona border — boasted the most visitors of any Utah attraction, with 5.2 million in 2023.

Saddle Arch is on the left; the wash becomes more rugged from here on, with muddy pools below rocky drops. Around 6.1 miles, you will need to squeeze around and climb past large boulders. A half mile ...

The highest bridges in the United States are as spectacular as the tallest buildings and skyscrapers across the country.

The Glen Canyon Double Arch, aged 190 million years, collapsed in August due to natural erosion and changing water levels. The Double Arch area (center of photo) on August 9th, 2024, after collapse ...

This photo provided by the National Park Service shows the Double Arch, center, after the collapse, Friday, August 9th, 2024, in Rock Creek Bay of the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah.

This combination of photos provided by the National Park Service shows the Double Arch intact in Rock Creek Bay at the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah, left, and after its collapse ...

The Double Arch, center, after the collapse, Friday, August 9, 2024, in Rock Creek Bay of the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah. (Jacob E. Ohlson/National Park Service via AP) ...

Delicate Arch, the most widely recognized of Utah's more than 6,000 natural arches, is seen in Arches National Park near Moab, Sept. 22, 2020. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum) ...

An iconic geologic feature collapsed recently, the well-known Double Arch in Utah’s Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. Made of 190 million-year-old fine-grain Navajo sandstone, the arch ...