We are lucky to have beautiful Lake Powell only a five hour drive away. From our first trip in 1998 to our last trip a few months ago, the beauty is as awe-inspiring as ever.
Our first three years were spent hotel camping in Page. Paper plates, bowls, silverware and an ice chest made breakfasts and lunches easier and cheaper. Jeff and Kevin were six and four respectively on our first trip so an endless amount of food was necessary for any and all trips. The only way to make it affordable was to bring most of it with us. Mark chatted up resort staff to find good restaurants for dinners.
That all changed in 2001 when we started camping at the State Line campground at Lake Powell in our shiny new Winnebago Class C. We were fancy.
The campground is set up well for RVs towing boats. The sites are long and wide with nice views of the lake. There are 138 full-hook up sites in five designated loops. A, B and C Loops have back-in and curved pull-through sites with direct lake view. We like D and F Loop because all of the spaces are long. The back-in spaces are especially wide as well. Even backed in with the boat still attached, our Class C could still reach the power post. The pull-through sites face each other which works well when camping with a group.
Every site has a lake view. The odd numbered spaces in D Loop face the lake and have afternoon shade on the patio side of our coach. That is a huge plus on a hot summer afternoon.
It’s a quick drive to the State Line launch ramp, less than three minutes from even the farthest space in C Loop. The only drawback of launching at Stateline is there is no marina gas station or rental slips for overnight mooring. These are only at the Wahweap which is a mile away. That is a long walk back to the RV pulling ice chests on a hot summer day. It’s easier to launch and pull out everyday. Our friend Greg often pulled our Jeep for us so we could launch the boat without unhooking the RV everyday.
Check-in is at the campground store which is well stocked with ice, food, hats, clothes and even toilet paper for that one time you forget to stock more in your coach. Surely we aren’t the only ones that made that mistake once. Attached to the store is a laundry room and a shower station. Rest rooms are conveniently located in the center of A, B and C Loop as well.
Once back at camp we hang our beach towels along the boat to dry for tomorrow’s adventure, shower, grab a cocktail and watch the kids play. Four-square balls, Razor scooters and Frisbees would magically appear and the kids would be laughing and having a great time. As the kids got older, the toys and games changed. Now the post-lake game of choice is a boisterous game of Cornhole with chairs lined up to appropriately taunt the players. Evening entertainment might be gathered around the outside television watching a baseball or preseason football game or listening to music while playing a rousing game of dominoes.
Our group almost always has at least two RVs and many times we share meals. There is just something about a campground potluck; the food always tastes so good. We keep it pretty simple, the lake is the star and who wants to spend all evening cooking inside when you have the lake to look at.
The pool at the Wahweap Resort is open to all campers from the campground and is a fun way to end a day on the lake. You can walk to the pool along the meandering path or ride the resort shuttle.
The campground is a wonderful melting pot from around the world. Lake Powell is part of The Grand Circle which encompasses several national parks and national monuments. Families from all over the world, Europe especially, rent RVs and spend months traveling the American Southwest. We’ve had some wonderful conversations with families curious about our set up and about our life in Arizona.