Antelope Point Marina Village - Page, AZ - Village

The Antelope Point Marina Village near Page, AZ, is a project that has been more than 30 years in planning. It is a four-part project that will have cost more than $80 million when completed. The modern Marina and Village are designed to reflect the surroundings and history of the area.

The Antelope Point Marina Village is entirely built on a Navajo Reservation, and the obviously Indian architecture is clearly seen in the style of the buildings. The Marina is built on the edge of the beautiful man-made Lake Powell, which is part of the larger Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. Altogether, there is more than 2,000 miles of magnificent shoreline to explore in this region.

The Marina itself is a very unique structure - and it is the largest of its kind in the world. It is an open spaced 27,000 square foot structure with a lot of glass to allow for excellent viewing of the scenery. The platform that the Marina Village is built on is actually a floating platform. It is made of 5 million pounds of steel and concrete that is resting on 122,000 cubic feet of Styrofoam to float the whole structure.

The Marina will have boat slips for 300 boats - when completed. There is a full service restaurant, a lounge, and a store - of about 5,000 square feet. Plenty of seating is available, too, with room for 255 people inside and on the decks around the restaurant.

The boat docks and slips are large enough to ride a golf cart on. This enables people to easily bring up their equipment and gear to the boats. The decks are made of concrete and are 12 feet wide.

One of the best features of the Antelope Point Marina is that you can rent houseboats - from 59 feet up to the large 75 feet long. The boats have nearly all the amenities you could want. Most of them come equipped with refrigerators, a/c and heat, microwave ovens, queen sized beds, DVD and video players, and more. Each houseboat has from four to six queen-size staterooms, a wide screen entertainment system, and even satellite TV when out on the Lake. Lake Powell and the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area are considered to be the best place in the US to go house boating.

An Indian cultural center is also nearby, which provides opportunity to see many of the arts and customs of the Navajo people. Artist studies can also be taken on the site, too. The Lodge has 225 casita-style rooms that overlook the Lake.

In addition to the boating, however, there are also plenty of places to do other things, too. There is also room for 100 RV's, camping, and all of the needed amenities are present, too.

Antelope Point Marina Village near Page, AZ, looks like the perfect place to spend a summer - or at least a few days. With its red rock surrounding much of the Lake, there is plenty of sightseeing and exploring, as well as fishing that can take place. A lot of fun can also be had on jetskiis, too.