John Wesley Powell Museum

• Hours: Open Monday through Friday
• Reservations: Not required
• Cost: Admission charged
• Location: Downtown Page, directions below
• How Long: Allow an hour, two if you're especially interested in John Wesley Powell and his expeditions
• Best Time to Visit: Any time

Powell Museum employees like to joke with visitors by saying that they'll not only tell them about the area's history, but they will also politely tell them where to go. Since the Powell Museum doubles as a visitor center and reservation center for area tours, it's true and this place makes a good first stop when you reach Page.

Powell Museum Review

This small museum focuses on its namesake John Wesley Powell and his Colorado River voyages of 1869 and 1871. Exhibits related to Powell include a reproduction of one of his river boats.

The museum also owns a diorama of Powell's expedition and another of Coronado's exploration, which were on display for many years at the Grand Canyon. They are so nicely renovated that it's reported that the folks at the Grand Canyon are now wondering why they gave them away.

Other exhibits here include a collection of Native American and pioneer artifacts, displays about the geology of the Colorado River canyons and the history and development Lake Powell and the town of Page. Rotating art exhibits round out the things you can see.

The museum also has on display the fossilized skeleton of a plesiosaur, a prehistoric marine reptile. Kids like to see this water-dwelling version of a dinosaur and they also the hands-on corn-grinding exhibit.

Getting to Powell Museum

John Wesley Powell Museum
6 North Lake Powell Blvd
Page, AZ
928-645-9496
888-597-6873
Powell Museum Website

The Powell Museum is located in downtown Page, Arizona, at the corner of Lake Powell Boulevard and North Navajo Street. Traveling either north or south, exit Highway 89 onto Lake Powell Boulevard.