Navajo Lake, Utah

This is an view of Navajo Lake, Utah taken from the highway over look on highway 14.  It is a long narrow lake that parallels the road.

Towards the southwest end of the lake there is a public access ramp.  I did kayak this lake, but I put into the lake further to the east.

This is an interesting image found in the middle of the lake.  It is actually a dam that keeps the west end of the lake from going completely dry in the summer.  A local resident told me that the previous summer the entire lake had dried up.  Because that often happens, only small trout are take by fishermen.  That have to re-plant it each spring.

We were told that the locals will some times locate the dam while water covers it as seen in this picture.  They will walk across it and act like they are walking on water.😊

Here is the location where I launched my kayak.  As can be seen, it is shallow along the shore line and easily accessible for wading out to get into the kayak.  There is a fairly good size parking lot from which this picture was taken.  However, there are no rest room facilities at this location.

Following are some other views taken of the lake.  I will not make comments on each picture unless there is something unusual about the view.

This display board is at the overview from which the first pictures were taken.  Navajo lake is located about half way between Cedar City and the location of Bryce Woodland Estates where the "Shrek House" is located.  There is also a Navajo Lake in New Mexico near Farmington.  It is along the New Mexico - Colorado border and spans both states.

  Here is a photo of the lava flow that formed Navajo Lake.  The lake can be seen in the background.  Notice the snow bank in the lava bed.  It was late June and snow could be seen along the highway where it was shady.  One of the visitors at the lake had made snow balls that he threw at his daughters while they were kayaking.

The lava bed is estimated to be only about one thousand years old.  It is said that this area could experience another eruption in our lifetime.

My next post will feature another lake we visited while in Utah.