Horseshoe Bend (Arizona)

Horseshoe Bend (Arizona) Horseshoe Bend is the name for a horseshoe-shaped meander of the Colorado River located near the town of Page, Arizona, in the United States. The bend is locally known as "King Bend." It is located five miles (8.7 km) downstream from the Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell within Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, about four miles or 6 km southwest of Page. Accessible via a ½-mile (0.8 km) hike fromU.S. Route 89, it can be viewed from the steep cliff above. According to Google terrain maps, the overlook is 4,200 feet above sea level and the Colorado River is at 3,200 feet above sea level making it a breathtaking 1,000 foot drop.  The curved shape of this attraction is fully up to its name. Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. Is this a bend of the Colorado River in the canyon national recreation area Glen. Because of its beauty, symmetry, and is close enough to "civilization", this place attracts huge number of tourists.