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See Horseshoe Bend, Arizona's most dramatic overlook
![Horseshoe Bend near Page is one of Arizona’s most iconic sights.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/azcentral.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/04/PPHX/74304059007-hb-1.jpg?width=660&height=496&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Horseshoe Bend near Page is one of Arizona’s most iconic sights.
Provided By Roger Naylor![To reach Horseshoe Bend, visitors make their way along a wide level path. The walk is approximately 0.7 mile each way.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/azcentral.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/04/PPHX/74304061007-hb-2.jpg?width=660&height=495&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
To reach Horseshoe Bend, visitors make their way along a wide level path. The walk is approximately 0.7 mile each way.
Provided By Roger Naylor![Horseshoe Bend receives more than 2 million visitors annually.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/azcentral.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/04/PPHX/74304063007-hb-3.jpg?width=660&height=495&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Horseshoe Bend receives more than 2 million visitors annually.
Provided By Roger Naylor![A boat navigates the swooping curve of the Colorado River Horseshoe Bend.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/azcentral.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/04/PPHX/74304060007-hb-4.jpg?width=660&height=496&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A boat navigates the swooping curve of the Colorado River Horseshoe Bend.
Provided By Roger Naylor![Use extreme caution when approaching the cliff edge above Horseshoe Bend.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/azcentral.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/04/PPHX/74304064007-hb-5.jpg?width=660&height=495&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Use extreme caution when approaching the cliff edge above Horseshoe Bend.
Provided By Roger Naylor![Visitors take photos of the Colorado River at Horseshoe Bend near Page on May 27, 2022.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/azcentral.com/gcdn/presto/2022/10/31/PPHX/4a7ec2ed-bb1c-47d0-afc0-e1ade38f9564-Colorado_River0047.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Visitors take photos of the Colorado River at Horseshoe Bend near Page on May 27, 2022.
Mark Henle/The Republic![A visitor leans over the edge to photograph Horseshoe Bend, April 11, 2018, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Page, Arizona.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/azcentral.com/gcdn/media/2018/05/08/Phoenix/Phoenix/636613876147991069-Horseshoe-Bend011.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A visitor leans over the edge to photograph Horseshoe Bend, April 11, 2018, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Page, Arizona.
Mark Henle/The Republic![Horseshoe Bend, April 11, 2018, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Page, Arizona.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/azcentral.com/gcdn/media/2018/05/08/Phoenix/Phoenix/636613876175447597-Horseshoe-Bend013.jpg?width=660&height=433&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Horseshoe Bend, April 11, 2018, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Page, Arizona.
Mark Henle/The Republic![The Colorado River's Horseshoe Bend is downstream from Glen Canyon Dam.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/azcentral.com/gcdn/media/2016/05/24/Phoenix/Phoenix/635996996987897528-horseshoe-bend.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
The Colorado River's Horseshoe Bend is downstream from Glen Canyon Dam.
Mark Henle/The Republic![In one of the great vistas of the Vermilion Cliffs, the Colorado River curves around Horseshoe Bend in Glen Canyon.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/azcentral.com/gcdn/media/2016/02/24/Phoenix/Phoenix/635919303104201553-PNIBrd-01-20-2013-Republic-1-CL001--2013-01-18-IMG-PNI0120-cars-scenic.-1-1-GC35F0SJ-IMG-PNI0120-cars-scenic.-1-1-GC35F0SJ.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
In one of the great vistas of the Vermilion Cliffs, the Colorado River curves around Horseshoe Bend in Glen Canyon.
Pat Shannahan/The Republic![The sun sets over the Colorado River at Horseshoe Bend in the Glen Canyon National Recreational Area near Page.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/azcentral.com/gcdn/presto/2018/10/03/PPHX/9116d34c-9f84-40de-b8f1-fd4409917d6e-Horseshoe_Bend_1.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
The sun sets over the Colorado River at Horseshoe Bend in the Glen Canyon National Recreational Area near Page.
Michael Chow/The RepublicHorseshoe Bend of the Colorado River is seen in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.
David Wallace/The RepublicVisitors enjoy the sunset from Horseshoe Bend near Page, Ariz. May 9, 2018.
Michael Chow/The Republic