Page Travel Guide

Page in 2026 is a dam town of 7,440 people watching its lake hit record lows. Antelope Canyon and Horseshoe Bend still pull the crowds, but the fees have climbed, the Rainbow Bridge dock no longer reaches land, and you'll need a car for nearly everything.

Photo: Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Updated October 2026

BootsnAll Scorecard

4.5 / 10

Page scores well on safety and poorly almost everywhere else a budget traveler looks, because the two famous sights are short, ticketed and car-dependent. It earns its place on a Southwest loop as a one- or two-night stop, not as a destination in itself.

Value
4.5
Below the 5 anchor, because Upper Antelope Canyon runs $92 plus a $15 Navajo park fee and card fees for 30 to 40 minutes inside the slot, and a day of both canyons and Horseshoe Bend costs about $200 a person in fees.
Getting around
2
At the 2 anchor, since there is no public bus, Horseshoe Bend sits 4 to 5 miles out on US 89 with no roadside parking, and the airport has a single rental counter.
Crowds and timing
4.5
Under the 5 anchor, because Ken's Tours calls March to November peak season, the light beams only fall April to September, July highs average 97°F (36°C), and winter is cold enough to empty the lake.
Safety and hassle
7
Low crime and few touts, held below 8 by real physical risks: an unrailed 1,000-foot rim at Horseshoe Bend, flash floods like the one that killed 11 tourists in Lower Antelope in 1997, and summer heat.
Food and drink
5
Near the 5 anchor, with Big John's brisket and live music worth a night and a small spread of Mexican, Thai, Korean and sushi spots, but nothing else would bring you here and an $18 barbecue plate counts as cheap.
Indie fit
4
Below the 5 anchor, because the slot canyons are guide-only by Navajo law and the lake means a boat, so the easy path runs through an operator, though Lees Ferry and the Wave lottery reward going alone.

Editorial scores, 1 to 10, against the same written anchors for every city. Half points allowed. The overall is the plain average of the six.

Overview and Things to Consider

Page is a company town that outlived its company. It was built in 1957 to house the crews pouring Glen Canyon Dam, on 17 square miles of mesa traded from the Navajo Nation, and it still looks like it: a grid of ranch houses on a mesa above the lake, a main drag called Lake Powell Boulevard lined with motels, and a horizon full of red rock. About 7,440 people live here. More than 3 million visitors pass through a year, most of them for two things, the slot canyons on Navajo land just east of town and the Horseshoe Bend overlook just south of it.

You'll like Page if you're driving a loop through northern Arizona and southern Utah and want a cheap-to-reach base with gas, groceries and a decent barbecue joint. You'll like it more if you get out on the water or down to Lees Ferry, where the crowds thin fast. You'll hate it if you expected a town to wander. There's no old center, almost nothing is walkable beyond the motel strip, and both headline sights are short, ticketed and shared with busloads from Las Vegas.

The 2026 story is the lake. In mid-August 2026 Lake Powell broke its April 2023 record low of 3,519.92 feet and kept falling to 3,516.62 feet on September 15, the lowest since the lake was first filling in the 1960s. On October 2 it sat at 3,518.61 feet, 26 feet lower than a year before and about 22 percent full. The Bureau of Reclamation expects it to fall below 3,510 feet during the 2027 water year. That changes what a visit here is. White bathtub rings run as much as 180 feet up the canyon walls, launch ramps sit on dry ground, and canyons that have been underwater since the 1960s are coming back into the light.

Our view is that Horseshoe Bend is overrated as a destination and fine as a 45-minute stop. It's a single viewpoint over a meander of the Colorado, seen by more than 2 million people a year. The slot canyons earn their reputation, but go in knowing you'll spend 30 to 40 minutes inside Upper Antelope, behind a guide, in a group.

How Page Got Here

Before the dam, this was Navajo grazing country with no town at all. In October 1956 construction on Glen Canyon Dam began, and the federal government swapped land with the Navajo Nation for a townsite. The work camp was called Government Camp until it was renamed for John C. Page, Bureau of Reclamation commissioner from 1936 to 1943. The diversion gates closed on January 21, 1963, the dam was finished in 1966, and Page incorporated as a town on March 1, 1975.

The lake took until June 1980 to fill, and it drowned Glen Canyon on the way. The Sierra Club, led by David Brower, spent its fight on the Echo Park dam upstream instead, and Brower decided after seeing Glen Canyon that it was never a place for a reservoir. Music Temple and Cathedral in the Desert went under. Power made Page's economy as much as tourism did. The coal-fired Navajo Generating Station east of town ran on coal hauled 75 miles by rail from the Kayenta Mine, and when it shut down in November 2019 about 1,000 jobs went with it. Its three stacks came down on December 18, 2020. What's left is a tourism town, with Aramark the biggest employer, at about 1,100 jobs.

Getting There and Around

Page Municipal Airport (PGA) sits a mile east of town. Contour Airlines flies small Embraer jets to Phoenix Sky Harbor in about 45 minutes, a route subsidized under the federal Essential Air Service program, and added a Las Vegas nonstop announced in March 2026 alongside seasonal Denver flights. Contour carried 20,610 passengers here between August 2024 and July 2025, which tells you how few people arrive by air. Avis is the rental counter at the terminal. Most visitors fly into Las Vegas or Phoenix, each roughly five hours away by road, and drive in. From Flagstaff it's about 130 miles up US 89, the road that dominates life here.

If you don't have a car, Page is hard work. There's no scheduled bus. The tourism office lists rideshare and taxis, but count on them for town errands, not for a sunrise at Horseshoe Bend. The workable car-free plan is tours that pick you up: Upper Antelope Canyon trips leave from offices in town, including Antelope Canyon Tours at 22 South Lake Powell Boulevard, and shuttle firms such as Page Adventure Company and Lower Antelope Canyon Shuttle Co. cover the rest. Walking works along Lake Powell Boulevard and North Navajo Drive, where most of the motels and restaurants are.

Horseshoe Bend is 4 to 5 miles south on US 89 between mile markers 544 and 545. The City of Page runs the parking lot, charges $10 per car or RV and $5 per motorcycle, and takes cash or a physical card, with tap-to-pay no longer offered. Parking along the highway is banned. The trail is 1.5 miles round trip and gains only 137 feet, but the overlook has no shade.

Entry rules for Page are the US rules. UK, EU and Australian passport holders on the Visa Waiver Program need an approved ESTA, which rose to $40 on September 30, 2025, now costs $40.27 after an inflation adjustment, and lasts two years or until your passport expires. Apply at least 72 hours out, and you need a chip passport. Canadians need no visa for stays up to six months, but must carry a passport to fly, and anyone staying longer than 30 days has to be registered with the US government. Everything else arrives by car, and the US 89 corridor gets real traffic. A 2013 landslide south of town closed the highway for two years and sent everyone onto a Navajo route detour until it reopened in March 2015.

Time zones will trip you up. Arizona doesn't observe daylight saving time, so Page runs on Mountain Standard Time all year. The Navajo Nation, which surrounds the town on the east and south and includes Antelope Canyon, does observe it, as does Utah just north of town. Every Antelope Canyon operator we checked runs on Arizona time. In summer, if you drive in from Monument Valley or Kanab, you're an hour ahead of your tour.

What's Changed Since 2016

November 2019 to December 2020: the Navajo Generating Station, the coal plant whose three stacks defined Page's eastern skyline, stopped generating on November 18, 2019. Roughly 1,000 jobs went, the Kayenta Mine that fed it closed, and the Hopi Tribe lost an estimated 60 to 80 percent of its general fund. The stacks were blown up on December 18, 2020. The skyline is cleaner and the town's economy leans harder on tourists than ever.

2019 to 2024: Horseshoe Bend went from a dirt pullout to a managed attraction drawing more than 2 million visitors a year, much of the surge driven by social media. The City of Page started charging for parking in 2019, and between then and May 2024 the lot brought in $20.3 million. There's now a hardened, wheelchair-accessible trail, two shade shelters and a railed viewing platform, though most of the rim is still an open 1,000-foot drop.

July 2025: the Dragon Bravo Fire, started by lightning on July 4, burned 145,504 acres on the Grand Canyon's North Rim and destroyed 113 structures, the historic Grand Canyon Lodge among them. The North Rim, the classic side trip west of Page, stayed closed for all of 2025. The park says select areas reopened for the 2026 season, so check what's open before you plan around it.

September 2025 and January 2026: visiting from abroad got more expensive. The ESTA fee rose to $40 on September 30, 2025, and an inflation adjustment has since taken it to $40.27. In 2026 the America the Beautiful annual pass costs nonresidents $250 against $80 for US residents, and nonresidents 16 and up pay an extra $100 at 11 parks including Grand Canyon, Zion and Bryce Canyon. Glen Canyon, which surrounds Page, is not on that list and still charges $30 a car for seven days.

August to October 2026: Lake Powell fell below its 2023 record low in mid-August and bottomed at 3,516.62 feet on September 15, the lowest since it was first filling in the 1960s. A wet autumn inflow had it back up to 3,518.61 feet on October 2, around 22 percent of capacity. The National Park Service now warns that the courtesy dock at Rainbow Bridge doesn't reach land, so boaters beach and walk through mud. The Bureau of Reclamation's August 2026 study projects the lake below 3,510 feet in the 2027 water year, which puts dam operations into what Reclamation calls its Low Elevation Infrastructure Protection Range.

What the Usual Advice Gets Wrong

"Antelope Canyon costs $8 to enter plus a small tour fee." That's the price in old guidebooks, and Wikivoyage still lists it. Navajo Nation Parks now charges $15 per person, per location, per day. Upper Antelope with Antelope Canyon Tours is $92 for adults plus that $15 and card and booking fees, and Ken's Tours lists its Lower Antelope general tour from $80.50 with taxes and fees included.

"Book the midday Upper Antelope tour and you'll see the famous light beams." Beams only fall between April and September and only on clear days, and the operator itself says the 11:20 a.m. slot is the best shot. Midday slots carry premium pricing, you'll be in the canyon for 30 to 40 minutes, and tripods, selfie sticks and photography permits are off the table. Cloudy day refunds don't exist.

"Your phone's clock will get you to the tour on time." Antelope Canyon tours run on Arizona time, Mountain Standard all year, but the canyons sit on the Navajo Nation, which switches to daylight time in summer along with Utah. Drive in from Monument Valley or Kanab between spring and fall and you'll be an hour off. Cancel less than 48 hours out and the money's gone.

"Your national park pass covers Horseshoe Bend." The overlook is in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, but the parking lot belongs to the City of Page, which charges $10 a car and accepts no federal passes and gives no refunds. Roadside parking on US 89 is banned, so there's no free workaround.

"Take the classic boat tour across Lake Powell to Rainbow Bridge." At 3,518 feet the lake is about 22 percent full and the National Park Service says the Rainbow Bridge courtesy dock no longer reaches land. Boaters beach and walk through muck to the trail at their own risk. Confirm what any operator actually runs before you book a trip around it.

Ideas to Consider for Your Visit

Have you thought about doing Lower Antelope instead of Upper, or both? Upper is the one on postcards, a 660-foot corridor you walk on level sand, and it's the one the noon crowds want. Lower, run by Ken's Tours and Dixie's, is about twice as long and narrower, with five flights of stairs and sand sifting down from above. Ken's caps its general tour at 15 people for 50 to 60 minutes. If you only do one in winter, when the beams are gone anyway, Lower gives you more canyon for less money.

Paddle into Antelope Canyon from the other end. Below the Lower canyon the slot meets Lake Powell, and kayakers can paddle 1 to 2 miles up the flooded section before beaching and walking on. Antelope Point Marina, a Navajo Nation lessee, rents kayaks through a partner and runs an hour-long boat trip into the canyon, and it says its marina is always in deep water. Its restaurant, Jádí To'oh, is the best sunset seat around Page.

Drive 42 miles to Lees Ferry, via US 89 and 89A, for the Page trip most people skip. The historic Colorado River crossing still has the Lonely Dell Ranch, where you can pick up to 5 gallons of fruit a day from the orchard in season. Walk Navajo Bridge on the way in. Fit hikers can take the Spencer Trail up the cliffs behind the ferry for a view of the river that beats Horseshoe Bend, and you'll have it nearly to yourself.

Try for the Wave. The striped sandstone of Coyote Buttes North sits on Bureau of Land Management land west of Page, and access is by lottery only. The advance lottery runs four months out, and the daily lottery works by geofence, so you have to be physically in the Kanab or Page area when you enter on Recreation.gov. The hike is 6.4 miles round trip across trail-less slickrock, and permits can't be refunded or moved.

Eat at Big John's Texas BBQ at least once. It's a converted gas station at 153 South Lake Powell Boulevard with the smokers out by the road, oak-smoked brisket at $29.50 a pound, and a live band every night from 6:30 to 9. No reservations, so go before the evening rush. Otherwise, BirdHouse at 707 North Navajo Drive does fried chicken and cold beer, Strombolli's is next door at 711, and El Tapatio on Lake Powell Boulevard is the Mexican pick with an outdoor patio.

Time a November trip for the Page Lake Powell Balloon Regatta, November 5 to 8 in 2026. Hot air balloons lift off over the mesa and the lake when daytime highs are back around 55°F (13°C), tour groups are smaller, and Upper Antelope's late fall discounts kick in.

The Part Most Guides Miss

The lake's collapse is the most interesting thing happening in the American West, and Page has the front-row seat. As Lake Powell drops, Glen Canyon is reappearing. Cathedral in the Desert, a sandstone chamber drowned since the 1960s, now has a 60-foot waterfall running into it again, and the 137-foot Gregory Natural Bridge has re-emerged far enough for boats to pass beneath it. Sediment that has piled up since 1963 has already cost the reservoir about 7 percent of its capacity. Restoration advocates argue the water would be better stored downstream in Lake Mead, and drought keeps making their case for them. Stand at the Glen Canyon Dam overlook and you're looking at an argument about the future of the Colorado River, with the evidence written in white mineral bands on the canyon walls.

Where to Base Yourself

Lake Powell Boulevard and downtown Page. The motel strip and the few blocks around it put you within walking distance of Big John's, the Upper Antelope tour offices and the grocery stores, which matters when nothing else in Page is walkable. It suits short stays and anyone on tours that pick up in town. The catch is that it's mostly chain motels like the Best Western and Quality Inn, and prices jump in peak season.

Wahweap and Lake Powell Resort. The resort, RV park and marina at Wahweap sit on the lakeshore, with the water out front and boat tours leaving from the docks. It suits people who came for the water. The catch in 2026 is that the water has moved a long way from where the resort was built to see it, and you'll drive back into town to eat anything but resort food.

Shash Diné Eco-Retreat. A Navajo-owned working sheep ranch 12 miles south of Page, off US 89, with off-grid glamping on a large spread of land overlooking Lake Powell. It suits travelers who'd rather hear about the place from the family that lives there than from a tour driver. The catch is the off-grid part and the 12-mile drive for dinner.

Kanab, Utah. West on US 89 across the Utah line, Kanab works as a base if the Wave lottery, Zion or the North Rim matter more to you than Antelope Canyon. The small main street is walkable. The catch is the drive back east to the slot canyons, plus the time zone shift in summer, since Kanab is on Utah daylight time.

Realities to Be Aware Of

Budget by the fee, not the bed. A day doing Upper and Lower Antelope plus Horseshoe Bend runs about $200 per adult in tour prices and permits before you've eaten or slept, and the Glen Canyon pass adds $30 a car if you head to the lake or Lees Ferry. Food is ordinary small-town American pricing, an $18 brisket sandwich plate at Big John's, plus a 3.5 percent surcharge if you pay by card there. Rooms run from chain motels to resort lodges, with no backpacker hostel in the mix, and campers have Lone Rock Beach and the Wahweap RV park.

The dangers here are physical. Lower Antelope flooded on August 12, 1997, after a storm 7 miles upstream sent water through the slot on a dry day, killing 11 tourists from France, the UK, Sweden and the US. Flash floods can still close the canyons, and a closure is in your favor. At Horseshoe Bend only the platform has a railing, and the rest of the rim drops 1,000 feet. Summer highs can top 100°F on the trail and there's no water along it.

You're a guest on Navajo land at the slot canyons, which Navajo people traditionally treat as sacred. Dogs are banned at all Navajo Nation park sites, camping isn't allowed in the Antelope Canyon park, and photography and filming permits for Upper and Lower Antelope aren't being issued at all because of overcrowding. Upper tours allow clear bags only, so leave the backpack in the car. Navajo Nation parks close on Thanksgiving, the day after, Christmas and New Year's Day.

Crowds follow the calendar and the clock. Peak season runs March to November, and tour groups stack up at the late-morning slots in Upper Antelope from April to September for the light. Horseshoe Bend is busiest at sunset. Go at sunrise and you'll share it with fewer people and dodge the midday heat, which the city itself warns about.

What things cost in Page

Prices checked October 2026. Each links to where we read it.

ItemPriceSource
Upper Antelope Canyon tour (adult)$92 plus $15 Navajo park fee and card/booking feesAntelope Canyon Tours, Oct 2026
Lower Antelope Canyon general tourFrom $80.50, taxes and fees includedKen's Tours, Oct 2026
Navajo Nation Parks entry fee$15 per person, per location, per dayNavajo Nation Parks & Recreation, Oct 2026
Horseshoe Bend parking$10 per car or RV, $5 per motorcycleCity of Page, Oct 2026
Glen Canyon NRA vehicle pass$30 for 7 days, $55 annualNational Park Service, Oct 2026
America the Beautiful annual pass$80 US residents, $250 nonresidentsNational Park Service, Oct 2026
Brisket sandwich plate with sides, Big John's$18Big John's Texas BBQ menu, Oct 2026

Prices in US dollars as listed by the operator or agency on the date checked; Antelope Canyon prices vary by season and time slot.

If Page Is Part of a Longer Trip

Page sits on the hinge of the classic Southwest loop the Arizona guide lays out, Sedona to the Grand Canyon to Page to Monument Valley and back. Monument Valley is about 120 miles east on the Navajo Nation, so remember the time change in summer. For the Grand Canyon's South Rim, drive south on US 89 to Cameron, then west on AZ 64 to the Desert View entrance, which is open 24 hours. Nonresidents now pay a $100 surcharge per person there on top of the regular fee. The North Rim is a separate, longer trip west, and only partly open after the 2025 fire.

Going north, Page is the easy jump into southern Utah. Kanab is west on US 89, Zion lies beyond Kanab, and Bryce Canyon is northeast of Kanab. Many people do Zion and Bryce first out of Las Vegas, then swing through Page on the way south to Phoenix, which lets you fly into one city and out of the other. If Page is one stop on a bigger trip, an open-jaw ticket on a multi-stop itinerary from AirTreks saves you the drive back to where you started. Salt Lake City works as a northern gateway for a longer Utah loop, and Contour's seasonal flights connect Page to Denver.

Yearly Things to Consider

Page has a high-desert climate at 4,101 feet, which means real winters and very hot summers rather than year-round sun. July averages a daily high of 97°F (36°C) and January 45°F (7°C). Rain is scarce, under an inch every month, but the late-summer monsoon brings the afternoon thunderstorms that cause flash floods in the slots, often from storms you can't see. The light beams in Upper Antelope only fall April to September, which is why summer is the peak, and why it's crowded and hot.

The counterintuitive pick is late October to early November. Average highs fall from 71°F (22°C) in October to 55°F (13°C) in November, Upper Antelope's late fall discounts begin, the Balloon Regatta lands in the first week of November, and the canyons are just as red. You lose the beams, but you also lose half the people standing in them. Winter works for the canyons too. December and January highs sit around 45°F (7°C), Navajo parks close only on the big holidays, and you'll have Horseshoe Bend nearly to yourself at sunrise.

Page month by month

MonthTempRainfallSeasonNotes
January45°F (7°C)0.65 inLowCold nights, quiet tours, no light beams. Navajo parks close New Year's Day.
February51°F (11°C)0.51 inLowFewest visitors. Good for Lower Antelope and Horseshoe Bend at sunrise.
March62°F (17°C)0.54 inShoulderPeak tour season starts and spring break traffic arrives.
April71°F (21°C)0.38 inHighLight beams begin in Upper Antelope. Comfortable hiking weather.
May81°F (27°C)0.44 inHighWarm, dry, busy. Book canyon tours well ahead.
June92°F (33°C)0.13 inHighThe driest month. Hike Horseshoe Bend early.
July97°F (36°C)0.58 inHighHottest month and summer holiday crowds. Monsoon storms start.
August94°F (34°C)0.93 inHighMonsoon peak. Flash flood closures possible in the slots.
September85°F (29°C)0.93 inHighLast month of light beams. Storms still roll through.
October71°F (22°C)0.92 inShoulderCooler, still busy on weekends. Good month for Lees Ferry.
November55°F (13°C)0.45 inShoulderBalloon Regatta November 5-8, 2026. Late fall tour discounts.
December44°F (7°C)0.42 inLowQuiet and cold. Navajo parks close Christmas Day.

Ideas for Itineraries

3 Days in Page

Day one, arrive from Las Vegas or Flagstaff in the afternoon, walk the 1.5-mile Horseshoe Bend trail an hour before sunset, then eat at Big John's while the band plays. Day two, take an early Lower Antelope tour, rest through the midday heat, and do Upper Antelope on the 11:20 a.m. slot if you're there April to September, or any slot in winter. Spend the evening at Antelope Point Marina with dinner at Jádí To'oh. Day three, drive 42 miles to Lees Ferry, walk Navajo Bridge, hike part of the Spencer Trail, and continue west toward Kanab or south toward the Grand Canyon.

5 Days in Page

Do the three-day plan, then add a water day. Rent a kayak at Antelope Point and paddle into the flooded end of Antelope Canyon in the morning, and spend the afternoon on the Glen Canyon Dam Bridge looking at how far the lake has dropped. On day five, try the Wave's daily lottery while you're inside the geofence, and if you lose, which is likely, use the day for a long drive east to Monument Valley, about 120 miles each way, minding the hour change on Navajo land.

1 Week in Page

Use Page as the middle of a northern Arizona loop rather than the whole trip. Spend two nights in Page for the canyons and Horseshoe Bend, one camping at Lees Ferry for the river, two in Kanab for the Wave lottery and a day in Zion, and the last two at the Grand Canyon's South Rim, entering at Desert View via Cameron. Starting in Las Vegas and ending in Phoenix, or the other way round, saves you backtracking.

2 Weeks or More in Page

Two weeks lets you do the whole Colorado Plateau without rushing. Fly into Las Vegas, do Zion and Bryce, come down through Kanab to Page for three nights, then go east through Monument Valley toward Utah and up to Salt Lake City, or south to Flagstaff and Phoenix. Page itself doesn't reward a long stay in town, but a houseboat for three to five days out of Antelope Point, if you can split the cost with a group, is the one way to stay longer and see the reappearing side canyons of Glen Canyon on your own schedule.

Sources

What this guide is built on. Every page below was read for this guide; prices and rules were checked in October 2026.

Page Travel FAQ

No. Navajo Nation Parks requires a licensed guide for Upper and Lower Antelope, Antelope Canyon X and Cardiac Canyon, and lists six authorized operators for Upper and two for Lower. You pay the $15 per person park fee on top of the operator's price. Upper Antelope also has a two-hour time limit.

Antelope Canyon Tours takes all ages on its Upper tour, and children 7 and under pay a lower fare. Strollers don't work in the soft sand, so bring a baby carrier. Bags have to be clear and see-through, and tripods, monopods and selfie sticks aren't allowed on the sightseeing tours.

If the operator closes a canyon for flash flood risk, it's their cancellation, but cloudy weather alone doesn't get you a refund, since the operator doesn't control the sun. With Antelope Canyon Tours you need to cancel 48 hours or more ahead for a full refund, and a missed tour isn't refunded. Wave permits are never refundable or transferable.

Leashed dogs are welcome on the Horseshoe Bend trail. They're banned at all Navajo Nation park sites, which includes every Antelope Canyon tour, so you'll need a sitter or a kennel for those hours. Never leave a dog in a car in Page between May and September, when highs run from the 80s to near 100°F.

Mostly no, but carry a little. The Horseshoe Bend lot takes cash or a physical card and no longer accepts tap-to-pay, while Glen Canyon entrance stations take cards only and no cash. Big John's adds a 3.5 percent charge for card payment.

You can, with caveats. At record-low water most launch ramps around Page are out of the water, so check the Park Service's lake level updates before towing a boat here, and every vessel pays a separate Glen Canyon boat fee from $20 a week. Adult quagga mussels have been in the lake since 2013, so expect cleaning and inspection rules. Antelope Point says its marina is always in deep water.

One full day covers both slot canyons and Horseshoe Bend, so two nights is the sweet spot for most people. Add a day for Lees Ferry or the water side of Antelope Canyon. More than three nights only makes sense if you're chasing the Wave lottery or renting a houseboat.