As one of the world's vast and beautiful wonders, the Grand Canyon is a must-see when visiting Arizona. The walls descend more than a mile to the canyon floor and run 277 miles from end to end. Visitors flock to Grand Canyon National Park (GCNP), making it one of the country's top-10 most-visited national parks. And with as many as five million visitors a year, it's wise to plan ahead for any trip to the Canyon.
Access to the park is available from entrances on the South Rim, the North Rim and the eastern edge. The Canyon's western edge is also accessible via roads on the Hualapai Indian Reservation.
Because of its proximity to Flagstaff and Williams, most visitors travel to the Canyon's South Rim. Here, visitors will find park headquarters and many facilities located at Grand Canyon Village. Area facilities include several hotels, restaurants, a general store, laundry and shower facilities, a bank with an ATM and an automotive service station. Visitors can also find a gas station, hotels, restaurants, stores and the Grand Canyon Chamber of Commerce in Tusayan, six miles south of the Canyon.
Once you reach the Canyon, the local South Rim visitor's center, the Canyon View Information Plaza (CVIP), offers brochures, maps and other information about the park, as well as a non-profit bookstore and gift shop.
The Village has a number of parking areas, but summer days and weekends still see crowded conditions and automobiles competing for spaces. Park Rangers advise visitors to park and ride the park's free shuttle buses. There are three routes including the Village Loop, the Hermit Road Loop and the Kaibab Trail Loop. Another popular option is to start your visit from Williams (an hour south of the Canyon). The Grand Canyon Railway carries passengers from Williams to the Canyon for a 3.5-hour visit, then back to Williams.
Xanterra South Rim, L.L.C. operates several hotels within the park. Additional lodging, as well as campgrounds and RV parks, are available in the Grand Canyon gateway towns of Tusayan, Valle, Williams, Cameron and Flagstaff.
Tourists can enjoy the Canyon in a number of ways: by foot, air, river, mule, train and IMAX.
Hikes range from flat, easy rim hikes to rigorous multi-day backpacking trips. Permits are required only forstaying overnight below the rim.
Helicopter and airplane tours operate out of Grand Canyon Airport in designated air space so as not to conflictwith other users of the park.
Exploring the Canyon from the Colorado River is an exciting way to gain an interesting perspective on Arizona's best-known natural wonder. Motorized rafting trips typically take six to eight days, while oar-powered trips last 10 to 14 days. (Longer trips are also available.) Canyon trips typically start at Lees Ferry near Page. Shorter trips lasting four to nine days in the upper and lower portions of the Canyon are available, exchanging midway at Phantom Ranch. Such split trips require hiking out of the Canyon after the upper half or into the Canyon to start the lower half. One-day trips are offered in the western Grand Canyon on the Hualapai Reservation and half-day trips operate from the base of the Glen Canyon Dam at Page.
Mules carry riders to Plateau Point on 12-mile day trips or down to Phantom Ranch for overnight stays.
Access to the park is available from entrances on the South Rim, the North Rim and the eastern edge. The Canyon's western edge is also accessible via roads on the Hualapai Indian Reservation.
Because of its proximity to Flagstaff and Williams, most visitors travel to the Canyon's South Rim. Here, visitors will find park headquarters and many facilities located at Grand Canyon Village. Area facilities include several hotels, restaurants, a general store, laundry and shower facilities, a bank with an ATM and an automotive service station. Visitors can also find a gas station, hotels, restaurants, stores and the Grand Canyon Chamber of Commerce in Tusayan, six miles south of the Canyon.
Once you reach the Canyon, the local South Rim visitor's center, the Canyon View Information Plaza (CVIP), offers brochures, maps and other information about the park, as well as a non-profit bookstore and gift shop.
The Village has a number of parking areas, but summer days and weekends still see crowded conditions and automobiles competing for spaces. Park Rangers advise visitors to park and ride the park's free shuttle buses. There are three routes including the Village Loop, the Hermit Road Loop and the Kaibab Trail Loop. Another popular option is to start your visit from Williams (an hour south of the Canyon). The Grand Canyon Railway carries passengers from Williams to the Canyon for a 3.5-hour visit, then back to Williams.
Xanterra South Rim, L.L.C. operates several hotels within the park. Additional lodging, as well as campgrounds and RV parks, are available in the Grand Canyon gateway towns of Tusayan, Valle, Williams, Cameron and Flagstaff.
Tourists can enjoy the Canyon in a number of ways: by foot, air, river, mule, train and IMAX.
Hikes range from flat, easy rim hikes to rigorous multi-day backpacking trips. Permits are required only forstaying overnight below the rim.
Helicopter and airplane tours operate out of Grand Canyon Airport in designated air space so as not to conflictwith other users of the park.
Exploring the Canyon from the Colorado River is an exciting way to gain an interesting perspective on Arizona's best-known natural wonder. Motorized rafting trips typically take six to eight days, while oar-powered trips last 10 to 14 days. (Longer trips are also available.) Canyon trips typically start at Lees Ferry near Page. Shorter trips lasting four to nine days in the upper and lower portions of the Canyon are available, exchanging midway at Phantom Ranch. Such split trips require hiking out of the Canyon after the upper half or into the Canyon to start the lower half. One-day trips are offered in the western Grand Canyon on the Hualapai Reservation and half-day trips operate from the base of the Glen Canyon Dam at Page.
Mules carry riders to Plateau Point on 12-mile day trips or down to Phantom Ranch for overnight stays.
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