Accessibility Guide

National Park Service Grand Canyon National Park U.S. Department of the Interior Accessibility Guide

Table Of Contents Welcome 1 Welcome This newspaper outlines accessible park 1 Access Pass services, facilities, and activities. Grand 1 Service Animals Canyon National Park strives for full and 2 Accessible Facilities equal participation of all visitors and 2 ATMs continually upgrades facilities to make them 2 Bookstores, Gift Shops more accessible. Use this publication for 2 Food access information about hearing, sight, and 2 Lodging, Campgrounds mobility concerns in the park. 2 Shuttle Buses 2 TTY Phones Access Pass 2 Services This is a lifetime pass for U.S. citizens or 2 ASL Interpreters permanent residents with permanent 2 Cell Phone Tour disabilities. The pass provides access to, and 2 Medical Facilities use of, Federal recreation sites that charge 2 Wheelchairs, Bicycles an Entrance or Standard Amenity. 3 North Rim Activities • Documentation is required to obtain the 3 North Rim Visitor Center pass. The pass can only be obtained in 3 Park Ranger Programs person at the entrance station, and online; 3 Scenic Drive admits pass owner and passengers in a 3 Windshield Views private vehicle. 4 South Rim Activities: Grand Canyon Village • The Access Pass provides a 50 percent 4 Grand Canyon Visitor Center discount on some Expanded Amenity Fees 4 Mather Point charged for facilities and services. The pass 4 Park Movie is non-transferable and generally does NOT 4 Park Ranger Programs cover or reduce special recreation permit 5 Scenic Drive Accessibility Permit fees or fees charged by concessionaires. 5 Trail of Time 5 Yavapai Geology Museum For information, or to download an 6 South Rim Activities: Hermit Road application visit www.nps.gov/fees_passes. 6 Windshield Views htm 6 Hermits Rest 6 Hermit Road Viewpoints Service Animals 7 South Rim Activities: Desert View Drive Service animals are allowed in all facilities 7 Tusayan Museum and Ruin and on all shuttle buses and trails, but must 7 Windshield Views always be leashed. Persons wishing to take 7 Desert View Drive Viewpoints a service animal into the canyon must first 8 For Your Health check-in at the Backcountry Information 8 Weather Center. 8 Smoke and Fire 8 Elevation Accessible Facilities Services ATMs ASL Interpreters South Rim: Chase Bank and Maswik Lodge If you would like to attend a free, park ranger ATMs are equipped with Braille and a program and need an ASL interpreter, please headphone jack. email the park at least three weeks ahead of time. For questions or to request an interpreter: Bookstores, Gift Shops [email protected] or 928-638-7888. All bookstores and gift shops are wheelchair Park ranger programs: check visitor centers or accessible except for South Rim’s Kolb Studio go.nps.gov/gc_programs or and upper floors of Desert View Watchtower. Medical Facilities Food Dial 911 in an emergency All food service facilities in Grand Canyon are (9-911 from park hotel rooms) wheelchair accessible. South Rim North Country Clinic: 928-638-2551 North Rim No medical facilities; Lodging, Campgrounds Emergency Medical Technicians available. All hotels have wheelchair-accessible rooms. Mather and North Rim campgrounds have Wheelchairs, Bicycles wheelchair-accessible sites. Campgrounds do • South Rim: Wheelchairs and tandem bicycles not have hook-ups. Trailer Village does have available for rent at Bright Angel Bicycles next hook-ups, but no wheelchair-accessible sites. to Grand Canyon Visitor Center; 928-814-8704. Locations and reservations: go.nps.gov/gc_ • North Rim: A limited number of wheelchairs lodging are available for loan from the visitor center, free of charge. Scenic Drive Accessibility Permit • For visitors with mobility issues • Must be displayed on vehicle dashboard • Available at entrance stations, in-park hotels, and visitor centers • Allows personal vehicles on Hermit and Yaki Point roads • Does not qualify vehicles to park in designated handicap parking spaces; a government-issued parking pass is required Shuttle Buses The South Rim offers a free, accessible shuttle bus service. Shuttle buses have wheelchair ramps and “kneel” to reduce step. Shuttle service is not available on North Rim or along Desert View Drive on South Rim. Check visitor centers or go.nps.gov/gc_shuttle for more information.

Please note: Wheelchairs larger than 30 inches (76 cm) wide by 48 inches (121 cm) long cannot be accommodated on shuttle buses. Typically, motorized scooters cannot be accommodated on the buses. TTY Phones Bright Angel Lodge, El Tovar, and Yavapai Lodge all have TTY phones available for public use. Inquire at the front desk for more information.

2 North Rim Activities Open May 15 through Mid-October To North Entrance Station and acob Lake Point Imperial

Vista Encantada

Roosevelt Point

North Rim Visitor Center

Bright Angel Point

Grand Canyon Lodge

North 0 2 ilometers Walhalla Overlook Approximate scale 0 2 Miles foreground area only Cape Royal

North Rim Visitor Center Legend • 8 am–6 pm (9 am–4 pm after October 15) Non-wheelchair-accessible trail due to • Enjoy exhibits on steep grade and/or unpaved surface • Park rangers available to answer questions and Park roads describe exhibits Wheelchair-accessible scenic view Park Ranger Programs Wheelchair-accessible restrooms • Topics may include: ecology, geology, history, Windshield views condors, hiking, fossils, astronomy, prehistory. • Check visitor center or go.nps.gov/gc_programs for program locations, dates, and times. Scenic Drive • Point Imperial: 11 miles (18 km) one-way from the visitor center; Point Imperial is the highest point on either rim at 8,803 feet (2,742 m); spectacular views of Mt. Hayden and Marble Canyon • Cape Royal: 32.5 miles (52 km) one-way from the front entrance station; stop at scenic overlooks along the way • Maximum vehicle length: 30 feet (9 m) • Road may be closed due to high winds, downed trees, weather, or fire. Windshield Views • Views, as noted on the map, are available without leaving the vehicle.

3 South Rim Activities: Grand Canyon Village

Shuttle Routes and Stops Roads, Trails, and Services

except December to February. to December except : shuttle buses only, buses shuttle : Hermit Road Hermit Village Route Wheelchair-accessible trail Village bus stop Non-wheelchair-accessible trail Nort h 0.5 ilometer 0 due to steep grade 0.5 Mile Kaibab/Rim Route Yavapai Geology Museum Kaibab/Rim bus stop Shuttle bus gate Hermits Rest Route Park roads Hermits Rest bus stop Wheelchair-accessible scenic view ransfer Handicap and regular parking Wheelchair-accessible restrooms Mather Point Windshield views Trailview Overlook Grand Canyon Visitor Center Yaki Point

illage/Hermits Rest Route T El Tovar V Bright Angel Lodge Verkamps Visitor Center

Park Shrine of H Market Plaa Westbound Village the Ages A C Train East Yavapai Lodge Maswik Lodge Center Depot South aibab Market Plaa Eastbound Road Zuni Way Trailhead B Backcountry D Grand Canyon Trailer Village Information Center Village Mather Campground Desert View Drive

Pipe Creek Vista Clinic

Center Road Yaki Point Road: shuttle buses only. South Entrance Road Desert View 64 25 miles/40 km

64 Tusayan Market Plaza Road 7 miles/ 11 km

Grand Canyon Visitor Center Park Movie • Rangers available for questions • Located in Grand Canyon Visitor Center South Entrance Station • Science on the Sphere: Video display with • Open captioning is used in all showings touchable exhibits accompanied by Braille • Assistive-listening and audio-descriptive labels and open captioning devices available upon request • Audio description available for all exhibits Park Ranger Programs Mather Point • Topics may include: ecology, geology, history, • Wheelchair-accessible views of Grand Canyon condors, fossils, astronomy, prehistory and Phantom Ranch • Check visitor centers or go.nps.gov/gc_ programs for program locations, dates, and times.

4 South Rim Activities: Grand Canyon Village

Shuttle Routes and Stops Roads, Trails, and Services

Pipe Creek Vista Clinic

Center Road Yaki Point Road: shuttle buses only. South Entrance Road Desert View 64 25 miles/40 km

64 Tusayan Market Plaza Road 7 miles/ 11 km

Trail of Time Yavapai Geology Museum • Wheelchair-accessible 1.3-mile (2.1 km) trail • Tactile Grand Canyon relief map South Entrance Station between Verkamp’s Visitor Center and Yavapai • Indoor views of Grand Canyon Geology Museum • Touchable samples of Grand Canyon’s rocks

5 South Rim Activities: Hermit Road

0 0.5 ilometer Hopi Point 0 0.5 Mile Nort h Mohave Point Pima Point Powell Point

Maricopa Point

Monument Hermits Rest Creek Vista Trailview Overlook The Abyss

Village/Hermits Rest Route Transfer

Windshield Views Legend • Views, as noted on the map, are available Wheelchair-accessible trail without leaving your vehicle. Non-wheelchair-accessible trail due to steep grade and/or unpaved surface Hermits Rest Shuttle bus gate • Designed by Mary Colter and opened in 1914 • Wheelchair-accessible restrooms, snackbar, and Hermit Road: Shuttle buses only, except gift shop December through February. Scenic Drive Accessibility Permit available at visitor Hermit Road Viewpoints centers. Trailview Overlook Wheelchair-accessible restrooms • View of Grand Canyon Village and Bright Windshield views Angel Trail Hermits Rest Route shuttle bus stop Maricopa and Powell points • View the Orphan Mine site • Learn about uranium mining history Powell Point • Memorial to John Wesley Powell and crews’ river expeditions Hopi Point • Highest point on Hermit Road • Provides most expansive east to west view, including Colorado River Mohave Point • Views of Colorado River’s exhilarating rapids The Abyss • 3,000 foot (914 m) sheer drop into canyon Monument Creek Vista • Start of wheelchair-accessible part of Rim Trail to Hermits Rest Pima Point • Expansive river view • Hear rapids roaring a mile (1.6 km) below

6 South Rim Activities: Desert View Drive Navajo Point Desert View Lipan Point East Grandview Point Moran Point Entrance Tusayan Museum 64 Dese v 64 rt V Dri e ie iew and Ruin w V D rt riv e e Buggelneln es South D Watchtower Entrance Trading Post DesertDesert VViewiew Area Tusayan 64 Market

North Park Boundary Restrooms

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Tusayan Museum and Ruin Legend • Learn about Traditionally Associated Tribes Paved road • Tour ancestral Puebloan village on wheelchair- accessible trail Handicap and regular parking • Visit wheelchair-accessible bookstore and Wheelchair-accessible restrooms museum Windshield views Windshield Views • Views, as noted on the map, are available without leaving your vehicle Desert View Drive Viewpoints Grandview Point • Panoramic views of Grand Canyon • Learn about mining history Moran Point • View Cape Royal on the North Rim, eight miles (13 km) across canyon • Views of Colorado River Lipan and Navajo points • View tilted Grand Canyon Supergroup rocks • Colorado River views Desert View Point • Expansive view of the inner canyon, North Rim, Colorado River, Navajo Nation, Vermilion Cliffs, Echo Cliffs, and Navajo Mountain Desert View Watchtower • Designed by Mary Colter, opened in 1933 • Upper floors not wheelchair-accessible; requires climbing a six-story building • Views of the canyon and Painted Desert from the top

7 For Your Health Weather Elevation Summer • South Rim: 7,000 feet (2,134 m) • Daytime average temperatures: North and • North Rim: 8,000–9,000 feet (2,438–2,743 m) South rims: 70–80s (21–32° C); Inner Canyon: • Phantom Ranch: 2,550 feet (777 m) 100s (38–43° C) • Nighttime average temperatures: North and High-altitude sickness and other issues caused South rims: 40–50s (4–15° C); Inner Canyon: 70s by elevation have the following symptoms: (21–27° C) • shortness of breath • Weather: Monsoon rain from July to early • light-headedness September with dangerous lightning • nausea and vomiting • headaches Winter • Daytime average temperatures: North and South rims: 30–40s (-1–10° C); Inner Canyon: 50–60s (10–21° C) • Nighttime average temperatures: North and South rims: 10s (-12– -7° C); Inner Canyon: high National Park Service 30s (2–4° C) U.S. Department of the Interior • Weather: snow and ice Address: Grand Canyon National Park PO Box 129, Grand Canyon, AZ 86023 Smoke and Fire E-mail: [email protected] In Grand Canyon, fire is natural and important Fax: 928-638-7797 for maintaining healthy forests. Smoky skies are possible spring through fall. Visitors should call Phone: 928-638-7888 928-638-7888 or visit www.nps.gov/grca Website: www.nps.gov/grca

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