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The Guide: Summer South Rim Information and Maps National Park Service Grand Canyon National Park U.S. Department of the Interior The official newspaper May 21 to September 7, 2015 The Guide: Summer South Rim Information and Maps 1–2 hours 2–4 hours All Day • Walk five minutes from Grand • Attend a park ranger program • Drive the 25-mile (40 km) Desert Canyon Visitor Center to Mather and learn about Grand Canyon. View Drive. Stop at viewpoints, Point to see Grand Canyon. learn about ancestral Puebloan Continue along the Rim Trail • Walk 2.4 miles (3.9 km) from people at Tusayan Museum, and as time allows. Grand Canyon Visitor Center to climb to the top of the historic South Kaibab Trailhead and ride Desert View Watchtower. • Ride the Kaibab/Rim Route the Kaibab/Rim Route (orange) (orange) shuttle bus to Grand shuttle bus back. • Pick up a Junior Ranger booklet Canyon viewpoints. from any park visitor center. • Hike into Grand Canyon along Complete the booklet to earn a • Explore exhibits at Grand Canyon Bright Angel Trail to the Lower free badge. Visitor Center and see the park Tunnel to get a taste of the movie, A Journey of Wonder. canyon's immensity. • Hike 7.8 miles (12.6 km) on the Rim Trail from the Village • Bicycle the Greenway Trail and to Hermits Rest to see diverse feel the wind on your face. views. Return via the Hermits Rest Route (red) shuttle bus. Table of Contents Emergencies Special Opportunities ...............................2 Safety and Regulations; Visitor Services ... 6 Dial 911 Park Ranger Programs .............................. 3 Day Hikes Below the Rim ............................7 Maps; Shuttle Bus Schedules ...................4–5 Desert View Maps and Services; Rim Trail; North Country Grand Canyon Clinic Bicycle Trails .................................................8 8 am–6 pm, daily; 928-638-2551 Begin Adventure your Special Opportunities First Friday Film Fest Star Party Echoes From the Canyon June 5, 8:30 pm: Damnation June 13–20 July 25, 8:30 pm Welcome to Grand July 3, 8:30 pm: Musicwood Grand Canyon Visitor Center August 8, 8 pm Canyon National Park! August 7, 8 pm: Plastic Paradise Dusk: Telescope viewing begins August 22, 8 pm As you explore the McKee Amphitheater 8 pm: Slide show in theater; limited McKee Amphitheater park, I hope you find Enjoy the summer evening outdoors with capacity; arrive early Watch historical figures from Grand Canyon's something that catches films about Earth's complex and unique 9 pm: Best telescope viewing begins past come to life with stories about their your eye, inspires wonder, provokes a environment and learn what you can do to and continues into the evening families, adventures, discoveries, and efforts question, makes a lasting impression, or protect our planet for future generations. 9 pm, 9:30 pm, 10 pm: Constellation tours to survive in this remote location. Wheelchair- leaves you wanting more. This remarkable Wheelchair-accessible with assistance. Bring a flashlight for arrival and departure; accessible with assistance. canyon inspired earlier visitors to protect red lights only in telescope lot. Dress warmly. it in perpetuity and today creates untold Wheelchair-accessible. memories for millions of visitors each year. Grand Canyon Music Festival Discover the Canyon A visit to Grand Canyon can begin a The 32nd Season With Your Phone lifetime of experiences exploring your August 28 to Sept 12, 7: 30 pm Enjoy two-minute park ranger talks national park system or culminate a life- Shrine of the Ages about the park's natural and cultural long journey. In 2016, the National Park Featuring the Catalyst String Quartet and Sweet history at 30 different locations. Look Service will celebrate its 100th birthday. Plantain. Tickets and information: Be a Part of Something Grand for cell phone tour signs, dial 928-225- As we engage the next generation of park www.grandcanyonmusicfest.org stewards, we invite you to Find Your Park. You can make a difference at 2907 and enter the stop number. Hosted Grand Canyon National Park! by the Grand Canyon Association. The Sun and Moon You found Grand Canyon, but did you Date Sunrise Sunset With your help, the Grand Canyon know the Grand Canyon state boasts 22 May 15 5:23 am 7:26 pm Explore Virtual Caches other national park sites? Each of these Association (GCA) supports an June 1 5:13 am 7:40 pm Discover EarthCaches™ specifically places shares a unique story, preserves a impressive variety of projects and June 15 5:11 am 7:47 pm tailored to geology, educational part of our collective history, or offers an programs that ensure all visitors enjoy July 1 5:15 am 7:49 pm experiences, modern technology, and opportunity to view unparalleled beauty. the awe-inspiring wonder of July 15 5:23 am 7:46 pm outdoor adventures. Stop by Grand Grand Canyon. August 1 5:35 am 7:35 pm Canyon Visitor Center or visit nps.gov/ As you Find Your Park and discover what August 15 5:46 am 7:20 pm grca/planyourvisit/virtual-caching. these places mean to you, whether it is As the park's official nonprofit partner, September 1 6:00 am 6:58 pm htm to get EarthCache™ information at Grand Canyon National Park, Navajo GCA cooperates with the National and start your adventure. You will need National Monument, Hubbell Trading Post Full Moon Date Rise Time National Historic Site, or the city park back Park Service to operate Park Stores your own GPS device to participate. in seven locations. GCA Park Store June 2 7:48 pm home, take the time to share what makes July 1 7:27 pm purchases help fund new exhibits, that piece of public land so special. Share July 31 7:44 pm Earn Your Junior Ranger Badge scientific research, trail restoration, a story of your experiences and invite August 29 7:01 pm Children ages four and older can pick others to find their park and create their wildlife monitoring, ecological up a free Junior Ranger booklet from own stories. The National Park Service restoration, art programs, Junior Ranger The North Rim any visitor center. Have fun learning Centennial is the perfect opportunity for and education programs, and about Grand Canyon by completing at Grand Canyon's North Rim provides all of us to create a new relationship or historic building preservation. least four activities and attending a park visitors with a tranquil experience. Open rekindle an old one with the wonders of ranger program. Turn in the completed national parks and public lands. So get mid-May through the end of October, Explore Grand Canyon's Wonders with booklet at any visitor center and earn going! Explore Grand Canyon, explore the North Rim is a four-hour, 215-mile Grand Canyon Field Institute a badge and certificate. Special patches Arizona, explore the country. With 407 Learn about geology, archaeology, (346 km) drive from Grand Canyon national park units in all 50 states get out are also available for purchase at Grand photography, yoga, and more, during Village. Accommodations fill in advance; there and Find Your Park! Canyon Association Park Stores. fun and informative education classes. reservations strongly recommended. Grand Canyon Lodge Activities include rim walks, backpacks, Thank you, 877-386-4383 or www.foreverresorts.com Find Junior Ranger programs at the and river trips. Call 866-471-4435 or North Rim Campground North Rim (May to October), Indian visit grandcanyon.org/fieldinstitute 877-444-6777 or www.recreation.gov Garden, Phantom Ranch, and more Superintendent David V. Uberuaga than 250 national parks, seashores, and Grand Canyon National Park Take Grand Canyon Home with You monuments nationwide. The Junior PO Box 129 Join GCA today. Members receive Ranger program is generously supported Grand Canyon, AZ 86023-0129 USA exclusive benefits and discounts. For by the Grand Canyon Association. information, visit a GCA Park Store, Park Headquarters call toll-free 800-858-2808, or visit 928-638-7888 grandcanyon.org. Website nps.gov/grca/ Learn in an Outdoor Classroom Teachers Middle and High School Youth University Students Grand Canyon National Park Field Trips, Classroom Rangers, Distance Canyon Field Schools Grand Canyon Semester Located in northern Arizona, the park Learning, and Teacher Workshops Deepen your connection to Grand Grand Canyon National Park partners encompasses 277 miles (446 km) of the Using Grand Canyon as a teaching tool, Canyon National Park. Spend one to with Northern Arizona University and Colorado River and adjacent uplands. park rangers conduct curriculum-based two weeks exploring the trails, running Prescott College to offer a unique, One of the most spectacular examples field trips, in-class presentations, and the rapids, and camping under the stars. semester-long program. Grand Canyon of erosion anywhere in the world, Grand live, two-way video distance learning Summer 2015 programs are full, please Semester immerses students in a place- Canyon offers visitors incomparable vistas. programs for grades K–12. Students check for future opportunities. based learning experience using Grand Grand Canyon National Park is a World engage in real-world exploration of 928-638-7924 or nps.gov/grca/forkids/camp.htm Canyon as a classroom and laboratory. Heritage Site. concepts related to geology, ecology, Classroom academics combine and human history. with field opportunities to create an The Guide is published by Grand Canyon 928-638-7931 or nps.gov/grca/forteachers/ National Park and is supported by your unparalleled learning environment. nau.edu/Honors/GCS/ or prescott.edu/learn/non- fees. It is available in French, German, degree/grand-canyon-semester.html Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Chinese, and Korean. An Accessibility Guide is also available. The National Park Service cares for special places saved by the American people so that all may experience our heritage.
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