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Grand Canyon National Park Trip Planner 2 General Information National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Grand Canyon National Park Grand Canyon, Arizona Trip Planner Table of Contents WELCOME TO GRAND CANYON ................... 2 GENERAL INFORMATION ............................... 3 GETTING TO GRAND CANYON ...................... 4 WEATHER ........................................................ 5 SOUTH RIM ..................................................... 6 SOUTH RIM SERVICES AND FACILITIES ......... 7 NORTH RIM ..................................................... 8 NORTH RIM SERVICES AND FACILITIES ......... 9 TOURS AND TRIPS .......................................... 10 HIKING MAP ................................................... 12 DAY HIKING .................................................... 13 HIKING TIPS .................................................... 14 BACKPACKING ................................................ 15 GET INVOLVED ............................................... 17 OUTSIDE THE NATIONAL PARK ..................... 18 PARK PARTNERS ............................................. 19 Navigating Trip Planner This document uses links to ease navigation. A box around a word or website indicates a link. Welcome to Grand Canyon Welcome to Grand Canyon National Park! For many, a visit to the Grand Canyon is a once in a lifetime opportunity and I hope you find the following pages useful for trip planning. Whether your first visit or your tenth, this planner can help you design the trip of your dreams. As we welcome over 6 million visitors a year to Grand Canyon, your safety is of the utmost importance to me. I want you to have an enjoyable and memorable visit but most importantly I want you to have a safe visit. Use this information to start planning how you will explore Grand Canyon but don’t be afraid to check in with park staff when you get here. Our knowledgeable rangers can help perfect any itinerary you put together and ensure you leave with happy memories. Exploring any park, Grand Canyon included, can have some dangers. Be sure you are drinking enough water and eating salty snacks (if hiking). Look down to see where your feet are; I know the views are breathtaking, but don’t forget to keep a safe distance from the rim of the Canyon. Wildlife can be cute or even majestic but maintaining a safe distance and not feeding the animals is best for you and the animal. Just by being aware of these few safety best practices and using all of the trip planning resources available here, I know that you will have a fantastic experience visiting us at Grand Canyon National Park! Thank you, Christine Lehnertz, Superintendent Grand Canyon National Park Trip Planner 2 General Information Park Openings and Closings Park Entrance Fees National Park Service The Village and Desert View on the South Fees collected support projects in the park. U.S. Department of the Interior Rim are open all year and park entrances Admission to the park is $35 per private remain open 24 hours a day. North Rim vehicle; $30 per motorcycle; and $20 per facilities open mid-May and close mid- person entering the park via Grand Canyon October. Park entrances remain open Located entirely in northern Arizona, the park Railway, park shuttle bus, private rafting encompasses 277 miles of the Colorado River and 24 hours a day during this time. Hours trip, walking, or riding a bicycle. The pass adjacent uplands. One of the most spectacular for visitor centers and businesses vary can be used for seven days and includes examples of erosion anywhere in the world, throughout the year. both rims. Pay fees at park entrance stations Grand Canyon is unmatched in the incomparable vistas it offers to visitors on the rim. Grand or at some businesses outside the park. Canyon National Park is a World Heritage Site. Park Information Every year the National Park Service offers The park produces a Pocket Map with a entrance fee free days. For complete fee Grand Canyon National Park North Rim and South Rim edition that information, including Annual, Active Superintendent Christine Lehnertz PO Box 129 contains a map and information about Military, Senior, and Access passes visit Grand Canyon, Arizona 86023 USA services, facilities, and park ranger go.nps.gov/y5uu6f programs. It is available in French, German, Park Headquarters Japanese, Italian, Spanish, Korean, and 928-638-7888 Sustainability Chinese. A hiking brochure is available for Grand Canyon National Park incorporates Website those planning to hike one of the park’s sustainability into all aspects of its www.nps.gov/grca/ main trails down into Grand Canyon. An operations. Use your refillable water bottle Accessibility Guide is also available. Obtain to fill up on free Grand Canyon spring water publications at entrance stations, visitor at major trailheads, visitor centers, grocery centers, or at stores, and lodges. Please recycle—recycling go.nps.gov/136ojl receptacles are conveniently located and as common as trash receptacles. Discover what Accessibility else you can do to protect the environment For information about accessibility in Grand while traveling here and beyond at Canyon National Park, see go.nps.gov/1b2rzt go.nps.gov/1rtxl2 Pets Pets must be leashed at all times and may not be taken below the rim, inside buildings, or on shuttle buses. Persons wishing to take service animals below the rim must check in at the Backcountry Information Center. A kennel on the South Rim provides animal boarding. The National Park Service cares for the go.nps.gov/loxbia special places saved by the American people so that all may experience our heritage. EXPERIENCE YOUR AMERICA™ Grand Canyon National Park Trip Planner 3 To Salt Lake City To Bryce Canyon N.P. 17 Getting To Grand18 Canyon 0 50 Kilometers St. George 9 9 Airport 59 89 L. Powell 0 50 Miles UTAH Kanab UTAH Airlines serve Phoenix, Arizona, and North KAIBAB INDIAN Fredonia ARIZONA Las Vegas, Nevada. Limited flights go to RESERVATION Page 389 89 Flagstaff, Arizona. Rent a car at any of these 168 15 Jacob Lake ARIZONA ALT airports to continue to Grand Canyon 93 89 r 169 e v 89T National Park or reserve a shuttle to the GRAND CANYON i NEVADA R NAVAJO NATIONAL PARK o park from Phoenix or Flagstaff. 169 d a NATION r o 67 l o Las C 95 The Gap Vegas Lake Tuweep North GRAND CANYON AIRLINES Mead r ive Rim Pearce Ferry R Fly from Boulder City, Nevada, near Las do ra Desert 160 Grand Canyon o ol View Skywalk C South Rim Vegas, to Grand Canyon Airport in Tusayan, Grand Canyon 64 Boulder Village Tusayan Arizona. Ride a taxi from the airport to City HAVASUPAI Cameron 95 64 the South Rim; rental cars not available at INDIAN 89 HUALAPAI INDIAN RESERVATION Grand Canyon Airport. Lake RESERVATION Mohave Valle 866-235-9422 180 CALIFORNIANEVADA Peach 64 grandcanyonairlines.com 93 Springs 66 Seligman Williams 40 Train 163 68 AMTRAK R Ash Fork Flagstaff Kingman o d Stops at Williams and Flagstaff, Arizona. a 89 ALT r 40 o 89 l o Shuttle service runs from Flagstaff to the C 66 Sedona South Rim. To Los Angeles 179 To Phoenix 800-872-7245 C o 89A 260 l o 93 amtrak.com r a Private Vehicled ShuttlePrescott Service 95 o 69 17 R SOUTH RIM i ARIZONA SHUTTLE89 ve GRAND CANYON RAILWAY r From the south—exit I-40 at Williams, Service between Flagstaff and Grand The train leaves Williams Depot at 9:30 Arizona, and proceed north on AZ 64; or Canyon three times a day; also servesPayson am and arrives at Grand Canyon Depot at exit on US 180 in Flagstaff, Arizona, and Phoenix, Tucson, and other locations in 11:45 am. The train departs Grand Canyon 71 follow US 180 to the intersection with AZ Arizona.Wickenburg at 3:30 pm, arriving in Williams at 5:45 pm. 64, then turn north and follow AZ 64 to60 the 928-350-8466 87 A second departure may be offered during To Los Angeles arizonashuttle.com South Entrance of the park. 60 peak periods; call for information. Blythe 10 800-843-8746 TRANSCANYON SHUTTLE From the north—take US 89 or AZ 160 to thetrain.com 95 Phoenix AZ 64 in Cameron, Arizona. Proceed west Provides daily10 trips each way between the on AZ 64 to the East Entrance of the park. North and South rims from mid-May to Bus mid-October. Also runs in off-season from GREYHOUND NORTH RIM October 16 through November 15, but must Serves Flagstaff and Williams, Arizona. Take US 89A to Jacob Lake, Arizona, call first to confirm. 800-231-2222 and turn south onto AZ 67 to the North 928-638-2820 greyhound.com Entrance of the park. trans-canyonshuttle.com Coordinates* FLAGSTAFF SHUTTLE AND CHARTER Tusayan Route Shuttle Bus GRAND CANYON VISITOR CENTER (SOUTH RIM) Year-round custom service for individuals PARK AND RIDE: WE’LL BE YOUR GUIDE Latitude, Longitude: 36° 03’32”N 112° 06’33”W and groups from Flagstaff, Sedona, and Why wait in lines and drive in circles looking UTM Zone 12, NAD 83: 400093 East, 3991074 Phoenix, Arizona, and Las Vegas, Nevada, for parking? During the busy season, long North to the South and North rims. entrance station lines and difficult to find 888-215-3105 parking can take the enjoyment out of your DESERT VIEW WATCHTOWER (DESERT VIEW) flagshuttle.com trip. Park in the gateway community of Latitude, Longitude: 36° 2’38”N 111° 49’33”W Tusayan and ride a shuttle bus into the park. UTM Zone 12, NAD 83: 425584 East, 3989159 The Tusayan Route operates from March North to September. After making four stops in Tusayan, the shuttle bus heads straight to NORTH RIM VISITOR CENTER (NORTH RIM) the Grand Canyon Visitor Center, where you Latitude, Longitude: 36° 11’51”N 112° 03’09”W can begin your Grand Canyon experience. No UTM Zone 12, NAD 83: 405379 East, 4006465 lines, no hassles, no fuss! North *GPS may be unreliable in the area. go.nps.gov/1nw8ff Be prepared with a map or atlas.
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