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Trip Planner Grand Canyon U.S Grand Canyon National Park National Park Service Trip Planner Grand Canyon U.S. Department of the Interior Grand Canyon National Park Arizona Table of Contents 2 General Information 3 Getting to Grand Canyon 4 Weather 5-6 South Rim 7–8 North Rim 9–10 Tours and Trips 11 Hiking Map 12 Day Hiking 13 Hiking Tips 14–15 Backpacking 16 Get Involved 17 Sustainability 18 Beyond The Rims 19 Park Partners Navigating Trip Planner This document uses links to ease navigation. A box around the word or website indicates a website or link. Trip Planner1 1 Table of contents Grand Canyon National Park Trip Planner Welcome to Grand Canyon Where is it? Park Passes Grand Canyon is in the northwest corner of Admission to the park is $25 per private ve- Arizona, close to the borders of Utah and hicle; $12 per pedestrian or cyclist. The pass Nevada. The Colorado River, which flows can be used for seven days and includes both through the canyon, drains water from seven rims. Single vehicle park passes may be pur- states, but the feature we know as Grand chased outside the park’s south entrance in Canyon is entirely in Arizona. Tusayan, Arizona at: Grand Hotel GPS Coordinates Grand Canyon Squire Inn Canyon Plaza Resort North Rim Visitor Center Red Feather Lodge 36°11’51”N 112°03’09”W RP Stage Stop South Rim Visitor Center Xanterra Trading Post 36°03’32”N 112°06’33”W Imax—National Park Service Desk Grand Canyon Flight—at the Grand Desertview Watchtower Canyon Airport 36° 2’ 38” N 111° 49’ 33”W An $80 Annual Pass provides entrance into all national parks and federal recreational lands for one year. U.S. citizens 62 or older can obtain a lifetime Senior Pass for $10 allowing free entrance to all national parks. National Park Service U.S. citizens who are permanently disabled U.S. Department of the Interior are eligible for a free Access Pass. Fees collected support projects in the park. Click here for more information about passes. Grand Canyon Areas Located entirely in northern Arizona, the park encompasses 277 miles of the The Guide Colorado River and adjacent uplands. For park ranger programs, services, hours of One of the most spectacular examples of erosion anywhere in the world, Grand operation and other current information, see Canyon is unmatched in the incomparable Grand Canyon National Park’s seasonal vistas it offers to visitors on the rim. newspaper The Guide. The park publishes an Grand Canyon National Park is a World edition for both the North and South Rims. Heritage Site. Grand Canyon National Park Accessibility Post Office Box 129 For information about accessibility in Grand The Park is Open Grand Canyon, AZ 86023 Canyon National Park please see The South Rim is open all year, unlike the Accessibility Guide. North Rim which closes November or early Phone December due to snow and re-opens in (928) 638-7888 mid-May. Park entrances remain open 24 Pets Email hours a day. Although the park never closes, Pets are allowed inside the park but must be hours for visitor centers and businesses vary Visit the park website leashed at all times and are not allowed be- seasonally. low the rim. Persons wishing to take service Explore the park’s Twitter, Flickr, or Youtube animals below the rim must check in at the Backcountry Information Center. For more information click here. The National Park Service cares for special places saved by the American people so that all may experience our heritage. EXPERIENCE YOUR AMERICA™ 2 Table of contents Grand Canyon National Park Trip Planner Getting to Grand Canyon Private Vehicle South Rim North Rim From the south—exit I-40 at Williams, Take Hwy 89A to Jacob Lake, Arizona, Arizona, and proceed north on Arizona and turn south onto Arizona Hwy 67 to the Hwy 64 or exit on U.S. 180 in Flagstaff and North Entrance of the park. follow it to the intersection with Hwy 64. From the north—take U.S. Hwy 89 or 160 to Hwy 64 in Cameron, Arizona. Proceed west on 64 to the East Entrance of the park. Airline Shuttle Service Serves Phoenix, Arizona, and Las Vegas, Arizona Shuttle Transcanyon Shuttle Nevada. Limited flights go to Flagstaff, Service between Flagstaff and Grand Canyon Provides transportation between the Arizona. Rental cars are available at any of twice daily, also serving Phoenix and Tucson North and South rims. From mid-May to these airports to continue to either rim in and other locations in Arizona. mid-October there is one trip each way daily. Grand Canyon National Park. Shuttle service (877) 226-8060 or (928) 226-8060 (928) 638-2820 is available from the Phoenix area to the www.arizonashuttle.com www.trans-canyonshuttle.com South Rim via Flagstaff (see center column). Grand Canyon Shuttle Service Grand Canyon Airlines Service between Flagstaff and Grand Canyon, Flies from Boulder City, Nevada, near Las as well as between the North and South rims. Vegas, to the Grand Canyon Airport in (888) 215-3105 Tusayan, Arizona. Shuttle or taxi service is www.grandcanyonshuttles.com available from the airport to the South Rim. No rental cars are available at Grand Canyon To Salt Lake City Airport. To Bryce Canyon N.P. 17 (866) 235-9422 0 50 Kilometers 18 9 www.grandcanyonairlines.com 0 50 Miles St. George 9 AH North 59 89 L. Powell UT Kanab UTAH ADA Train KAIBAB-PAIUTE Fredonia ARIZONA Page NEV RESERVATION Amtrak 389 89 Stops at Williams and Flagstaff, Arizona. 168 15 Jacob Lake ARIZONA Shuttle service runs from Flagstaff to the ALT 93 89 r 169 e South Rim (see center column). v GRAND CANYON i R www.amtrak.com NATIONAL PARK o 169 d a r o 67 l o NAVAJO Grand Canyon Railway Las C 95 NATION Runs a daily excursion train from Williams, Vegas Lake Tuweep North Mead r ive Rim Pearce Ferry R 260 Arizona, to the South Rim. The train leaves do ra Desert Grand Canyon o Williams at approximately 10:00 a.m. and ol View Skywalk C Grand Canyon arrives at the canyon by noon. It leaves Village Boulder Tusayan 64 the canyon at 3:30 p.m. and arrives back at City HAVASUPAI INDIAN Cameron 95 64 Williams about 5:00 p.m. RESERVATION 89 HUALAPAI INDIAN (800) THE-TRAIN Lake RESERVATION Mohave Valle www.thetrain.com 180 CALIFORNIANEV Peach 64 ADA 93 Springs 66 Bus Seligman Williams Greyhound Bus Lines 40 163 68 Offers service from Flagstaff and Williams to R Ash Fork Flagstaff Kingman o points nationwide. d a 89 ALT r 40 o 89 (800) 231-2222 l o www.greyhound.com C 66 Sedona3 To Los Angeles 179 To Phoenix C o 89A 260 l o 93 r a d 3 95 o Prescott 69 Table of contents 17 R i 89 ve r Payson 71 Wickenburg 60 87 To Los Angeles 60 Blythe 10 95 Phoenix 10 Grand Canyon National Park Trip Planner Weather Current Weather for South Rim Phantom Ranch North Rim Seasonal Conditions, Temperatures, and Precipitation Summer Spring and Fall Winter June through August on the rims April, May, September, and October on November through March on the rims May to September in the canyon. the rims. March, April, October, and early December into February in the canyon. Beautiful weather shines on the rims, while November in the canyon. Come prepared for While the South Rim remains open year- brutal heat tortures the inner canyon. The a variety of conditions during these round, the road to the North Rim closes with high elevation and low humidity causes changeable seasons. May and October the first heavy snowfall. Canyon views may dramatic changes in temperatures from day to typically may be dry, but snow on the rims is be obscured during passing storms, but the night; bring a jacket. Frequent thunderstorms not unusual. Late April and May potentially canyon formations highlighted by snow are in July, August, and early September provide feature strong winds on the rims. These can unforgettable. Entrance fees are not refunded dramatic canyon vistas; stay away from the be the best times for hiking in the canyon, due to weather. South Rim roads are plowed, canyon rim if lightning is present.The making overnight permits harder to obtain but temporary closures may occur. excessive heat in the canyon can be for popular camp spots. dangerous and even fatal to unprepared hikers. South Rim Phantom Ranch North Rim Sunrise and Sunset Consider admiring a sunset at any point along High Low Prec. High Low Prec. High Low Prec. the canyon’s rim. Some viewpoints are more popular than others but a Grand Canyon January 41 18 1.32 56 36 0.68 37 16 3.17 sunset is inspiring wherever you see it. If you February 45 21 1.55 62 42 0.75 39 18 3.22 desire a solitary experience, consider waking March 51 25 1.38 71 48 0.79 44 21 2.65 up early and seeing a sunrise. April 60 32 0.93 82 56 0.47 53 29 1.73 May 70 39 0.66 92 63 0.36 62 34 1.17 A Shocking Experience Grand Canyon thunderstorms are common June 81 47 0.42 101 72 0.30 73 40 0.86 in late summer. While bringing much needed July 84 54 1.81 106 78 0.84 77 46 1.93 water and life to this arid landscape, storms August 82 53 2.25 103 75 1.40 75 45 2.85 also bring lightning that can be deadly.
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