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Campground Phantom Ranch Salt Creek R o Granite Rapids Pipe Creek Hermit Rapids A Horn Creek Rapids Rapids E Rapids TONTO N Kaibab G E G G TRAIL R A N I T O R I Suspension T RIVER Bridge E E River TRAIL Bright Angel S G O R G Resthouse Suspension Bridge a l t Plateau Point TONTO C Dana Butte TRAIL HERMIT r e 5031 ft Tip Off e TRAIL T k 1533 m h e I n ek f e e Cr r n n e o Indian Garden rd Phantom Ranch Ga An oasis on Bright Angel Columbus BRIGHT ANGEL TRAIL Trail. The round-trip hike of Popular, scenic, Cathedral nine miles averages two Skeleton Point Point A Best View. Memorial to John Wesley moderately difficult hike. Stairs Powell, who in 1869 led the hours in, four hours out. 6-mile round trip. Breezy Juts out for a 90-mile First view of the river. The Alligatoreast-west panorama. first scientific voyage down Point the Colorado River. Overlooks Indian Garden TONTO Hopi Point abandoned Orphan Mine. TRAIL Lookout On a quiet day, the roar of SOUTH KAIBAB Point Granite Rapids almost a mile Powell Memorial TRAIL below reaches this lookout. k A Best View. Panoramic vistas. e Mohave Powell e Pima Point Excellent for sunrise/sunset r Bright Angel Trail Point Point photographs. Visit historic C 4502 ft Yavapai Observation Station. 1372 m t i HERMIT 6974 ft Maricopa Point Yavapai Point m 2126 m r TRAIL H ll Easy hike along the South Rim e Pima Point opi Wa for up to 9.7 miles one way. Rim Trail H Can be walked in segments, A stone building designed by connecting with shuttle buses. Mary Colter, now on the National Great Mohave Register of Historic Places. Wall Water Rim Trail Fossil Mather Point Shuttle service to May-Sept. exhibit Cedar Ridge Hermits Rest Hermits Rest suspended Three Mile H A Best View. 3-mile round trip. E during winter months. Trailview Resthouse R The Great Mohave Wall forms P M Overloook Yaki IT a 3,000-foot sheer cliff. P RO Point AD Mile-and-a-half 7118 ft Open during the summer, Fossil Beds Resthouse 2170 m CVIP The Abyss Ooh Aah Point 7262 ft Shuttle access only 1.5-mile round trip. 2213 m Hermit Return to Bright Angel Trailhead Kolb Studio Park H.Q. (Admin. offices) Trailhead makes only two stops, Mohave Point Bright Angel El Tovar Hotel and Hopi Point. Trailhead P P South Kaibab Trailer Village Life in the Canyon Shuttle transfer (RV hook-ups) Trailhead Water available at The canyon shelters wildlife and Bright C P E N trailhead but not plants that vary with elevation. Angel TER on the trail. WALDRON RO D Mule deer roam forests at Lodge A ES TRAIL P D Mather ERT 7,000 feet. Beavertail cacti add Kennels Campground VIEW D Pipe Creek color to desert scrub between Market Plaza RI Maswik Post Office, Bank, VE Vista 7,000 and 3,500 feet. Watch the Transportation Walk-in Center General Store, Clinic skies for big birds the California Shuttle access. Condor, with a 10-foot wingspan, Canyon View and the raven, largest of crows. Mule deer Backcountry Information Plaza (CVIP) Information Visitor Information, Exhibits on canyon 64 Center formation, Geology and Topography, WherWheree toto gogo Beavertail cactus GRAND Ranger Programs, Bookstore. To: East Entrance Activities are arranged for time and ease; if you have CANYON and North Rim N RAILWAY O VILLAGE more time, you can do any of the ideas listed here in any order. Y N A IF YOU HAVE A C D Grand Photographs N A GR No one sees the same canyon twice. Half day or less D A As the sun moves and clouds pass, National Geographic Visitor Center Where to start O Where to start R Choose from any of the activities or sites IMAX film "Grand Canyon: The Hidden Secrets", the rock changes color and reflects tickets, reservations. E light and shadow. Best points for listed at right to help plan your half day at the C N " sunrise: Yaki, Mather, or Yavapai. Grand Canyon. You might begin by seeing Canyon View Information Plaza (CVIP) A 5-minute walk from Mather Point; shuttle access R For sunset: Hopi and Pima, as well as the IMAX film, Grand Canyon: The T from Market Plaza parking. N Mather and Yavapai. To photograph Hidden Secrets" at the National Geographic E Visitor Center. This 34-minute giant-screen Tight Schedule: Limited Physical Activity the river, take a panoramic or zoom H Mather sunset film introduces viewers to the canyon, T lens to Pima or Hopi points. U telling the story of the Native Americans, Mather Point O Most popular lookout, wheelchair S John Wesley Powell, and the unique wildlife. accessible, parking, short walk to CVIP. The free shuttle service will take you around. Yavapai Point National Geographic Visitor Center is here How to get around Great photo opportunity, fossil exhibit. How to get around Places to park are marked P on this map. to help you enhance your visit to one of the 64 world's most extraordinary natural wonders. The best way to get close to the Grand Rim Trail between Mather Point and Yavapai Point Canyon is on foot. Wheelchair accessible from Mather Point National Geographic Visitor Center can give Shuttles and Tours to Bright Angel Trailhead. you both the canyon-wide overview and the At Canyon View Information Plaza (CVIP), up-close view from below the rim. reached via Village Shuttle or on foot Flexible Schedule: Higher Activity Level Ride the Shuttle from the Rim Trail, you can get information Fossil Beds Visitor Center Free shuttle routes, color-coded on and view exhibits. Or go directly to Mather Rim Trail to Maricopa Point. National Park Pass Tickets, Reservations, Tours. this map, run along the rim. Check Point, most people's first view. Make early arrangements for canyon flights, The Guide, free at the National Hopi Point horse rides, guided tours, and activities. The four-mile section of Rim Trail from Geographic Visitor Center and park Mather Point to Maricopa Point is mostly Powell Memorial IMAX Theater entrance, for schedules. The shuttles paved for easy walking. The path from 10-minute walk from Hopi, great photo opportunity. “Grand Canyon: The Hidden Secrets” runs every stop and pick up all day long during hour on the half hour. This large-screen film provides summer, from one-half hour before Mather Point to Kolb Studio is wheelchair Pima Point an excellent overall impression of the canyon. accessible. Bring water, and drink often to sunrise to one-half hour after sunset. Shuttle bus avoid the effects of altitude and heat. Hermits Rest Arizona Office of Tourism Refreshments available. Information on the Grand Canyon, northern Arizona, and Arizona as a whole. Ranger Programs IF YOU HAVE A Check out The Guide for the current Ranger Interpretive Programs National Geographic Store Information on history, geology, and wildlife. Maps, books, games, “Grand Canyon: The Hidden talks and tours offered by U.S. Park Full day Secrets” on VHS and DVD, Native American crafts. Rangers. Enjoy the stories rangers Flight Tours tell of the canyon's human history, With more time, you can do any of the half- Reserve at National Geographic Visitor Center. National Geographic Photo Gallery natural history, and geology. day suggestions and add in a ranger program, Historic pictures of Major Powell’s expedition, Native Land Tours by ATV, Jeep, or Horse American life, and expeditions to map the canyon. Evening programs are often held at flight tour, land tour, or, if physically active, Reserve at National Geographic Visitor Center Shrine of the Ages. Children can earn a" hike. You might, for example, view the and Bright Angel Lodge. Learn about the flora and Food Court badges at Junior Ranger Programs. Grand Canyon: The Hidden Secrets" IMAX fauna of the Kaibab National Forest. Pizza Hut Express, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts. South Ranger tours film, do a fly-over, and then take a vigorous Entrance Physically Active Hikes Station hike or a leisurely rim walk. Three - dimensional model of the canyon Bright Angel Trail to Indian Garden Satellite image of the canyon brought to life. GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY During non-summer months, you can go to Tusayan Ranger Plateau Point for a view of the river. For more information call (928) 638-2468 or check District Office the web at www.explorethecanyon.com South Kaibab Trail to Cedar Ridge 3-mile round trip. IF YOU HAVE Two days or more Camping at Indian Garden or With the luxury of time, you can mix any Bright Angel Campground Booked months in advance.