The North Rim's historic heavy timber and stone lodge sits perched on the edge of the rim and boasts incredible views of the Grand Canyon and south to the San Francisco Peaks near Flagstaff.
Information for lodging, RV parks and campgrounds in the park as well as near the entrance and at Jacob Lake.
Included here are your choices for dining in the park to restaurants located outside but en route to the park.
Visitor services and facilities inside the national park on the North Rim are only open from mid-May to mid-October. Listed are gift shops, laundry and coin-operated showers, post office, fuel, medical, and similar visitor services.
Here you'll find descriptions of day hikes in varying lengths that can be done from the South Rim.
Mule trips originating from the North Rim do not go to Phantom Ranch. They only offer rim and trips that go part way into the Inner Canyon. If you want to go to Phantom Ranch, you must take a mule ride from the South Rim.
You'll find information on ranger programs, backcountry permits, weather, the park webcam, fire activity and other useful information pertaining to the park.
This section discusses both transportation for getting to the park as well as shuttles from airports, in-park shuttles, and rim-to-rim shuttles. Your regular Trains, Planes and Automobiles!
The companion Facebook page with photos and updates for Grand Canyon, Phantom Ranch, and parks and recreation areas throughout the Southwest.
The North Rim is over 1000 feet higher in elevation than the South Rim and over 5500 feet higher than Phantom Ranch?
The North Rim only gets about 10% of the visitation of the busy South Rim.
The North Rim is closed every winter due to heavy snows. Visitor services close from mid-October until mid-May and the roads close as soon as the first heavy snows fall. The South Rim remains open year round.
