Grand Canyon National Park

Address: P.O. Box 129, Grand Canyon, AZ

Email: grca_information@nps.gov

Phone Number: 928-638 7888

Web Site: http://www.nps.gov/grca/

Hours: South Rim: 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
All visitor services: camping, lodging, and restaurants are available year round. Reservations are strongly recommended during the busy summer season. Some facilities are closed during the winter.
North Rim: Open mid-May to mid-October.
Lodging and camping are available at the canyon's North Rim from May 15 through mid-October. Reservations are strongly recommended. Additional facilities are available in the surrounding Kaibab National Forest, the Kaibab Lodge area, and Jacob Lake.

Admission Price: Vehicles (good for seven days): $25
Pedestrians, bicyclists (good for seven days): $12
Ages 62 and older: $10 lifetime pass for U.S. citizens
Disabled: Free access pass

A powerful and inspiring landscape, the Grand Canyon overwhelms our senses through its immense size. Unique combinations of geologic color and erosional forms decorate a canyon that is 277 river miles long, up to 18 miles wide and a mile deep.

Standing on either rim of the Grand Canyon, looking deep into the ruddy maw of one of the world’s greatest definitions of grandeur, is breathtaking. Looking up from the bottom -- even more so. AGE APPROPRIATE Ages 5-10: Walking the Rim Trail at the South Rim provides eye-popping views of the canyon without the stress of hiking down into it, or back to the top. Ages 10-15: Active youngsters can easily handle a day hike down the South Kaibab Trail to Cedar Ridge, a trip that drops you roughly 1,000 feet down into the canyon. For more experienced hikers, a round-trip with an overnight...

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