Grand Canyon National Park travel guide
Go rafting on the Colorado River, ride a mule down into the Grand Canyon, or view it from above on a helicopter ride around the canyon’s rim.
Covers: Grand Canyon, Kaibab National Forest, Valle, North Rim, South Rim, Havasupai Reservation, Hualapai Reservation, Flagstaff, Sedona, Lake Mead, Hoover Dam, Las Vegas, Colorado River.
12 Things to do!
- run the world-class rapids while spectacular canyon walls tower above
- hike the Ancient Puebloan granaries at Nankoweap
- stop for a cold lemonade and scribble a postcard at Phantom Ranch, your one brush with civilization
- boat on Lake Powell or hike a slot canyon
- cycle through the aspen and meadows of the Kaibab
- combine your visit with a trip to Zion and Bryce National Parks, a few hours’ drive north
- study the stars, breath in the canyon’s emptiness and listen to the silence
- pack a picnic for Point Imperial, the highest lookout on either rim, with an altitude of 8803ft
- snap a once-in-a-lifetime photo at the striking natural arch known as Angels Window
- be awed by the massive engineering feat that is Hoover Dam
- enjoy Lake Mead’s plethora of fishing, houseboating and water sports
- party for days in hedonistic Las Vegas
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