Call (602) 638-2292 for information.
Day hiking does not require permits. Overnight permits are available from: Backcountry Office, P.O. Box 129, Grand Canyon, AZ 86023.
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Grand Canyon Lodge is located right on the rim and offers a good restaurant with an excellent view, along with a pub and an ice cream shop. The cabins are VERY rustic -- be prepared. Rooms last year were $50-70. Call (801) 586-7686 for reservations, or write TW Services, P.O. Box 400, Cedar City, UT 84720. The GCL was built in 1928, burned down in 1932 and rebuilt. Kaibab Lodge is located just outside the park boundary (but 20 miles from the rim). Again, VERY rustic cabins, but beautiful setting on a meadow with deer/elk at dusk. (800) 525-0924 or (602) 526-0924 for reservations. Note: Kaibab Lodge stays open year-round, with SnoKat pickup from Jacob Lake in the winter for nordic skiing. The Lodge has a good restaurant that is open to the general public, and almost always has a fire going in the gathering room. Room rates $60-80. Jacob Lake Lodge is the typical motel on a busy intersection, about 50 miles from the rim. Call (602) 643-7232 for reservations. They have a reasonable restaurant with good bakery items. There are 82 no-hookup campsites near the GCL in the North Rim Campground. Closes late October. $10/night. A gas station is near this campground.
Other camping just outside of the park is available at DeMotte Park Campground (next to Kaibab Lodge). 25 sites, no hookups, $7/night. Jacob Lake Campground, 50 miles from the rim, offers 50 sites with water/restrooms available. $10/night. Jacob Lake RV Park offers 80 full-hookup sites plus 50 tent sites. Call (602) 643-7804 for reservations
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The Havasupai Indian Reservation allows visitors. Havasu Canyon has waterfalls, village, motel. Havasupai Tourist Enterprises, Supai AZ 86435, 602-448-2121.
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All of the River raft trips start from Lees Ferry, just below Glen Canyon Dam (Page, AZ). There are at least 20 companies providing rafting trips from a one-day smooth water cruise to 3-week-long trips through the Canyon. The one-day trip can be reserved at (602) 645-3279. Get a copy of the NPS newspaper 'The Guide' for other phone numbers. The raft tours are available April through October. See the archive at ftp.cc.umanitoba.ca
in file rec-travel/north_america/usa/Arizona/grand_canyon_rafting for complete information.
[Editor's note: the site mentioned above has moved to http://www.travel-library.com/north_america/usa/arizona/]
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