Description:
Shaded by ponderosa pines and situated alongside Transept Canyon (a side canyon), this is a delightful place to pass a few days. The pines, which shade a soft, smooth, forest floor, are spaced just far enough apart to allow for group sports and other activities. The 1.5-mile-long Transept Trail links the campground to Grand Canyon Lodge. The North Rim General Store, a laundromat, and showers ($1.25 for 5 min.) are all within walking distance. The most spectacular sites are the rim sites, which overlook the canyon. These cost an extra $5 but are worth it -- they're some of the prettiest anywhere.
With only 87 sites, the North Rim Campground fills up for much of the summer. You can book a spot up to 5 months in advance. Even if you show up without a reservation and find the "Sorry, campground full" sign on the entry booth, ask about cancellations. The best time to do so is at 8am when sites made available by the previous night's cancellations go up for sale.
The campground sometimes stays open on a limited basis after October 15 until snow closes Highway 67, but few services are available in the park.
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User Reviews for North Rim Campground
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Beautiful Campground
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We spent several days here and thoroughly enjoyed our stay. Sites are located under large trees with good spacing between them, clean well maintained restrooms. Nice walk to lodge and...
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- posted on 10.22.12
- by MountainMe47
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Good campground, but...
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We spent 4 nights at the North Rim Campground around July 4th. It is nice and shady, but not my favorite when compared to other campgrounds in nearby NP. First of all, there are very...
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- posted on 10.04.12
- by 41Peterpan41
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Best location to camp and hike around North Rim
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To make it easy I just put here the summary and review of a whole hike which include the review to this topic.We did a 2-day Rim to Rim hike starting from North Rim via the North Kaibab...
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- posted on 09.24.12
- by KKBuddy
Awards:
Frommer's
- Very Highly Recommended 2010
- Details
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Contact:
- visit website
- tel: +1 877 444 6777
Address:
- Route 67
- On Grand Canyon North Rim (44 miles south of Jacob Lake on Hwy. 67)
- Grand Canyon, AZ 86022
Neighborhood:
North RimAmenities:
- handicap-accessible
- laundry
- parking
- pets-allowed
- solarium
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