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Active and Adventure Destinations Near Grand Canyon

• Kaibab National Forest, AZ
  (16 mi)
• Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, AZ
  (71 mi)
• Lake Powell, AZ
  (76 mi)
• Coconino National Forest, AZ
  (77 mi)
• Zion National Park, UT
  (100 mi)
• Bryce Canyon National Park, UT
  (106 mi)
• Brian Head, UT
  (120 mi)
• Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, UT
  (122 mi)
• Valley of Fire State Park, NV
  (137 mi)
• Apache and Sitgreaves National Forests, AZ
  (146 mi)

Southwest Active and Adventure States/Provinces

• Arizona
• Nevada
• New Mexico
• Texas

Active and Adventure Travel Destinations

• Mid-Atlantic
  • Maryland
  • New Jersey
  • Pennsylvania
  • West Virginia
• Midwest
  • Indiana
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • South Dakota
  • Wisconsin
• Mountain West
  • Colorado
  • Idaho
  • Montana
  • Utah
  • Wyoming
• Northeast
  • Maine
  • Massachusetts
  • New Hampshire
  • New York
  • Vermont
• Pacific Coast
  • Alaska
  • California
  • Hawaii
  • Oregon
  • Washington
• Southeast
  • Alabama
  • Arkansas
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Kentucky
  • Louisiana
  • Mississippi
  • North Carolina
  • Tennessee
  • Virginia
• Southwest
  • Arizona
  • Nevada
  • New Mexico
  • Texas

Grand Canyon National Park (John Wang/Photodisc/Getty)

Feature Articles

• They Call Me Groover Boy
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  But it isn't because of my dance moves. My life at the helm of a Colorado River latrine raft.
• Lights Out
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• Wake Them Up With a Splash
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  How to bring the world's freshwater woes into focus? Try 3-D. On one of the most ambitious Imax projects to date, 44 river warriors including Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Wade Davis go sloshing down the Grand Canyon—and try not to drop the million-dollar cameras into the drink.
• A Grand Scheme
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  In the mother of all canyons, a big-picture adventure below the rim
• Kayak the Grand
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• Grand Canyon Under Glass
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• Ain't it Just Grand
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  Climb aboard for the ultimate ride with the ultimate boat buddy: Martin Litton, the Colorado River legend and conservation warrior who, as much as any other single person, shaped the Grand Canyon float trip into an American classic
• Adventure's Gold Coast
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  Hiking King Peak
• GORP - Top Ten National Forests - Kaibab National Forest, Arizona
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• GORP - Around the Forest - Kaibab National Forest
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Grand Canyon Active and Adventure Travel Guides

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