Grand Canyon Hiking and Backpacking Travel Guide

Grand Canyon Hiking and Backpacking Travel Guide

• Grand Canyon Overview
• Grand Canyon Hotels
• Grand Canyon Attractions
• Grand Canyon Feature Articles
• Grand Canyon Adventure Trips
• Grand Canyon Airports
• Grand Canyon Flights

Other Guides for Grand Canyon

• Grand Canyon Travel
• Active and Adventure Guide
  • Trekking and Backpacking
  • Rafting
• Family Guide
• Parks and Outdoors Guide
  • Camping
  • Fishing
  • Birdwatching
  • Ecotourism
  • Rail Trips
  • Scenic Drives

Hiking and Backpacking Destinations Near Grand Canyon

• Kaibab National Forest, AZ
  (16 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.)
• Canyon de Chelly National Monument, AZ
  (146 mi.)
• Capitol Reef National Park, UT
  (154 mi.)
• Natural Bridges National Monument, UT
  (158 mi.)

Travel Guides In or Near Grand Canyon

• Marble Canyon, AZ
• Saddle Mountain Wilderness Area, AZ
• Kaibab National Forest, AZ (16 mi.)
  • Active and Adventure Guide
  • Parks and Outdoors Guide
• Kanab Creek Wilderness Area, AZ (43 mi.)
• Wupatki National Monument, AZ (55 mi.)
• Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, AZ (59 mi.)
• Ash Fork, AZ (61 mi.)
• Flagstaff, AZ (65 mi.)
  • Parks and Outdoors Guide
• Riordan State Historic Park, AZ (65 mi.)
• Pipe Spring National Monument, AZ (65 mi.)

Southwest Hiking and Backpacking States/Provinces

• Arizona
• Nevada
• New Mexico
• Texas

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Hotels

Bright Angel Lodge

Xanterra South Rim, L.L.C., PO Box 699
Grand Canyon, AZ 86023 Map

Distance: 0.8 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: Not Yet Rated

Good For Hiking and Backpacking

Expert Rated & Recommended

from: $80

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Quality Inn & Suites Canyon Plaza

116 Highway 64
Grand Canyon, AZ 86023-0520 Map

Distance: 0.9 mi.
(from destination center)

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Good For Hiking and Backpacking

Expert Rated & Recommended

Grand Canyon Lodge

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Bright Angel Point
Grand Canyon North Rim, AZ Map

Distance: 10.6 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: Not Yet Rated

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Attractions

Rim Trail

Good For Hiking and Backpacking

South Rim
Grand Canyon National Park, P.O. Box 129
Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona 86023

Distance: 0.9 mi. (from destination center)

Description: This easy trail leads nine miles along the south rim of the canyon from Mather Point to Hermits... Read More

Expert Rated & Recommended

Cape Royal Scenic Drive

Good For Hiking and Backpacking

Grand Canyon North Rim
Grand Canyon National Park, P.O. Box 129
Grand Canyon, Arizona 86023

Distance: 11.2 mi. (from destination center)

Description: On this drive you'll see some of the North Rim's most spectacular scenery and attain the highest... Read More

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Bright Angel Trail

Good For Hiking and Backpacking

Grand Canyon South Rim
Grand Canyon National Park, P.O. Box 129
Grand Canyon, Arizona 86023

Distance: 1.2 mi. (from destination center)

Description:

The Bright Angel is the most popular and well graded of the rim-to-river trails. First used by... Read More

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Airports

Major Airports near Grand Canyon

	Distance (mi.)
Las Vegas Mccarran International Airport	170.2 map
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport	181.3 map
Tucson International Airport	280.5 map

Other Smaller Airports near Grand Canyon

	Distance (mi.)
Grand Canyon National Park Airport	7.4 map
Grand Canyon Pulliam Field	68.4 map
Saint George Municipal Airport	108.6 map

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Flight Deals to Grand Canyon

Originating	From
Long Beach (LGB) to Las Vegas (LAS)	$124
San Diego (SAN) to Las Vegas (LAS)	$124
San Francisco (SFO) to Las Vegas (LAS)	$126
Salt Lake City (SLC) to Las Vegas (LAS)	$142
San Jose (SJC) to Las Vegas (LAS)	$146

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Feature Articles

• GORP - Day Hiking - Grand Canyon National Park
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• A Grand Scheme
  outside
  In the mother of all canyons, a big-picture adventure below the rim
• Heyduke Hike
  outside
  An 812-mile effort to revive the spirit, if not the tactics, of the West's most notorious monkey-wrencher
• GORP - Grand Canyon National Park - Essential Information
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• GORP - Supai/ Havasu Canyon - Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
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Trip Ideas

• The Other Grand Canyon: Arizona's Havasu Canyon and the Seldom-Seen South Rim
  
• A "Sky Island" Above the Desert: Coconino National Forest, Arizona
  GORP's Top 10 Autumn Escapes: Fall's Best Forests
• Into the Guts of Canyonlands National Park
  

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GORPtravel Adventure Trips & Guided Tours

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  Havasupai: A Grand Canyon Oasis
  Austin Lehman Adventures
  from $1698, 5 days
  Not many people know that nestled deep in the Grand Canyon is a hidden treasure: an oasis of lush, spring-fed pools, cascading waterfalls and dense vegetation. It's called Havasu. ......
  
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  Grand Canyon Rim-to-River-to-Rim
  Timberline Adventures
  from $1995, 6 days
  If you've ever wondered whether we at Timberline ever lose any of our enthusiasm for adventure over the years, rest assured we never do. We're always...
  
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  Grand Canyon & Havasupai Hiker
  Timberline Adventures
  from $1895, 6 days
  Early on during our embryonic years when Timberline was primarily a bicycle touring organization, we proclaimed that "you've never seen the West...
  
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  Grand Canyon, Colorado River & Havasu Canyon Hiker
  The World Outdoors
  from $2298, 6 days
  This imaginative adventure makes a loop from the South Rim to the Colorado River and back along two of the Canyon's most storied trails and concludes...
  
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  Grand Canyon Rim to Rim Hiker
  The World Outdoors
  from $2298, 6 days
  These special departures feature the full grandeur of the Canyon as we hike from its North to South Rim, crossing the mighty Colorado River en route....
  

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