Grand Canyon National Park - Plan Your Visit

Operating Hours & Seasons

The SOUTH RIM is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Services are available and facilities are open year round.

Visitor services and facilities inside the national park on the NORTH RIM are only open from mid-May to mid-October. Weather permitting, the North Rim is open for day use only following the close of facilities in mid-October. During this time there are no services or overnight facilities available inside the park. The road from Jacob Lake to the North Rim (Highway 67)is subject to closure with little or no notice during this interval and then remains closed until mid-May.

Local Partners & Information Resources

Grand Canyon Trip Planner

Grand Canyon Chamber of Commerce

Williams Chamber of Commerce

Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce

Arizona Office of Tourism

Getting There

Plane
Commercial air carriers serve Las Vegas, Phoenix, Flagstaff, and Grand Canyon Airport (in Tusayan, just south of the park).

Car
Grand Canyon Village (SOUTH RIM) is located 60 miles north of Interstate 40 at Williams via highway 64, and 80 miles northwest of Flagstaff via highway 180. Only ten miles from rim to rim as the crow flies, the North Rim is 215 miles (about 4 1/2 hours) from the South Rim by car. The NORTH RIM is 44 miles south of Jacob Lake, AZ, via highway 67. Visitor services and facilities inside the national park on the North Rim are only open from mid-May through mid-October.

Public Transportation

SOUTH RIM: Xanterra South Rim operates a taxi service between hotels and businesses in Tusayan and Grand Canyon Village. 928-638-2822 www.beautiful-places-on-earth.com/xanterra. The Grand Canyon Railway offers train service between Williams and the canyon. 1-800-THE-TRAIN www.grandcanyonrailway.com. Shuttle service between Phoenix and Flagstaff, and between Flagstaff and Grand Canyon Village is offered by Open Road Tours. 928-226-8060 or 877-226-8060 www.openroadtours.com. Greyhound Bus Lines offers service from Flagstaff and Williams to points nationwide. 928-774-4573 (Flagstaff Greyhound office) www.greyhound.com.

NORTH RIM: A shuttle service is provided seasonally between the North Rim and the South Rim by Trans-Canyon Shuttle, 928-638-2820.

Getting Around

SOUTH RIM: Free shuttle service is available year round throughout Grand Canyon Village and out to the South Kaibab Trailhead. March - November free shuttle service is available along Hermit Road. When the Hermits Rest shuttle bus is running, Hermit Road is closed to private vehicles. Taxis are available (on call) from Grand Canyon National Park Lodges, call (928) 638-2631 ext. 6563.

NORTH RIM: There is no shuttle service on the North Rim.