On our May 2015 visit to Grand Canyon National Park, we walked the Rim Trail from Mather Point to the Geology Museum at Yavapai Point. The Rim Trail is paved and relatively flat in this ¾ mile segment. Trees along the rim provide quite a bit of shade, but sun screen is still needed. There is no water available between the main visitor center at Mather Point and Grand Canyon Village, so you'll need to carry your own.
Clear Creek Canyon and Cape Royal |
Pipe Creek Canyon on the left and Bright Angel Canyon |
Granite Gorge below Isis Temple |
Cape Royal, Wotans Throne and Vishnu Temple |
Sumner Butte, Bradley Point and Demaray Point |
Sturdevant Point and Johnson Point with Buddha Temple in the background |
Plateau Point below Chops Pyramid |
Isis Temple and Cheops Pyramid |
Phantom Ranch in Bright Angel Canyon |
Ranger Talk at Yavapai Point Amphitheater |
O'Neill Butte below Wotans Throne and Vishnu Temple |
Black Bridge, a 1928 suspension bridge, connects the North and South Kaibab Trails |
Phantom Ranch and Black Bridge |
An entry fee of $30 per private vehicle is collected at three entrance stations and is good for seven consecutive days at both the South and North Rims. Other fee payment options include the America the Beautiful - National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands passes including the Annual Pass ($80), Senior Pass ($10 for lifetime), Access Pass (free with documented disability) and Military Annual Pass (free for active duty personnel).
The park website is http://www.nps.gov/grca/index.htm.
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