Rim Trail from Mather Point to Yavapai Point - Grand Canyon National Park

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.