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Don’t let your road trip to the Grand Canyon sound just like your neighbors’ vacation. Set your trip apart by staying at some of the fantastic and unusual lodging options along the way.

Enjoy five days in 2023 when national park entrance is free.

The classic book, The Polar Express, comes to life.

Commercial airlines are in Las Vegas, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, and Flagstaff, Arizona. Plus there is limited air service into the Grand Canyon Airport.

Explore this less-traveled route on the South Rim's western end by foot, bike, or shuttle. Hermit Road follows the rim for 8 miles with scenic overlooks.

You have not experienced the Grand Canyon until you've hiked this unforgettable trail.

With the elevation differences at the North Rim, South Rim and inner canyon, temperatures vary wildly.

Learn how to capture stunning night landscape pictures of the stars and Milky Way in this nine-part online photography course.

Spread over several acres of ponderosa pine forest, the Maswik Lodge has a cafeteria, sports bar with a wide-screen TV, curio shop and a transportation/activities desk.

Congratulations to our 2022 winner: Jennifer Kessler of Sandy Hook, Virginia. See previous winners at the bottom of the page.

Visit the South Rim in winter and you'll as though you have the park to yourself.

Which wavy canyon should you visit?

Near the Grand Canyon

Enter February 15 through August 31, 2023

Plan on going for a hike while visiting Grand Canyon National Park? Then make sure to be careful of the extreme heat.

Don't miss the views at the Grand Canyon's quieter side - the North Rim. Top views can be had at Cape Royal and Point Imperial.

Carlsbad Caverns National Park is a stunning place whether you’re a cave fanatic or never thought twice about one. Check out the Big Room.

Discover how much it costs to enter Grand Canyon National Park and your national park pass options.

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It's in northern Arizona between Lake Powell and Lake Mead.

Find historic buildings designed by architect Mary Colter, interactive visitor centers and incredible museums, along with lodges, hotels and campgrounds.

Condors, elk, bighorn sheep and more.

Don't miss views including Mather Point, Yavapai Point, Desert View, Grandview Point, Pima Point, and Hermit's Rest.

Students in the 4th grade can get a free annual entry pass for their family to more than 2,000 federal recreation areas, including national parks.

With its amazing red-rock vistas and starry skies, Grand Canyon is a fantastic place to spend a romantic weekend or celebrate an anniversary.

The entire park becomes an observatory during the annual Star Party when volunteers set up scopes and offer free astronomy programs to visitors.

Find a visitor center, a lodge porch with a grand view, campgrounds, and hiking trails at this quieter side of the Grand Canyon, open seasonally.

Go on an unforgettable hiking vacation with Wildland Trekking, which offers tours for nearly anyone who loves to hike in world-renowned, breathtaking landscapes including the Grand Canyon, Havasu Falls and Sedona's red-rock country.

This contest has ended. Congratulations to our 2021 Winner Jay Epp of Denton, Texas.

Stop by or stay where entrepreneur Allan Affeldt has breathed new life into the La Posada Hotel and Gardens.

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The Department of Interior forces 500,000 tons of sediment downstream to create back eddies and beaches, crucial to native fish species, campers and rafters.

We asked Dave Uberuaga, former Grand Canyon National Park superintendent, to look back and also look forward to the next 100 years.

The Grand Canyon is one of the world's seven wonders, and the North Rim is its most remote destination.

Spectacular views on this scenic road will have you stopping often for photos.

This overview map has nearby major highways and interstates, and gateway cities including the west end with Lake Mead to the east end with Lake Powell.

Estimates stated that the cave held 100,000 tons of guano with a net worth of $12 to $15 million as fertilizer. Read about elaborate schemes to mine the cave.

A National Historic Landmark designed by famed architect Mary Jane Colter, Bright Angel Lodge & Cabins sits just a few feet from the canyon rim.

Considered one of the seven natural wonders of the world, the canyon stretches an impressive 227 miles long and averages over ten miles wide.

Join Hualapai River Runners for an unforgettable day rafting through the western end of the Grand Canyon and taking a helicopter to its rim.