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Junior Rangers follow the directions below to earn their certificate and badge. Earn the Raven, Coyote, Scorpion Award, or the special Phantom Rattler Patch.

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.

On the longest stretch of original Route 66, it's the primary starting point to explore the raw canyon landscape by whitewater rafting and off-road touring.

Inspired by the book, Over the Edge: Death in Grand Canyon, Kenneth Field created a map of more than 900 unfortunate events.

Enjoy six days in 2025 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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

These saguaro cactuses only grow in the Sonoran Desert.

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.

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

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.

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

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

Snow adds another color to the Grand Canyon palette.

You can't use your Grand Canyon National Park pass to visit the Skywalk. Here's why.

Outside of the Grand Canyon National Park on the Hualapai Indian Reservation lies the Grand Canyon Skywalk, Eagle Point, and Guano Point.

Grand Canyon National Park's free shuttle buses operate in and around the South Rim village.

Sedona timeshares offer impeccable amenities and services that will give your Arizona getaway an extra boost of luxury.

Open 365 days a year, the South Rim offers plenty of activities, restaurants and, of course, gorgeous views. It is the most-visited part of the canyon.