Grand Canyon National Park
Arizona
Excellent dark skies
very high crowds
$35
Entirely within the state of Arizona, the park encompasses 278 miles (447 km) of the Colorado River and adjacent uplands. Located on the ancestral homelands of 11 present day Tribal Communities, Grand Canyon is one of the most spectacular examples of erosion anywhere in the world—a mile deep canyon unmatched in the incomparable vistas it offers visitors from both north and south rims.
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Entrance fees
$35.00 — Entrance - Private Vehicle
$30.00 — Entrance - Motorcycle
$20.00 — Entrance - Per Person
$100.00 — Nonresident
Hours
Both Desert View (East Entrance) and South Entrance are Open 24 hours/day and 7 Days/week. Credit cards, and America the Beautiful passes are accepted for entry. Cash is not accepted at this time. The South Entrance Station, near Tusayan, Arizona, receives the most traffic, an experiences long lines and up to 2 hour wait times between 9:30 am and 4 pm. The East Entrance at Desert View - 32 miles east of the village (accessed via US 89 to Cameron, AZ, then west on SR 64, usually has shorter wait times.
Conditions
Excellent dark skies · DarkSky-certified (Bortle 2)
Best time to visit (fewer crowds): Jan, Feb, Dec
Typical crowds: very high
Weather now: ☀️ Clear, 68°F
☀️ 86°/53°
☁️ 89°/58°
🌦️ 88°/63°
Monthly recreation visits — green months are the lowest-crowd times to visit.
Things to do
History Exhibit - The Amazing Kolb Brothers
Geology Talk (30 minutes) South Rim Village: 3:00 pm
Park Films in the South Rim Visitor Center Theater
Campgrounds
Visitor centers
Grand Canyon Visitor Center (South Rim)
Verkamp's Visitor Center (South Rim)
Not an official safety source — always defer to NPS.gov and rangers for life-safety decisions.
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