Must-see hotels in Grand Canyon National Park

  • Bright Angel Campground

    Grand Canyon National Park South Rim

    Nestled among the cottonwoods 0.5 miles north of Colorado River and 0.5 miles south of Phantom Ranch, Bright Angel is a spectacular spot to hunker down…

  • Bright Angel Lodge

    Grand Canyon National Park South Rim

    This 1935 log-and-stone historic lodge on the canyon ledge delivers simple charm and the small public spaces bustle with activity. Buckey and Powell Lodge…

  • El Tovar

    Grand Canyon National Park South Rim

    Perched on the Rim Trail at the canyon edge, the public spaces of this 1905 wooden lodge ooze old-world national-park glamour and charm. Unfortunately,…

  • Desert View Campground

    Grand Canyon National Park South Rim

    In the piñon-juniper 25 miles from the tourist hub of Grand Canyon Village and close to the rim, this first-come, first-served 50-site NPS campground is…

  • Phantom Ranch

    Grand Canyon National Park South Rim

    Bunks at this camp-like complex on the canyon floor are in private cabins sleeping two to 10 people and four hiker-only single-sex dorms, each with five…

  • Indian Garden Campground

    Grand Canyon National Park South Rim

    Located 3040ft below the South Rim, and a 4.6-mile hike along the Bright Angel Trail, lovely Indian Garden sits along a creek surrounded by cottonwoods,…

  • North Rim Campground

    Grand Canyon National Park

    Operated by the NPS, this campground, 1.5 miles north of the Grand Canyon Lodge, offers shaded sites on level ground among the ponderosas. Sites 11, 14,…

  • Cottonwood Campground

    Grand Canyon National Park

    Around 7 miles down the North Kaibab Trail, this backcountry campground has 12 group sites accommodating six to 11 people. It's a beautiful spot, with…

  • Grand Canyon Lodge

    Grand Canyon National Park

    Guest rooms are not in the lodge itself; most are in log cabins nearby. Four of the Western Cabins have the only canyon views to speak of, and that's…

  • Kachina & Thunderbird Lodges

    Grand Canyon National Park South Rim

    These institutional-looking lodges, built in the 1960s, sit steps away from the canyon rim, the historic charms of El Tovar, and the Bright Angel Trail…

  • Xanterra

    Grand Canyon National Park South Rim

    Books up to 13 months in advance for El Tovar, Bright Angel, Maswik, Kachina & Thunderbird Lodges and runs lottery-reservations for Phantom Ranch on the…

  • Mather Campground

    Grand Canyon National Park South Rim

    South Rim's primary campground has shaded and fairly well-dispersed sites set in ponderosa forest, 1 mile from the canyon rim. There are pay showers and…

  • Trailer Village RV Park

    Grand Canyon National Park South Rim

    A trailer park with RVs lined up tightly at paved pull-through sites on a rather barren patch of ground. You'll find picnic tables, barbecue grills and…

  • USFS Campgrounds

    Grand Canyon National Park South Rim

    The US Forest Service maintains facilities in the Kaibab National Forest abutting the South Rim. The very popular and delightful Ten-X Campground, four…

  • Yavapai Lodge

    Grand Canyon National Park South Rim

    Sixteen motel-style buildings in the piñon and juniper forest sit about a mile from the rim. Handsome air-conditioned rooms at two-story Yavapai East…

  • Maswik Lodge

    Grand Canyon National Park South Rim

    The Maswik Lodge includes 18 modern two-story buildings set in the woods a quarter-mile from the canyon rim. Standard motel rooms at Maswik North feature…

  • National Park Service (NPS) Campgrounds

    Grand Canyon National Park South Rim

    The NPS runs both Desert View and Mather Campgrounds, the only above-the-rim campgrounds on the South Rim, as well as Ten-X Campground, a few miles south…