Must-see hotels in Grand Canyon National Park South Rim

  • 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,…

  • 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…

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