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Grand Canyon
Hikers skirt the rocky rim of the Grand Canyon National Park’s North Kaibab Trail.
Photograph by Tom and Susan Bean

Grand Canyon TravelWise

In TRAVELER’s March issue, writer Nathan Harris profiles great hikes and sites in Grand Canyon National Park. Here, we offer the very best links on travel to Grand Canyon, Arizona.

Basics

Deciding When to Go
Grand Canyon Explorer
Direct link to the average year-round weather descriptions

Entering the Grand Canyon
General Information
Information on Grand Canyon National Park fees and hours

Getting There
National Park Service
The National Park’s travel basics web page details methods of transport to the park by car, plane, or bus

Making Telephone Calls
AT&T Worldwide Traveler
Country and city calling code includes link to U.S. state and city area codes

Determining Time Differences
Time and date.com
A direct link to the current time and date in Arizona

Checking Weather Forecasts
Weather.com
A direct link to the Grand Canyon’s weather forecast

Essentials

Where to Eat
Grand Canyon Explorer
Local restaurants, hotels, attractions, and other services are listed by areas within or just outside the national park

Where to Eat
A listing of restaurants in the Grand Canyon area, includes addresses and phone numbers

Restaurants
Brief descriptions of restaurants with contact information

Where to Stay
Where to Stay
Directory of hotels categorized by location, includes campgrounds and RV parks

Grand Canyon Explorer
Campground locations and contact information

How to Get Around
Shuttle Buses
Information on park shuttle buses

Things to Do

Activities/Attractions
What to Do!
Listing of events, activities, and tour companies by location

“Grand Canyon by Land”
The “Grand Canyon by Land” web page offers tour groups on foot or by vehicle

Grand Canyon by Air
Helicopter and plane tours of the Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon by River
Links to companies with tours down the Colorado River

Frontier Movie Town
Frontier Movie Town features a western museum, western movie sets, old time photography, a gift shop, and cowboy-style dining

Cultural Events
Grand Canyon Music Festival
Grand Canyon Music Festival’s web page offers event information and dates

GCA Events Calendar
An on-going events calendar posted by the Grand Canyon Association

Nightlife/Entertainment
Grand Canyon Explorer
Calendar of Grand Canyon National Park evening programs

Grand Canyon Imax Theater Complex
The Grand Canyon Imax Theater Complex website offers showtime schedules and other links

Shopping
Canyon Shopping
Online shopping for anything and everything related to the Grand Canyon

Travel Guides

Map Links
Maps
Grand Canyon trail map with links to an area road map and Grand Canyon Village area map

Grand Canyon Explorer
Links to maps of the Grand Canyon

Media

Books
Grand Canyon Association
The Grand Canyon Association bookstore’s home page

GORP
The Great Outdoor Recreation Pages destination guide to the Grand Canyon

Rough Guide Travel
Rough Guides’ take on traveling to the Grand Canyon

For More Information

National Park Service
The official Grand Canyon National Park website

Grand Canyon Information
Official tourism and national park information site

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