Camping to Grand Canyon National Park campground

Within the national park, camping is permitted only in designated campsites. Some campgrounds charge nightly camping fees in addition to entrance fees, and some accept reservations up to five months in advance. The Grand Canyon’s dizzying cliffs and vast scope can easily overwhelm as can its more than 4.5 million annual visitors. You’ll feel a greater sense of peaceful solitude when sleeping in a tent, and you’re more apt to capture the canyon’s dazzling light, particularly at sunrise and sunset. Check out following campsites at grand canyon park in Arizona-

Trailer Village

This campground in Grand Canyon Village has RV sites—but no tent-camping sites—with full hookups and bathroom facilities, though the bathrooms are 0.5 mi from the campground. The facility is very busy in spring and summer, so make reservations ahead of time. The dump station is closed in winter. Pros: best spot for RVs because of full hookups; walking distance to restaurants and grocery store; open all year. Cons: in crowded part of South Rim.

Desert View Campground

You will find Desert View Campground 25 miles east of Grand Canyon Village on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. Depending on the weather, Desert View Campground is open from mid-May though mid-October. Desert View Campground is available only on a first-come, first-served basis (no reservations). The cost is $12.00 per site per night. There are no hook-ups at this Grand Canyon campground.

Indian Garden

Halfway down the canyon is this backcountry campground, en route to Phantom Ranch on the Bright Angel Trail. Running water and toilet facilities are available, but not showers. Bright Angel Trail, Grand Canyon 928/638-7875.

Kaibab Camper Village

Kaibab Camper VillageKaibab Camper Village, at Jacob Lake, AZ, is the only campground (private or public) near the North Rim of Grand Canyon that has RV hookups. A quiet, family owned campground with many tall, beautiful Ponderosa pine trees, it is a pleasant mixture of shade and Arizona sunshine at an elevation of about 8,000 feet. Can accommodate RVs over 30 feet in length. Open mid-May through mid-October.