Grand Canyon National Park

People come from all over the world to view Grand Canyon's sunset
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.
Map showing location of park.
A multi-level limestone building is perched on the edge of a canyon
Grand Canyon National Park Provides Update on North Rim Power Outage and Lodge Services
The National Park Service (NPS) has identified the cause of a recent power outage affecting the North Rim as an equipment failure involving a transformer near the Grand Canyon Lodge. Power has been out at the Grand Canyon Lodge since approximately 7 p.m. on Sunday, June 1. Overnight reservations were cancelled starting the evening of June 2 due to the outage.
Telescopes are propped under a starry night sky with the milky way shown
Grand Canyon National Park Hosts 35th Annual Grand Canyon Star Party—June 21-28
The thirty-fifth annual Grand Canyon Star Party will be held from Saturday, June 21 through Saturday, June 28, 2025, on the South and North Rims of Grand Canyon National Park. National parks such as Grand Canyon are protective havens for some of the last remaining dark skies in the United States. The event is sponsored by the National Park Service, Grand Canyon Conservancy, the Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association (South Rim), and the Saguaro Astronomy Club of Phoenix (North Rim).
A V-shaped canyon landscape with trees
Hiker Fatality Along North Kaibab Trail—May 2025
On May 15, at approximately 4:45 p.m., the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center received a report of an unresponsive hiker on the North Kaibab Trail, approximately half a mile below the North Kaibab Trailhead. Despite efforts by bystanders and National Park Service (NPS) personnel to resuscitate the individual, the hiker, identified as Dennis Smith, 74, of Olympia, Washington, was pronounced dead at the scene.
A group of 20 people gather on the outdoor veranda outside the North Rim Lodge with a canyon landscape in the background.
North Rim of Grand Canyon opens May 15 for 2025 season
The North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park will open on Thursday, May 15 at 6 a.m. to mark the official start of the 2025 season. Grand Canyon Lodge and Grand Canyon Trail Rides will also commence their 2025 seasonal operations on this date.
A trail linking to a large bridge spanning across the Colorado River with tall canyon walls on either side.
Grand Canyon National Park announces updates to construction closure schedule and planned re-opening updates for 2025
Grand Canyon National Park will reopen the Bright Angel Trail and Campground for public use beginning May 15, 2025. Multiple inner canyon areas were closed last fall for Transcanyon Waterline project construction activities. The Phantom Ranch Canteen and Lodge reopened on schedule, April 1. The River Trail, between River Resthouse and the South Kaibab Trail junction, Silver Bridge and Plateau Point Trail, between the Tonto Trail West junction to Plateau Point, originally scheduled to reopen in May, will remain closed until Oct. 1, 2025.
The canyon glows orange as people visit Mather Point, a rock outcropping that juts into Grand Canyon
Photo by NPS/M.Quinn
The Cape Royal viewpoint curves into the distance and closer rock formations jut into the canyon.
Photo by NPS/M.Quinn
The Desert View Watchtower looms 70 feet into the air over a vast and dramatic view of the canyon.
Photo by NPS/M.Quinn
Tall canyon walls frame the wide Colorado river weaving back and forth.
Photo by NPS/M.Quinn