MATHER CAMP GROUND
LOCATION: Grand Canyon
Village, AZ
UTILITIES: None
COST: $18/night
DISCOUNTS: Senior (50%) and other Interagency passes.
OUR RATING (1-5):
Category I, Rating - 4
NOTES: Mather is a
reservation campground. We were able to
get a place because it was the end of November and they had openings. There are
some 386 camp sites in Mather. We got a
parallel spot right across the road from the toilets and we could hear the
electric hand dryers every time someone went in. Once we realize the source of
the noise it didn’t bother us. This side
of the park is, in fact, a town, and feels like it. The campground was pleasant
and not crowded. There were trails to many of the places you’d want to go as
well as to the canyon rim.
Environment: A
nicely wooded campground. You are at elevation, around 7300 ft. The days were seasonably warm with very cold
nights in the 20s and 30s.
Amenities:
nearby store and gas station. Bus
service at the end of the campground.
Dump: Yes.
A bit strange, but quite adequate.
Public Water: Yes
Toilets: Yes
Showers: Yes
($2/8min. Old with small stalls, but adequate.)
Laundry: Yes
(lots of equipment and reasonably priced.)
Phone Service:
Verizon poor in the campground but you can go a short distance and get
an adequate signal.
Location: The
park signage is good. Follow the signs after passing through the entrance
station. Coordinates at the intersection of Market Plaza Rd and the
campground: 36.051540 -112.121282
Proximity to shopping:
There is a market with souvenirs and back-country equipment very close.
Of course, the village is filled with places to spend money.
Camping Population:
quite diverse.
Sites: All of
them seemed a bit tight. I believe there
is a length limit. Big rigs are best to
go to Trailer Village where there are full hookups. However, the Mather sites are more spacious
and private than the Trailer Village.
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RATING KEY:
category - score
Categories: I -
established campgrounds where one might spend a vacation or several days
II
- boondocking, dry camping where there
are no designated sites and no amenities but
one might choose to stay for more than a night.
III
- over-night areas
You must remember that we are scoring 1 thru 5 according to
things which are important to us: the environment, cost, amenities,
location, safety, camping population, site, phone service
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