NORTH RIM CAMPGROUND
RUN BY: National Park Service
LOCATION: Grand Canyon
North Rim
UTILITIES: None
COST: $18/night
DISCOUNTS: Senior
(50%) and other interagency passes.
OUR RATING (1-5):
Category I, Rating 3+
NOTES: This campground
is a reservation campground. We had already checked out some good BLM land just
north of the park gate but decided to visit the campground not only so we could
tell you about it but to see if they had any cancellations. We were lucky and
got a site for one night. We were across
the driveway from the canyon rim. The
view of the canyon isn’t as spectacular as from the south rim, but this was
very nice. We were there just before
they closed for the winter. Lots of
services, etc., during the regular season.
Environment:
High plateau. The campground is wooded.
Amenities:
Laundry, gasoline and camp store (all closed by October)
Dump: Yes.
Public Water: Yes
(but closed by October)
Toilets: Yes
Showers: Yes
(but closed by October)
Laundry: Yes
(but closed by October)
Phone Service:
No
Location: Take
US-89A to Jacob Lake, AZ and turn south onto AZ-67. The campground will be 15-20 miles south of
this turn. It is well marked. The
coordinates for the turn into the campground are 36.213499 -112.058150
Proximity to shopping: There is a camp store and the
lodge is about 3 miles away, the nearest shopping is Jacob Lake, and that is
extremely limited.
Camping Population:
very diverse.
Sites: Typical
of national parks, the sites are a bit tight for trailers. National Park
campgrounds were originally designed for tents. They were nice sites. We were
across the campground road from the actual canyon rim.
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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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