North Rim Hotels

• Segolily
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North Rim Campground: What a campground should be

This is not a large campground. Finding a spot now requires a months ahead reservation. Thankfully it is easy enough to do online. There used to be camping cabins, but they have fallen into disrepair. There is a nice campstore and showers. There are specified tent sites, and RV pullthroughs as well. Everyone seems to get along pretty well, since the sites are spacious and fairly private. There are campfire pits and tables. Sometimes there are fire restrictions and fires are not allowed. Since you drive through the results of a huge fire in order to get to the North Rim that restriction is understandable.
There are several sites that are listed as rim views. I would not consider these prime spots as the views are interupted by trees, and the Transept Trailhead is inbetween two of these sites, so there is constant traffic.

There is a nice amphitheater where a ranger gives fireside chats. We have found them more geared to the children than are the talks at the lodge. It is nice not to have to go to the lodge to hear a ranger talk. We heard one about the geologic layers and another about the animals. From the campground you can walk along the Transept trail. There are nice views of the Transept canyon and an ancient pueblo site along the mile and a half long trail to the Lodge.

• Opinion of Price: about average
• Related to: National/State Park, Family Travel
• Written December 20, 2009

Tent Camping

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• mikehanneman
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Cabins: Get a nice cabin - call early!

There are around 500 units through Xanterra at the north rim of the Grand Canyon.

Book it early! I got stuck in Xanterra's "motel" consisting of 20 units. One of the problems was the toilet area was too small. I could barely sit down and I'm not that big. Also, you are a bit further away from the lodge, rim and eating area.

For only $5.00 to $15.00 more a night, you can get a nice cabin with a front sitting area or porch.

• Opinion of Price: about average
• Written August 30, 2006

Nice Cabins if you book early

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• mtncorg
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GRAND CANYON LODGE: Best of the Canyon Lodges

My stay on this trip was limited to a beer sipped on the deck overlooking Natural Magnificence. Next trip it will be a little more extensive!

The hub of activity on the North Rim centers here. This is the place to stay on the North Rim. The lobby and restaurant offer up huge views into the Canyon. There are two wonderful sundecks where you can simply sit back and take it all in. Better yet, get a rim side cabin and sit out in a wooden rocker on your own porch with beverage of choice in hand.

• Opinion of Price: most expensive
• Related to: Historical Travel, National/State Park, Romantic Travel and Honeymoons
• Written October 3, 2005

Sun deck without a peer!

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• Pavlik_NL
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There is only one hotel at te...

There is only one hotel at te North Rim of the Grand Canyon itself and ... as to be expected, most of the time fully booked. If you want to stay in this really beautiful place, book well in avance a room or - even better - a cabin! A campground for motorhomes and hikers is completing this side of the great gap. Jacob Lake (at the Northern entrance of the park) and Fredonia offer some additional motel and hotelrooms.

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• Written October 4, 2002

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