Grand Canyon National Park

The Grand Canyon National Park is one of the first national parks in the United States. The park contains the Grand Canyon which is a gorge carved by the Colorado River.

Operating Hours

The SOUTH RIM is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Services are available and facilities are open year round.

Visitor services and facilities inside the national park on the NORTH RIM are only open from mid-May to mid-October. Weather permitting, the North Rim is open for day use only following the close of facilities in mid-October. During this time there are no services or overnight facilities available inside the park. The road from Jacob Lake to the North Rim (Highway 67) is subject to closure with little or no notice during this interval and then remains closed until mid-May.

Fees and Reservations

Grand Canyon National Park is a designated Federal Recreation Fee Area. Fees collected directly benefit the park, and the National Park Service. This program allows the park to keep eighty percent of the revenue from most fees charged.

The entrance fee to Grand Canyon National Park is $25 per private vehicle. The fee for an individual entering by foot, bicycle, motorcycle, or non-commercial group is $12.00 per person. Admission is for seven days and includes both the North Rim and South Rim. No refunds are given due to inclement weather. more>>

Reservations for camping and lodging are essential. When making reservations, remember to identify the rim you plan on visiting. Camping fees are in addition to entrance fees, and are charged per night. Campsite reservations fill up fast; make reservations as far in advance as you can.

Entrance Fees
Vehicle Permit- $25.00
Admits one single, private, non-commercial vehicle and all its passengers. Organized groups are not eligible for the vehicle permit.

Individual Permit - $12.00/person
Admits one individual when entering by foot, bicycle, motorcycle, or non-commercial group. Individuals 15 years old and younger are admitted free of charge.

Individual Permit Organized Non-Profit Group - $12.00/person
This fee only applies to organized non-profit groups (service organizations, scouts, church groups, college/school clubs). Admits one individual irrespective of mode of transportation. Individuals 15 years old and younger are admitted free of charge.

Permits
Permits are required for:

• overnight hiking
• overnight horseback riding
• overnight cross-country ski trips
• off-river overnight hikes by river trip members
• overnight camping at rim sites other than developed campgrounds
• overnight camping on the North Rim during the winter season
• River Permits
• A permit is required for non-commercial (private) river trips

Filming Permits
Filming/Photography Permits - are issued for photography, filming, and associated sound recording to ensure protection of resources, prevent significant disruption of normal visitor uses, or when they involve props, models, professional crews, and casts or set dressings. Permits are required for access to areas normally closed to the visiting public. 

Generally filming permits are required except:

• Visitors using cameras and/or recording devices for their own personal use;
• Sound technicians, and film or video news crews at breaking news events. News media wishing access for entertainment or scheduled purposes may require a permit;
• National Park Service filming or photography,