North Rim Campground (AZ)

Camp host is great! Always making sure the rules are followed and it worked. Hats off the the host and the Rangers at the Check In Kiosk for going beyond the call of duty!

Friendly & helpful staff. Beautiful campground. The campsites were not flat though.

Good shade from all the trees around. Our campsite was big enough for our very large tent. If you are not tent camping, some sites are smaller and you need to check before booking that your RV will fit the site.

Spacious area for tent camping or an RV. For an RV choose a site L or R parking to accommodate. Bathrooms with flush toilets and sinks are spaced in the area. Quick access to the rim and the small grocery store, Water spouts in the campground are plentiful. High elevation and dry air - hydrate. Good experience.

This is our first time visiting the North Rim and this campground. Both were exceptional. We loved the higher elevation (i.e. cooler temps), forest, and hiking/viewing options. We visited the camp store a few times, once for an essential and a couple for ice cream! Shower facilities and restrooms were clean. The restrooms near our camp were closed, which was slightly inconvenient, but nothing worth complaining about. We'll be back as often as possible.

The campground itself was excellent. Clean restrooms, good space between camp sites, and during my stay everyone was respectful of the quiet hours. The camp store is well-stocked with various types of snacks and a lot of camping items that might have been forgotten, and is an easy walk from any point in the campground. And there's a terrific view of the canyon that is also accessible to a 1.5 mile walking trail to the visitor center. For the most part, the sites are well-shaded which is welcome in the summertime.

The outer ring of sites, including the one I stayed at, site 21, are on a very slopey part of the campground. It's difficult to find a relatively level place to pitch a tent and these are probably better served for people with trailers. If you have a tent, try to get something in either the dedicated tent area, which has tent pads, or the inner camp sites such as the 40s-60s.

We stayed in Tent site 01. It was nice, and relaxing. I like this campground overall. Such a great location that is incredibly special because you are so close to the Rim, but yet have many amenities. The pros: Large site, and not on the top of other sites. Close to the rim and Transept Trail. Close to the outhouse - no water there/ a composting outhouse, but clean. The campground was clean, and quiet, especially in the tents only area. The cons: not enough shade during the mid-day to afternoon/ I would select a shadier Tent site...but that was okay for us since we were hiking or exploring. The outhouse odor did waft into the campsite when the wind was blowing in that direction. The biggest issue was that bathroom and water spigot near the Tents only sites was closed. Not sure if it was due to a water shortage or if it was under repair. So we had to walk or drive to get water -- not a huge deal, but more inconvenience. At least there was water since the North Rim has limited water/springs and there may be a day that water will not be available at all for campers. If you want to go to the bathrooms with water, you had to walk a bit; and to the place to wash your dishes ( They ask for all campers to wash their dishes in the sink that is outside the wet bathrooms). This got a little tiresome, but hey, part of the camping experience. I don't think a lot of campers were washing their dishes in the designated area because of the inconvenience. We did, because we follow rules and respect the environment: sites should be kept as clean as possible not to attract animals/insects etc, but slightly annoyed that the us tent folks got the short end of the stick while the RV's and camper vans had the water closer to their areas.

Amazing location, campground facilities are great, in the forest. Generators are authorized from 7am to 9 am and 6pm to 8pm though, so hope your neighbor will be considerate of others if you want to hear the birds, enjoy nature or sleep in the morning

Excellent experience. One of the nicest campgrounds. People and atmosphere great.

The campground is clean and quiet, the bathrooms are clean and modern. You can't beat the location.

Beautiful, large, wooded sites, plenty of shade, quiet. Bathrooms, and even showers by the well stocked general store (pay, not a Ritz Carlton shower but it got me clean). Staff was friendly, and you could walk to the ranger talk at night (bring a headlamp for the trip back). Would definitely recommend, but I did reserve 6 months in advance and still had to switch sites for a 2 night stay.