North Rim Campground (AZ)

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 mi 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.

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.

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

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

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

Beautiful campground to spend multiple days in. Unfortunately our trip was just to pass through. Would love to come back for a longer stay in the future. Camp host is really nice.

The North Rim of the Grand Canyon is spectacular. One of our favorite spots in this beautiful country. If you haven't visited, you should add it to your bucket list. The RV spots are "dry camping" and most sites are shaded by the beautiful ponderosa pines so bring some portable solar to keep those batteries charged.

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.

We stayed here the day before our Rim to Rim. It is beautiful!! This sight is right next to the rim. You can see it from the campsite. There is only one tree next to the tent pad so it can get pretty hot during the day. No overhead shade cover. It was a mile and a half walk each way to the North Rim Lodge, you can take the road or the Transept Trail. It's about a 1.4 mi walk to the North Kaibab Trailhead from this campsite.