North Rim Campground (AZ)

Friendly and professional host checked us in.

The campground was really nice but the weather was so hot we couldn’t stay there, because generator hours were only 2 hours in the morning and 2 hours at dinner time. We have cats and we cannot let them outdoors, therefore we had to leave the beautiful campground to find a place where we could run our generator. It was 98 degrees when we were there!

Such a beautiful setting and plenty of space to spread out at this site. Very enjoyable walks and close to the rim from the campground - only five minutes and we're overlooking the canyon. Hosts were terrific and helpful. Can't wait to return.

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The camp ground was good and well maintained. Check-in was easy and efficient. A negative for almost the entire North Rim is the lack of cell phone service. In today's world, this creates unnecessary safety issues related to navigation and communication.

This is a very special campground. The location is amazing. The sky gazing at night is just extraordinary. The campground was clean. The store was well stocked. It's quite dark at night. Someone's car alarm was going off one night but besides that it was very quiet. When we were here the showers were closed which was a big minus, but the weather was good so you can manage for a couple of nights. Overall we had a very good experience ... with the exception of the morning when we were leaving. All of our stuff was broken down, tent and anything big was already put away. Kids were in the car. We were repacking the cooking items we had with us (couple of large boxes). It's about quarter to 11 am. Older Ranger lady drives by and reminds us the check-out is at 11 am. My husband says 'I'm trying my best' with a smile. She then very rudely replies 'Try harder' and drives away. What a condescending, cold and rude way to speak to anyone. This is not a hotel room you have to clean and we will clearly be gone in a few minutes. Get a better attitude.

We camped in T-02, close to the rim and tent only sites. The sites have plenty of space between them and are staggered (e.g. T-01 and the odd numbers are closer to the parking area, T-02 and even numbers are closer to the rim). Waking up so close to the rim was very cool. However, the wind at night made it a challenge for campfires. We ended up having a campfire at my MIL's campsite, which was not on the rim. Also, those firings were a little confusing...but we figured it out eventually. Camp store has anything you'd need. Bathrooms were clean.
We had one full day and went out to Cape Royal- take the spur to Angel's Window!!! Walhalla Overlook and the Pueblos across the road are also worth a stop. We stopped at Roosevelt Point and Point Imperial (definitely stop here!!!). We also stopped at Greenland Lake and walked around the lake and found the little salt cabin, which was neat. I would have loved to have hiked the Camp Final Trail, but MIL was hiked out from the overlooks. Later that day we went out to Bright Angel Point, which was very cool. There are guard rails/fencing on this "trail", but also some open spots that you need to be sure younger kids are supervised around. The kids (13, 11 and 9) and I biked from the campground to the lodge on the Bridle Path- FYI when we got to the service road that runs to the lodge/cabins we stayed on that road to the lodge. The cabins/lodge were not open yet so there was no traffic on that road. The Bridle Path was steep going back to the campground so be prepared to walk your bike a little bit!
We stayed 2 nights and one full day and did not get to do everything we wanted. I wish we could have stayed two full days. We did not get to do the Transept Trail, Cape Final Trail, and the North Kaibab Trail (just to Coconino Overlook). The north rim is so incredibly different from the south rim. It's a lot quieter and greener. Really lovely, we'd love to come back and hike more.

Campground and Camphosts were wonderful. BUT, many people come to the North Rim in vehicles longer than 22', and they are excluded from driving to Point Imperial and Cape Royal, because the vehicles over 22' are not permitted. The South Rim has busses driving everywhere ... why not the North Rim? Driving short vans to those points could certainly allow more people to fully experience the north rim.

Thank you for your service...awesome camp host, registration, store and visitor center folks...great customer service all around!

Great time at this campground. Staff and host extremely nice and helpful. Camp store fully stocked on ice, firewood, and so many other things you might want