GRAND CANYON, Ariz. — The North Rim of the Grand Canyon is closed "until further notice" as a wildfire rages in the area, park rangers announced on Thursday. Rangers also ordered an evacuation ...

The NPS recommends avoiding hiking the Grand Canyon's inner trails between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., when temperatures are at their peak.

The Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center received a report of an unresponsive hiker on the trail, below Cedar Ridge, on July 8, just before noon, according to NPS.

Grand Canyon National Park posted the photo on Facebook on July 13, 2025. National Park Service Aramark, the company that operated the lodge, said all employees and guests were safely evacuated.

Grand Canyon visitors spent $768 million at the park in 2023, the most recent figure available, according to the National Park Service. Most of that spending, about $262 million, was on hotels.

The Dragon Bravo wildfire, one of two fires north of the canyon, burned down the historic Grand Canyon Lodge and nearby cabins July 13. The lodge was the only hotel inside the park's North Rim.