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Technically, Grand Canyon camping is available year-round on the South Rim. Mather Campground and Trailer Village (a private RV campground) are open in the winter. Desert View Campground and ...
The North Rim's busiest year on record was 1993, with over 148,000 vehicle entrances, according to the data. Do you have photos or video of the Grand Canyon Lodge to share on azcentral.com?
Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center staff received a report on May 15 of an unresponsive hiker on the North Kaibab Trail, about half a mile below the North Kaibab Trailhead.
A 74-year-old avid hiker died during a rim-to-rim trek in the Grand Canyon, park officials said. Dennis Smith, of Olympia, Washington, became unresponsive at about 4:45 p.m. May 15, the ...
The Grand Canyon Lodge, located on the North Rim, was destroyed by the Dragon Bravo Fire. The lodge, built in 1937, was the sole hotel within the North Rim's park boundaries.
A 74-year-old man died while hiking the Grand Canyon, the National Park Service said Monday. The man, identified as Dennis Smith of Olympia, Washington, was attempting to hike from the canyon's ...
Beloved Washington doctor, Dr. Dennis Smith, died during a Grand Canyon hike. Known for his fitness and orthopedic work, his death may have been a freak accident, a colleague said.
The National Parks Foundation said the Grand Canyon rim-to-rim hike covers 24 miles and is “strenuous.” “Being unprepared can have catastrophic results,” the foundation said on its website.