Grand Canyon National Park - Brochures (U.S. National Park Service)

Grand Canyon National Park Site Bulletins and Trail Brochures may be downloaded from this page. Park Newspapers are here.

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Site Bulletins

Things to Know

Going To The South Rim (224kb PDF File, Mar 2005)

Nearest Available Lodging for both the South and North Rim (207kb PDF File, Mar 2010)

Park Profile 2009 (162kb PDF File)

Lightning Danger (188kb PDF File, Jun 2008)

Attractions and Tours

Air Tours (52kb PDF File, Mar 2010)

Raft Tours (109kb PDF File, Mar 2010)

Sunrise/Sunset for South Rim (103kb PDF File, Jun 2005)

Hualapai Tribe and Skywalk (PDF File, Oct 2009)

Trails

Corridor Trails - color brochure (1mb PDF File, Sept 2009)

Day Hike - Rim Trail (PDF File)

Day Hike - Bright Angel Trail (PDF File)

Day Hike - South Kaibab Trail (PDF File)

Day Hike - Hermit Trail (PDF File)

More detailed trail descriptions can be found at Day Hiking and Trails and Use Areas

South Rim Trail Brochures

Life Along The Rim/ Grand Canyon Geology
(579kb PDF File)
The South Rim of Grand Canyon marks the northern edge of a high plateau whose gray-green forests stand out in vivid contrast to the arid lands below the rim. From here the cliffs of Grand Canyon drop 5,000 feet/1,500 meters to the Colorado River, crossing several biotic zones. Nowhere on this planet are the scope of geologic time and the power of geologic processes as superbly and beautifully exposed as in these canyon walls.

Desert View brochure cover showing the Watchtower.

Desert View - with map (1MB PDF File)

From ancient nomadic hunters to today’s visitors, human experience has shaped Desert View’s cultural landscape.

A short ¼-mile (½-km) walk leads from the parking area, past historic buildings, to the rim. From Desert View Point you can see the Colorado River make a big bend to the west. Climb the stairs to the top of the watchtower for outstanding views of the canyon. More...

Tusayan Ruin (821kb PDF File)

Welcome to Tusayan Pueblo Ruin at Desert View. (South Rim) People have lived on the Colorado Plateau for thousands of years. The Paleo-Indians, nomadic hunter/gatherers who lived here 5,000-10,000 years ago, left the earliest evidence. With the introduction of agriculture about 2000 years ago, villages (pueblos) like this one developed.

Ranger Minute: Windows Media - Quicktime

Phantom Ranch

Phantom Ranch (1.60 MB PDF File)

Welcome to Phantom Ranch. Having descended more than a vertical mile below the rim of Grand Canyon, you have reached the bottom of one of the largest canyons in the world. Carved by the Colorado River and sculpted by water from innumerable storms, the canyon reveals an unparalleled record of Earth’s history in the cliffs above you.

North Rim Trail Brochures

Bright Angel Point (1.65MB PDF File)

Arrival at Bright Angel Point by the Grand Canyon Lodge on the North Rim places you on the edge of a vastness of scenery, time, and opportunity. The view confirms the tremendous uplift that has occurred, leaving the canyon’s North Rim 1,000 feet/300 meters higher than the South Rim. Walk slowly and pace yourself; Bright Angel Point is 8,148 feet/2,484 meters above sea level (5,780 feet/1,762 meters above the Colorado River)

Widforss Trail (1.75MB PDF File)

The Widforss Trail starting from the North Rim Village, follows the canyon rim for approximately 2 1/2 miles/ 4 kilometers then heads into the forest to emerge at Widforss Point — a distance of 5 miles/ 8 kilometers one way (10 miles/ 16 kilometers round trip). The entire round trip takes most people 4 to 5 hours. There are no restrooms or drinking water along the trail.

Walhalla Glades Pueblo (1.73MB PDF File)

Nine hundred years ago, people were living on the North Rim at Walhalla Glades. The site was a summer home for families for over 100 years. Walhalla Plateau is “peninsula” surrounded on three sides by the
Grand Canyon. The elevation in this area is a bit lower than most of the North Rim of Grand Canyon, and updrafts of warm air from the inner canyon allow the winter snows to melt early, making Walhalla a favorable place for ancestral people to farm.

Toroweap - Tuweep

Cover of Tuweep Brochure showing drop to river below.

Toroweap - Tuweep (372kb PDF file)

The View from Toroweap Overlook, 3000 vertical feet above the Colorado River, is breathtaking; the sheer drop, dramatic! Equally impressive are the volcanic features, cinder cones and lava flows, which make this viewpoint unique in Grand Canyon National Park. A visit to this remote area can be challenging, but rewarding. Since the National Park Service manages the area for its primitive values, improvements and services are minimal.