Re: Grand Canyon Road Trip
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Originally Posted by cachehiker
A couple of buds and I are heading out on a road trip May 3rd-11th. We plan on driving 6-7 hours and camping the first night somewhere before driving the last 2-3 hours to Mather Campground in Grand Canyon Village. Getting up the next morning for a nearby hike or mountain bike ride would be a bonus.
Red Canyon Campground supposedly opens around May 15th but the snowpack is so good in places this year I'm unsure of whether it will be opening then let alone earlier. AFAIK, Navajo Lake and Panguitch Lake are both at even higher elevations and so I have my doubts about them as well.
Any ideas? Should we keep driving? White Cliffs? Block Mesas? Grand Staircase? It has been a few years since I've been in that part of the state. Anybody with spare time care to help a few noobs out with a canyoneering tutorial? BTW, there is still room for one more on this trip.
Is the final destination the North or South Rim of the GC?