Trippin to the Grand Canyon

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I have always wanted to camp in the Grand Canyon National Park. So we headed up there to stay for the weekend.

There is only one campsite with hookups for RVs and only a couple others for non hook up sites. I was only able to get one night at the RV campsite and one night at a non RV campsite. So we played musical campsites and checked them both out.

GETTING INSIDE THE PARK

There are alot of restaurants, gas stations, and campgrounds before you actually enter the Grand Canyon. These things become more scarce once your inside.

This place was very busy! There were license plates from all over the United States while we waited in line. Took us about 45 mins to get in. PRO TIP: use the right line to get into the park, the left lane only feeds into one ticketing station while the right lane feeds into 3. The left lane NEVER MOVES!!

Paid our $35, which bought us 7 days in the park, and headed toward our first campground.

TRAILER VILLAGE RV PARK

Not too far from the entrance is the Trailer Village RV park with full hookups. This place is so fresh and quiet. The check in process was quick and simple at the front kiosk. Everyone here is very friendly.

The campground is in walking distance, about half a mile, to the general store and about a mile or so to the south rim of the canyon. (campground circled below)

It was pretty cold when we arrived so we made some margaritas and quesadillas before bundling up and strolling down to the general store.

The general store is huge! Its a full grocery store and also has souvenirs and hiking clothes/accessories. The prices weren’t bad either, pretty much like a normal grocery store. We purchased some groceries and some Prickly Pear Jam.

We would definitely stay at this campground again. It was on the pricier side since it had full hookups at $75/night. It was worth it to us.

EXPLORING THE SOUTH RIM

After parking in lot 1 for RVs we headed to the visitor center. There wasnt much going on there and the stores were closed due to the pandemic. This was the only time we ever saw a guide or worker while we were here.

So we set off to Mather point to explore the South Rim. Such breathtaking views!!

Don’t let me forget about the cuteness overload from these dogs with hiking shoes!

We noticed an empty parking lot as we got further down the south rim trail. There were some RVs there but definitely not as full as the main parking lot where we parked. After we left the canyon we went looking for this parking lot and found it. It says its for RV overflow and it was the best thing we found! When we returned back for the sunset, our walk to some great views was trimmed down by 20 mins! We also didnt have to fight the crowds when leaving the sunset.

There is nothing that quite compares to seeing the sunset at the Grand Canyon. These pictures do not do this place justice. Every 10 mins leading up to the setting sun created different shadowing and shades of colors that were absolutely amazing!!

Since we had our handy dandy parking spot close by, we went back to the RV and ate some dinner until it was completely dark out. Then we returned to the rim in the pitch black night. This experience was so surreal, there were no people out and the quietness of the canyon was remarkable. I used flash on my camera to take this picture in the dark.

MATHER CAMPGROUND

The next campground is more rustic and did not have any hookups. We were in the Juniper Loop right across from the restrooms. This campground was $18/night.

We were able to cook our food with an open fire and enjoy nature a little more at this campground. One thing to be aware of, if you need to use your generator you are only allowed to use it from the hours of 7-9am and 6-8pm. This did keep the area more quiet, but threw some kinks in our cooking plans.

I Hope you enjoyed Trippin with me to the Grand Canyon! This was such a fun trip and I definitely want to go back soon!

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