Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
US 89A (H.C. 67, Box 1), Marble Canyon, AZ 86036.
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928/355-2231.
www.leesferrylodge.com. 10 units.
$65-$80 double. Children 4 and under stay free in parent's room. AE, MC, V. Pets accepted.
Amenities:
Restaurant.
In room:
A/C, no phone.
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Marble Canyon Lodge
The Marble Canyon Lodge, built in the 1920s just 4 miles
from Lees Ferry, is the closest lodge to the put-in spot for people rafting the Grand Can-
yon, and consequently this lodge is popular primarily with rafters. Accommodations are
mostly in aging motel-style rooms that lack the modernity of the rooms at Cliff Dwellers
Lodge or the character of the rooms at the Lees Ferry Lodge at Vermilion Cliffs. In addi-
tion to the restaurant, there's a general store that specializes in rafting supplies.
P.O. Box 6032, Marble Canyon, AZ 86036.
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800/726-1789
or 928/355-2225. Fax 928/355-2227. www.
leesferryflyfishing.com. 56 units. $65-$70 double; $134 apt. Children 11 and under stay free in parent's
room. AE, DISC, MC, V. Pets accepted.
Amenities:
Restaurant; Wi-Fi.
In room:
A/C, TV, no phone.
Campgrounds
Just north of Grand Canyon Lodge, the
North Rim Campground
(
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928/638-7888
),
with 83 sites and no hookups for RVs, is the only campground at the North Rim. It's
open mid-May to mid-October. Reservations can be made up to 6 months in advance by
calling the National Recreation Reservation Service (
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877/444-6777
or 518/885-
3639; www.recreation.gov). Campsites cost $18 to $25 per night.
There are two nearby campgrounds outside the park in the Kaibab National Forest.
The
DeMotte Campground
(May 15-Oct 15) is the closest to the park entrance, has
38 sites, and charges $17.
Jacob Lake Campground
(May 15-Nov 1) is 30 miles north
of the park entrance, has 53 sites, and charges $12 per night. Neither campground takes
reservations. You can also camp anywhere in the Kaibab National Forest as long as you're
more than 200 feet from a main roadway or a quarter-mile from a water source. So if you
can't find a site in a campground, simply pull off the highway in the national forest and
park your RV or pitch your tent. Contact the North Kaibab Ranger District, 430 S. Main
St. (
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928/643-7395;
www.fs.fed.us/r3/kai), for info.
The
Kaibab Camper Village
(
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800/525-0924,
928/643-7804 May 15-Oct 15, or
928/526-0924 other months; www.kaibabcampervillage.com) is a privately owned
campground in the crossroads of Jacob Lake, 30 miles north of the park entrance. It's
open from mid-May to mid-October and has around 100 sites. Rates are $17 for tent
sites, $34 for RV sites with full hookups. Make reservations well in advance.
WHERE TO DINE
Grand Canyon Lodge
(see above) has a dining room with a splendid view. More casual
choices at the lodge include a cafeteria and a saloon that serves light meals.
Your only choices for a meal outside the park are the
Kaibab Lodge
(
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928/638-
2389;
www.kaibablodge.com), just north of the entrance, and the
Jacob Lake Inn
(
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928/643-7232;
www.jacoblake.com), 45 miles north at the junction with US 89A.
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FLAGSTAFF
150 miles N of Phoenix; 32 miles E of Williams; 80 miles S of Grand Canyon Village
With its wide variety of accommodations and restaurants, the great outdoors at the edge
of town, three national monuments nearby, one of the state's finest museums, and a