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Last year we had to cancel a planned 'Red Rock' or Grand Circle trip, and are now in the process of re-planning it :) I have done a LOT of research, including reviewing 19 different RV.net forums o...
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When you get to the North Rim take a half day to do House Rock Rd if your vehicle will take gravel roads and you can deal with isolated areas:
House rock road
Then go to the Buck Farms overlook. You can stand right on the edge of the canyon with not another person in sight or probably within miles of you. The road gets a little rough going to the overlook but take it slow, it's only a mile or two long anyway.
We only saw one truck with a couple USFS people in it the whole trip. There is absolute silence and you'll get a whole new view of the canyon without mobs of people.
The entrance is east of Jacob's Lake on Hwy 89? There is a shot of the sign at the entrance in that folder above. Ask about it at the National Forest visitor center in Jacobs lake for current conditions. The road was in the most part a high speed gravel road.
House rock road
Then go to the Buck Farms overlook. You can stand right on the edge of the canyon with not another person in sight or probably within miles of you. The road gets a little rough going to the overlook but take it slow, it's only a mile or two long anyway.
We only saw one truck with a couple USFS people in it the whole trip. There is absolute silence and you'll get a whole new view of the canyon without mobs of people.
The entrance is east of Jacob's Lake on Hwy 89? There is a shot of the sign at the entrance in that folder above. Ask about it at the National Forest visitor center in Jacobs lake for current conditions. The road was in the most part a high speed gravel road.
