Grand Canyon - North Rim

regalroute66 wrote:
I appreciate the feedback, however! Some of you are a little off topic! All I asked for, was input good or bad on the Grand Canyon North Rim, you could post a seperate topic for those wanting the information your talking about. Just saying.

Thanks

Check the Truck Camper forum ( TC trip reports) there are several reports on this general area with lot of photos.

I appreciate the feedback, however! Some of you are a little off topic! All I asked for, was input good or bad on the Grand Canyon North Rim, you could post a seperate topic for those wanting the information your talking about. Just saying.

Thanks

BroncosFan wrote:
I thought Dave was talking about cars and RV's :) no 4x4 here, Happy camping.

"Most are going by car anyway so pass the main gated areas of the park and head west on Interstate 40....."

Sorry didn't meant to be misleading. Roads on the rez are pretty rough. I was lucky enough to have a Jeep I lived in Vegas for a while and I owned a Jeep 4x4 for a toy. Going on dirt roads to remote spots was commonplace.

If you check the link I provided, it does give information about shuttles out of Peach City.

I thought Dave was talking about cars and RV's :) no 4x4 here, Happy camping.

"Most are going by car anyway so pass the main gated areas of the park and head west on Interstate 40....."

It's a road for 4x4s.

BroncosFan wrote:
I am not familiar with the area and was trying to follow what you typed out on google earth. I think I finally found it. That dirt road to Diamond creek beach looks pretty rugged with water crossings. I assume you took your motorhome all the way down there, was there sand? Thanks.

This was a while ago and I was in a Jeep. Not a road for motorhomes.

I am not familiar with the area and was trying to follow what you typed out on google earth. I think I finally found it. That dirt road to Diamond creek beach looks pretty rugged with water crossings. I assume you took your motorhome all the way down there, was there sand? Thanks.

BroncosFan wrote:
When you say hotel do you mean?
Hualapai Lodge
900 Arizona 66
Peach Springs, AZ 86434

When you say indian center do you mean next door to the hotel?
Hualapai Tribal Resources
878 Arizona 66
Peach Springs, AZ 86434

I don't remember the addresses but that sounds about right. The west rim is where the Grand Canyon Skywalk is located. The Skywalk and the west rim are owned by the Hualapai Indians.

This website will give you more information. You might want to give them a call before you make plans. You know about treaties and the white man :)

When you say hotel do you mean?
Hualapai Lodge
900 Arizona 66
Peach Springs, AZ 86434

When you say indian center do you mean next door to the hotel?
Hualapai Tribal Resources
878 Arizona 66
Peach Springs, AZ 86434

Ok people that are trying to go to the Grand Canyon. There is another way into the park that can not be controlled by the feds. Stop driving up to the gates to be turned away, or even when it is open.

Most are going by car anyway so pass the main gated areas of the park and head west on Interstate 40 to the the town of Seligman where you can get on "Old 66" and drive to the town of Peach Springs. This town is on the Hualipai Indian Reservation and is the gate way to the " West Canyon" ( most people don't know that this exists).

You purchase a pass from the Indian Center at the hotel and then you drive 30 minutes to the top of the canyon where you now start down a dirt road going in between the canyon wall all the way to the Colorado River. You will be at a place called Diamond Creek where they take out the river rafts on the half trip. You can drive right to the river bank but be careful not to drive into the river. There is camping, hiking and a lot of photographic sites, all for $12.50