Grand Canyon in Winter

TragedyTrousers wrote:
Anyone ever camp in Grand Canyon during winter? I was thinking of going around Christmas and New Years. Thinking of camping at Mather CG and would luv to see the Canyon in snow.

It's great, spent Christmas 2015 at trailer village. On Xmas Eve and Day the crowds weren't bad. Day after Xmas, the line to the gate was 6 miles long. I was smiling, leaving before the rush. Mostly California and Nevada plates coming in.

There wasn't much snow in the canyon itself, but there was plenty around the buildings... They were short about half their parking spaces due to huge piles of snow.

There was no water fill available due to extreme cold. Days were in the teens with strong wind chill, nights below zero.

TragedyTrousers wrote:
Anyone ever camp in Grand Canyon during winter? I was thinking of going around Christmas and New Years. Thinking of camping at Mather CG and would luv to see the Canyon in snow.

Truly Special!!!!

We got got in a light snow fall in April of 2001. The snow capped rocks were pretty.
I would go for Trailer Village in order to have the electric.

Not camping, but drove there once a number of yrs ago in mid December, a day after a heavy snowfall. Absolutely stunning. Apparently the snow had scared off everyone else. I was alone at almost every overlook. Clear blue sky, dead calm, about 40 degrees, and so quiet you could actually hear the river at a couple of the overlooks. A once in a lifetime experience.

NatGeo

NPS

If you had searched on "south rim winter" you would have found the above and more.