Most fun way to experience the Grand Canyon is to stay at the Grand Canyon Railway park In Williams and take the train to the Canyon. Can be tough to get reservations lined up. Best to do it now. 2 nights, 3 days, a good intro to the Canyon. You will want to go back again to see more. Williams is a fun tourist trap town that will amuse you for a day. Walking distance from the Railway park. Heading West from Williams, the old RT 66 alignment is a fun ride that takes you past Grand Canyon Caverns, a step back in time to the 50's. Very worth an overnight stop at their RV park. DO NOT take Rt. 66 West from Kingman AZ with any type of RV. That route has a horrible downgrade better suited for Porsche driving. MANY lives lost on that stretch of road over the decades. NO ONE is that good of a driver that they should risk their families lives on it. That road leads to Oatman, a fun little town to see with burros wandering the streets BUT access from the East side is very dangerous. To see it, approach from the West side (and go back that way). In NV/CA highway 395 is a beautiful ride that takes you past Bodie, a real ghost town worth a visit, Bishop CA which has Schatt's bakery and cafe, a delicious must stop with an RV park behind it, and Manzanar, the site of the WWII internment camp for the Japanese citizens. A worthwhile thing to show your kids. The warning people are giving you about the heat are not to be taken lightly, BUT using common sense makes it doable. If you have kids that wander off, buy leashes. Carry plenty of water, use hats. DO NOT, however decide to include Death Valley in your itinerary. Dangerously hot there in the summer. People do die there from the heat.
