Grand Canyon trailer village RV campground

[suprz]

Looking for some real world info on this campground
We will be going in oct of 2016 the website has that it is a mile walk to the rim of the canyon. Just wondering if that is true. It states that there is a free shuttle that picks you up at the gate also that would be convenient.

Thanks in advance

[tragusa3]

The campground is tight and really just a place to sleep, but that's all it has to be. The shuttle service was terrific!

[bukhrn]

accsys wrote:
We found the shuttle very usable from Trailer Village in 2011 and it would drop you off at several points along the rim. You will need a vehicle to get you to many of the places such as Watchtower along the east rim as the shuttle didn't go that far east when we were there.

X-2, the free Shuttle system is great, you can do about 90% of the Canyon Rim, including store, shops, & places to eat, without ever starting your car, however there are a few places like Watchtower that you'll have to drive to, as the shuttle doesn't go that far east.

[rr2254545]

4X4Dodger wrote:
I stayed there this last Spring and I just drove my pick up to whatever part of the canyon I wanted to see. Along the West rim road I took the shuttle which was a good experience too.

Yes Hermit Road the Red route (west) is only accessible when you will be there by shuttle. We were there 4/16/15

[RoyB]

For us it was a great ONE DAY affair and after you drove the whole length and visited the visitor center and stopped at all of the pull out areas that was it... You can go down into the canyon as well for a fee. We never did that...

ALot of folks stay at WILLIAMS and take the train to the canyon which is another fun trip I've heard... We stayed one year at a Flagstaff Camp which was right next the East-West main railroad. Big mistake as there is a hooting train at least every five minutes all night long haha...
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Staying a whole week at the canyon campground might not be what you want to do. There are so many attraction with a 100 mile range of the grand canyon to see and for us it was best to make Flagstaff or Maybe Sedona the home base and then drive one day to see each of the very grand places to see around the area. We fell in love with the Wupatki National Monument Indian Ruins NW of Flagstaff off 89. Spent alot of time wandering up and down the trails around the very long loop drive. Even Sedona and the beautiful RedRock canyons blew us away. That place rocks when the Sun is just setting. It too is a very inspiration climbing up on one of the Wupatki National Monument Indian Ruins and waiting for the Sun to set and you can see the all of the colors of the Painted Desert to the East. You can also hear conversations from afar and there is nothing out there. Who knows how far these conversations of kids playings and people talking comes from.

When we was there you walk through a couple of the local Flagstaff area Volcano LAVA shafts under ground and that was something to see. I think they are all closed off now...

You want to drive back East on I40 and see the Meteor Crator as well...

Everyone want to run the 89 road between Sedona and Flaggstaf as well. At the top of it near the Flag side is a great SWAP MEET place and you can find all kinds of Indian things to buy... Running the Apache trail from Apache Junction to the all of the large lakes that all feed the Phoenix valley is another great one day outing.. Superstition Mtn lives up to its name for sure... Everyone needs to eat at the Tortilla Flat restaurant on the trail and go through their shop of things to buy...

Roy Ken

[4X4Dodger]

I stayed there this last Spring and I just drove my pick up to whatever part of the canyon I wanted to see. Along the West rim road I took the shuttle which was a good experience too.

[accsys]

We found the shuttle very usable from Trailer Village in 2011 and it would drop you off at several points along the rim. You will need a vehicle to get you to many of the places such as Watchtower along the east rim as the shuttle didn't go that far east when we were there.

[TheWB]

Last week we made reservations for June there. Really looking forward to it.

[rr2254545]

Yes it is true we took the shuttle or drove the Jeep to the Canyon

Shuttle picks u up at the entrance to the campground does not come into the campground - it is a large bus