Grand Canyon trailer village RV campground

2gypsies wrote:

RoyB wrote:
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.

There's a fee for walking down the trail? That must be something new. We've never paid one.

No, (at least we didn't pay a fee),
the only fee I know of is for the mule ride.

RoyB wrote:
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.

There's a fee for walking down the trail? That must be something new. We've never paid one.

You also get a chance to see these at your site in Trailer Village,

RoyB wrote:
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...

Roy Ken

Everybody's experience can really differ, depending on how active you can be and personal tastes. All of the opinions are valid and have merit. So the OP will have to assess everything based on what they like to do and their capabilities. In our case, we stayed in Trailer Village in September 2014 for 6 days, and wished we were there longer. We hiked down into the canyon on Bright Angel Trail (great experience) and in total, about 30 miles during the stay. Also had some nice meals at the Arizona Room and Bright Angel restaurants, and enjoyed the sunsets, gift shops, museums, etc.

We found Trailer Village to be terrific. The Elk walking the campground, as well as mule deer were great to watch. The proximity to other areas of the park was nice and the shuttle service worked out great. We are looking forward to going back, even though we've been there 3 times (twice south rim, once north).

We are more active than the average family, so we planned 5 days at the GC. We watched sunrises, sunsets and went on two hikes. Still, we decided to leave after day 3.

I don't say that to take anything away from the park. It just is what it is.

Here is a LINK TO PICS of the Grand Canyon RV campground. Like others said, the shuttle will take you anywhere you want to go and picks you up right at the gate to the campground. You will see Elk wandering around the edges of the campground also. I would think 3 days there would be enough. Once you have seen the views from the canyon rim, you realize it looks the same from everywhere. :)

For an excellent in-depth review of visiting the Grand Canyon you need to read this blog. Note that she wrote 4 parts so read them all. Also, her photography is awesome!

http://wheelingit.us/2015/10/26/into-the-great-canyon-part-i-chasing-impossibilities/

We stayed there. As others have said, the free shuttle takes you everywhere -- very convenient. Only thing with this RV park is that you don't reserve a specific space -- you make a ("generic") reservation for the park. Then they assign you a space when you get there.

We have stayed in the Trailer Village RV Campground on the south rim of the Grand Canyon several times. It is less than a mile walk to the rim. There all full hookups, to include cable, for a very good price. Elk and deer often wander through the campground. We did not find it tight at all. It is a very short walk to the village store, cafeteria, gift shop, and post office. The park shuttle picks up and drops off at the campground entrance at no charge. Make reservations now and have a great trip. Oh, I think someone mentioned there is a charge to go into the canyon. There isn't. It does cost a pretty penny to ride the mules into the canyon.

takes longer that three hours for light to get across the canyon. If you can't spend more than that, don't waste your time. Here is what it looks like