I thoroughly enjoyed the North Rim from the NP access and especially from the various access points via the Nat'l Forest Service. Spent a week there a couple of months ago and found a nice meadow south of the intersection of Nat'l Forest Road 212 and 217. You can pick up a detailed map of Kaibab NF and the forest roads, trails etc at the NF Center in Jacobs Lake. The rangers there can also pinpoint for you where the best north rim access point are. Those are less traveled. I could spend a day and 100 miles of exploring and maybe come across 2 cars. My rig on site (Google Earth)