Utah and North Rim Grand Canyon
Will the weather be OK, light jackets during day and above freezing at night middle of Sept. through Oct. Will North Rim of Grand Canyon be open late Oct. Will campgrounds in parks be full this time...
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I can't give you specifics on availability of sites in Utah, but in most of the big five you can make reservations, and six months out get them. Also available the are private campgrounds, BLM, NFS, and local government campgrounds.
Here for what it's worth are some things I do know. There are campgrounds at or near Jacobs Lake on the North rim of the GC. There is a NFS campground near the Park and reservations are required. It was May of '15 when we were there and there were very few spots available. It was very, very muddy from rain.
Just north of Jacobs Lake is a small NPS facility(could be a RA, NM or something else) called Pipe Springs Park. It was the site of trouble between the Southern Paiutes and the Mormons. The Indians tolerated the sheep and cattle ranchers for the most part but not so much the Mormons. If you see a Ranger with long braids who goes by the name of Benn, it will be worth your time to engage him in talk, he is better educated than most folks I know and he is a So' Paiute elder. Really nice guy and a veritable fountain of knowledge about the wide area of the No. Rim.
Ruby's at Bryce Canyon is pretty nice, at least they have showers and limited shopping and a swimming pool. You can also rent a teepee from them to spend the night. Our DGKs want to go back to hike and stay in the teepees.
Oh yeah don't miss the cookies and breakfast at the trading post at Jacob Lake. Darn they have good food.
Here for what it's worth are some things I do know. There are campgrounds at or near Jacobs Lake on the North rim of the GC. There is a NFS campground near the Park and reservations are required. It was May of '15 when we were there and there were very few spots available. It was very, very muddy from rain.
Just north of Jacobs Lake is a small NPS facility(could be a RA, NM or something else) called Pipe Springs Park. It was the site of trouble between the Southern Paiutes and the Mormons. The Indians tolerated the sheep and cattle ranchers for the most part but not so much the Mormons. If you see a Ranger with long braids who goes by the name of Benn, it will be worth your time to engage him in talk, he is better educated than most folks I know and he is a So' Paiute elder. Really nice guy and a veritable fountain of knowledge about the wide area of the No. Rim.
Ruby's at Bryce Canyon is pretty nice, at least they have showers and limited shopping and a swimming pool. You can also rent a teepee from them to spend the night. Our DGKs want to go back to hike and stay in the teepees.
Oh yeah don't miss the cookies and breakfast at the trading post at Jacob Lake. Darn they have good food.
