Wanting to go to Grand Canyon in October

[DebP]

I was wondering if anyone had a favorite Campgrounds by the Grand Canyon. We will be driving a 34ft Class A, dingy towing a jeep Cherokee. We would like full hook ups if possible, but not necessary. Any help sure would be helpful

[Thom02099]

I just made reservations yesterday for North Rim for the 2nd week in October. About half the sites were already taken for the exact same dates I was going for. Keep in mind the window for reservations if you're considering the North Rim.

Also made reservations at Trailer Village for the later part of that week and the beginning of the following week. I made those about a month ago, and they had a lot of spots available at that time. Don't know about now.

At least early to mid-October, the shuttle is running. Family members have booked lodging at South Rim, are taking the shuttle around to North Rim, and then hiking down into the canyon for several days before exiting at the South Rim.

Looking forward to it!

[kohldad]

We stayed at Trailer Village for Memorial Day weekend in 2005. While the sites are a bit close together for my liking, the convenience to the shuttle, not having to drive, and proximity to the canyon made it well worth the space sacrifice. We would go out in the morning, return for lunch, back out for a few hours, back for dinner, back out for sunset. Couldn't have done that staying outside the park, especially with two kids.

[2gypsies1]

You can have snow anywhere at any time. There's no given. We've been to both rims in October in gorgeous weather and we just returned for another visit last week in April - no snow.

Stay at Trailer Village in the park itself for the best overall experience. The free shuttle stops at the entrance. You can walk to the Rim. Being in the park early morning and early evening is awesome when all the day folks and tour buses leave. It's so quiet and the sunsets are beautiful.

[rr2254545]

4runnerguy wrote:

djgarcia wrote:
Personally I like the North side of the Grand Canyon. Less people and congestion. RV park right on the edge and a few close by, check Bauers RV park. Great people and very accommodating.

:h Um, Bauer's is over 100 miles away!

Trailer Village is your best bet for FHU close to the canyon. You can use the shuttle system to get around w/o having to drive and find a place to park. On the south rim with more happening that late in the year. It isn't inconceivable to have snow on the North Rim by mid to late October.

We had snow in trailer village 4/17/15 - October is highly probable for snow

[4runnerguy]

djgarcia wrote:
Personally I like the North side of the Grand Canyon. Less people and congestion. RV park right on the edge and a few close by, check Bauers RV park. Great people and very accommodating.

:h Um, Bauer's is over 100 miles away!

Trailer Village is your best bet for FHU close to the canyon. You can use the shuttle system to get around w/o having to drive and find a place to park. On the south rim with more happening that late in the year. It isn't inconceivable to have snow on the North Rim by mid to late October.

[Two_Hands]

October is our favorite time to visit the Grand Canyon. Fewer visitors, cool to perhaps cold weather. Trailer Village RV Campground on the south rim is in the park and has full hookups, the only one in the park that does. It is just a fairly short walk to the canyon rim and it is next to the village containing a store, cafeteria, gift shop and more. I can't remember if the shuttle is still running at that time of the year, check the park's web site to find out. If it is in operation it stops at the campground entrance and takes you to all of the park.

[MarkTwain]

DebP wrote:
I was wondering if anyone had a favorite Campgrounds by the Grand Canyon. We will be driving a 34ft Class A, dingy towing a jeep Cherokee. We would like full hook ups if possible, but not necessary. Any help sure would be helpful

Be sure and check the weather, it could be snowing:(. Personally I like the North side of the Grand Canyon. Less people and congestion. RV park right on the edge and a few close by, check Bauers RV park. Great people and very accommodating.