Things to Do in Grand Canyon South Rim

Things to Do in Grand Canyon South Rim

Name	Category	Location
The Abyss At an elevation of 6,720 feet, the Abyss is one of the most awesome...	Viewpoints	Grand Canyon South Rim
Desert View and Watchtower From the top of the 70-foot stone-and-mortar watchtower, even...	Viewpoints	Grand Canyon South Rim
Desert View Drive This heavily traveled 23-mi stretch of road follows the rim from...	Scenic Drives	Grand Canyon South Rim
Desert View Information Center Near the watchtower, at Desert View Point, the Grand Canyon Association...	Information Centers	Grand Canyon South Rim
Grand Canyon Field Institute Instructors lead guided educational tours, hikes around the canyon...	Tours	Grand Canyon South Rim
Grand Canyon Visitor Center The park's main orientation center, known formerly as Canyon...	Information Centers	Grand Canyon South Rim
Hermit Road The Santa Fe Company built Hermit Road, formerly known as West...	Scenic Drives	Grand Canyon South Rim
Hermits Rest This westernmost viewpoint and Hermit Trail, which descends from...	Viewpoints	Grand Canyon South Rim
Hopi Point From this elevation of 6,800 feet, you can see a large section...	Viewpoints	Grand Canyon South Rim
Interpretive Ranger Programs The National Park Service sponsors all sorts of orientation activities...	Tours	Grand Canyon South Rim
Junior Ranger Program for Families The Junior Ranger Program provides a free, fun way to look at...	Tours	Grand Canyon South Rim
Kolb Studio Built over several years beginning in 1904 by the Kolb brothers...	Historic Districts / Sites	Grand Canyon South Rim
Lipan Point Here, at the canyon's widest point, you can get an astonishing...	Viewpoints	Grand Canyon South Rim
Lookout Studio Built in 1914 to compete with the Kolbs' photographic studio...	Museums / Galleries	Grand Canyon South Rim
Maricopa Point This site merits a stop not only for the arresting scenery, which...	Viewpoints	Grand Canyon South Rim
Mather Point You'll likely get your first glimpse of the canyon from this...	Viewpoints	Grand Canyon South Rim
Mohave Point Some of the canyon's most magnificent stone spires and buttes...	Viewpoints	Grand Canyon South Rim
Moran Point This point was named for American landscape artist Thomas Moran...	Viewpoints	Grand Canyon South Rim
Navajo Point A possible site of the first Spanish view into the canyon in...	Viewpoints	Grand Canyon South Rim
Pima Point Enjoy a bird's-eye view of Tonto Platform and Tonto Trail, which...	Viewpoints	Grand Canyon South Rim
Powell Memorial A granite platform honors the memory of John Wesley Powell, who...	Memorials / Monuments	Grand Canyon South Rim
Trailview Overlook Look down on a dramatic view of the Bright Angel and Plateau...	Viewpoints	Grand Canyon South Rim
Tusayan Ruin and Museum Completed in 1932, the museum offers a quick orientation to the...	Museums / Galleries	Grand Canyon South Rim
Verkamp's Visitor Center After 102 years of selling memorabilia and knickknacks on the...	Information Centers	Grand Canyon South Rim
Xanterra Motorcoach Tours Narrated by knowledgeable guides, tours include the Hermits Rest...	Tours	Grand Canyon South Rim
Yaki Point Stop here for an exceptional view of Wotan's Throne, a flat-top...	Geological Sites	Grand Canyon South Rim
Yavapai Observation Station Shop in the bookstore, catch the park shuttle bus, or pick up...	Information Centers	Grand Canyon South Rim
Yavapai Point This is also one of the best locations on the South Rim to watch...	Observatories / Planetariums	Grand Canyon South Rim
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