Lonely Planet Grand Canyon National Park

Lonely Planet's Grand Canyon National Parks is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip. Hike the Hermit trail, swim in Oak Creek, and ride the Colorado River—all with your trusted travel companion.

This comprehensive guide is packed with user-friendly highlights and itineraries to help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests. You'll find insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots. Essential information is at your fingertips, including hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices, emergency information, park seasonality, hiking trail junctions, viewpoints, landscapes, elevations, distances, difficulty levels, and durations.

Featuring honest reviews for all budgets—covering eating, sleeping, camping, sightseeing, and hidden gems that most guidebooks miss—this guide offers contextual insights into history, geology, wildlife, and conservation for a richer, more rewarding travel experience. With over 30 full-color trail and park maps, full-color images throughout, and useful features like Travel with Children, Clothing and Equipment, and Day and Overnight Hikes, it covers Grand Canyon, Kaibab National Forest, Kanab, Marble Canyon, Vermillion Cliffs, Tusayan, Williams, Flagstaff, Hualapai Reservation, Sedona, Lake Mead, Hoover Dam, Las Vegas, North Rim, South Rim, Colorado River, and more.

Perfect for both exploring top sights and taking roads less traveled, this is Lonely Planet's most comprehensive guide to the region's national parks—ideal for every kind of traveler seeking inspiring and trustworthy information.