North Rim Campground

We camped in our pop-up tent camper for 4 nights in July 2014. The weather was fantastic with highs in the upper 70's during the day and in the 60's for great sleeping weather at night! Temps are much higher below the rim so take heed of the warnings of being prepared of the heat.

The campground is well maintained and had two camps hosts who took turns being on duty. One took things very seriously and made sure our camper and car stayed on the paved drive of our site. Our site was a pull through and the picnic table and fire ring were on the drivers side while our camper opens to the passenger side. The camp host made it clear that we could not turn around against the campground one way traffic. We didn't mind anyway, the setting was too beautiful to sweat the small stuff! While the camp host may have been a bit of a rule stickler the upside of that is that quiet hours were enforced which was nice. Campground is dry camping with drinking water, dump station, shower house, and camp store available. No cell service on my phone at our site but some slow wifi is available at the camp store. There is a gas station located at the campground with very expensive gas, however, the north rim is pretty secluded so your choices are limited anyway.

We hiked both along the rim and below the rim (HOT) with our 9 and 11 year old kids. We also dined at the lodge with a same day reservation. My daughter's favorite memory of our long summer trip was a mule ride along the rim. We also attended a Ranger lead talk and learned about many artifacts in the canyon. Great time and we'd love to go back.

This is one of the nicer national park campgrounds we've stayed at. Sites are large, especially if you can get one of the perimeter sites. The pavement was slightly unlevel but not bad. Clean restrooms with flush toilets. There was a water faucet just a short distance across the road from our site. Lots of tree cover but we did manage to get sun on our solar panels for a few hours in the afternoon.
The best part is you can take trails right from the campground along the rim to the lodge or through the forest to the visitor center, if you don't mind walking over a mile each way.
We loved the North RIm. There are far less people than on the South RIm and the views are just as impressive.
We also were able to boost our Verizon signal from a weak 3G to a weak 4G, enough to check email but pretty slow. Since we didn't think we'd have any internet connection we were happy about that. You can also get free wifi at the General Store near the campground.

Beautiful views of the Canyon from our campsite 11. Many of the sites are unlevel so you'll be challenged in your leveling abilities. Also you want to choose your site wisely because several of the sites your awning and door will open up to the street side. There is access to a lot of trails from the campground so you don't need to use a car. Make sure you bring in enough provisions for your stay because the closest town is 100 miles away. Although they do have a general store with limited groceries.

Absolutely loved this campground. Our site, 073, was quite large and surrounded by a mature pine forest. We had a view of the Grand Canyon through the trees, and it was just a short walk to the rim. There was a camp store nearby that had about anything we needed at a reasonable price. The bathroom was clean and well maintained

The only thing I would have a beef with is the sink outside the bathrooms used for washing dishes. I am a short guy, but even I had to bend over in order to use it.

The North Rim gets only 10% of the visitors to the Grand Canyon. And most of them are not at the campground. The campground was generally quiet and generators are only allowed an hour in the morning and an hour in the evening. We absolutely loved it here and plan on camping here again next year.

The rustic North Rim of the Grand Canyon, in my opinion, is the quieter, cooler and more beautiful Grand Canyon destination. Don’t get me wrong the South Rim has its own appeal and I've visited the area many times. The North Rim campground is adjacent to the canyon and many campsites border the rim. All campsites are paved pull-through with a picnic table and fire ring. Some of the campsites have a dramatic drop off the pavement. There is dump station onsite and potable water. Just outside the campground area are coin operated showers, a laundry facility, a gas station and a well stocked general store. Just a mile from the campground is the historic Grand Canyon Lodge originally built in 1928. At the lodge you will find a lovely dining room with killer canyon views, a deli, a gift shop, a saloon, and post office. As in most National Parks, generator use is limited to the hours of 7 am to 9 am and 6 pm to 8 pm. I recommend a drive to both Point Imperial and Cape Royal. We used our Golden Age pass to get our site half price which made our stay very affordable.

We stayed here only one night on Sept. 7. Wish we could have stayed longer! It was very close to the rim with views from some of the campsites. It was very quiet and clean, but needed a little TLC just like the South Rim. The National Park is 100 years old but not sure when the campgrounds were built! The camp store was very accessible as was the dump station. There was no one at the office to check us in and no one there in the morning when we left but we had no trouble finding our campsite as I had the number on our reservation and it wasn't dark yet. We did have to drive to the visitors center and the stores at the Rim and parking was very limited, But overall it was a beautiful place and less crowded than the South Rim.

Peaceful, clean, and quiet campground. The Host, Bret, was wonderful. The proximity to the lodge and facilities was great. The North Rim is a quiet, slow paced alternative to the South Rim. Afternoons on the patio after day hiking was a very social event.

We stayed here one night in early September, the campground rate is with our America the Beautiful Pass discount. The campground is clean and well maintained with flush toilets, water, and trash containers. The shower facilites were closed due to Covid. There is also a laundry and camp store located near the entrance to the campground. Two hiking trails connect the campground to the Grand Canyon Lodge, both trails were approximately 1.2 miles in length and were easy to moderate hiking trails. We hiked both trails, had lunch at the Lodge Grill, and enjoyed the North Rim views.

We originally had different sites reserved for the 2 nights we were here. But able to change reservation the night before for 1 site that was open for both nights. So glad we did as it was on the outer loop. Sites 14-17 seem to have North rim views so hope to be able to get those at another time. Sites all paved but a bit uneven. No problem leveling with a couple blocks though. No hook ups but water available & dump station towards the front. Very clean bathrooms throughout camp. But camper services building (showers), toward the entrance was closed. ;-( Nice camp store with souvenirs, groceries, camping supplies & more. Did hear a couple generators but luckily, they were on the other side. Nice trails & access to lodge.

Stayed 4 nights in my 20 foot campervan in site 16 which is one of the “premium” sites. Sites are shady and nicely spaced to provide some privacy. All sites are dry camping. They are not completely level, but partially level. There is access to fresh spring water from spickets scattered throughout the campground. There’s a couple of clean bathrooms with flush toilets with dumpsters available near bathrooms. This is a smaller campground so bathrooms are a short walk. Near the campground entrance there are showers and laundry and a nice camp store with camping supplies, food and other items. The premium sites face the rim with a peekaboo view and short walk to full view of the rim. There are 2 main trails around the campground that you can hike to reach the North Rim Lodge where there is a restaurant, store and multiple view sites. I was able to get 2 bars at camp with Visible that was just enough for texting. At the camp store I was able to connect to wifi. I did not see much wildlife at camp, just birds and chipmunks, but I did see a large herd of Bison in a field when entering the park, just shortly past the entrance gate. There is not much to do on the North Rim except hike and enjoy the peace and quiet. They do have mule rides. I took a 3 hour ride with a 2000 ft decline into the canyon. It was long, dusty, hot (late June) and a bit scary on some parts of the trail…..but beautiful views and definitely an experience. There is a dump station in the campground and a gas station just outside the campground.