Kaibab Camper Village

Sometimes you find a gem of a place, but the people running it take the fun out of it. The staff is not especially friendly. We were here to replenish our RV and do laundry after several days of dry camping but after setting up and reading the rules we found out that filling your holding tank is prohibited. Other than that, it's a pretty little place in a great location.

There aren't a ton of choices around here to put your head down for the night and if you want hook ups this is the closest/only option. As you can see below the access is good, the location is excellent for visiting the North Rim - the sites are nice and wide and under pines. The staff were friendly however there were a number of issues that would keep me from staying here if I needed anything more than a place to park and hook up.

The rules are not posted on the web site - so when you make the reservation it seems this will be a normal, full hook up site. This is not the reality and when I made my reservation by phone I was told only about the coin operated showers.

Showers: Yes, they exist but while I was here only one was working, the park was filled to capacity and they are coin operated. They cost $2.25 and there is no change machine at the showers - only back at the office.

Dumping: You can keep your tanks dumping 24-7 but the hoses cannot touch the ground. That's fine if you have something to prop them on, but it you don't a flexible sewer hose support is going to cost you $50. The rules say they are for loan but I was told I could buy one.

Water: The rules state that if they catch you using water inappropriately you will be charged $20 and you cannot fill your holding tank. It also states that the water is for drinking only.

Generators: You can't use them

Like a lot of people, we stayed here because it is the closest place (40miles away) to the north rim with hookups...and they know this. The place needs attention. The sites are mostly small and cramped. Most people stay two nights, visiting the park for one day. So there is constant in and out of RV traffic. The bathrooms are far away and are glorified pit toilets. The showers are even further away and are horrible. $2.25 for 5 minutes...takes a minute for the water to get warm and another two for the pressure to build. They are in a large mobile structure that appears to be falling apart. We had a sudden freeze and my water hose burst. I bought two, because the distance to the spigot was so far. Realized I did not need the second one and they refuse to give me a refund even though I had the receipt and the second hose was not used. I don't think they care much. No wif-fi. If you can live without the hookups, I strongly suggest the National Forest campsite which is 1 mile away.

Only stay at this campground if you need electric. The bathrooms are Porta Johns, and very far away from the campsite. The showers are even further away from the campsites and are pay showers located in a dilapidated building. Yes, this is the closest full hook up to The north rim, but unless you need electric you are better off to stay at Jacobs lake right across the street State Park, or DeMotte State Park. which is 25 miles closer to the rim. And the reviews are correct you cannot fill your water tank.

We understand why people in other reviews are not too excited about this place, but for the location and full hookups for an RV (30amp power only) this is really about the only option for the North Rim and it was just fine. It is about 45 minutes from the Grand Canyon and is easy to get in and out of. Staff was very helpful to get things set up.

The bathrooms are very basic and the showers and laundry are pay - but it seems expected. Lots of tent camping sites and I guess if you are tent camping, this should be what you expect to come across.

They have to bring in their water by truck, so they are pretty specific about not over using it. If you have a full hookup RV, it should not cause any issues for you.

They drive you to your RV site and help you get setup, very friendly people.

Jacob Lake, AZ – Kaibab Camper Village
This is one of only a few campgrounds near the north rim of Grand Canyon and it is a very busy place! We arrived on May 14, their first day of the opening season. The staff was very pleasant when we arrived (and every other time I went to talk with them) even though there was a bit of chaos due to it being the first day and brand new. We were escorted to our site and assisted in the backup to our site. Many of the sites are very narrow but they were excellent at getting the RV’s parked without any incident. We were lucky as our site 16 was not as narrow as others and even had room for us to park our tow next to our MH. Parking pad was gravel but ours was very level. We had FHU with 30 amp. Bathroom facilities were older porta-potties. They had paid showers but we did not check them out. Laundry room has only 2 washers and 2 dryers (1 dryer was broken). Wash/dry load cost was $3.50. We stayed here 15 days because we used it as our home base for visiting a number of National Parks but people came and went at a very fast pace. It was full or nearly full every day. I apologize for not having pictures of when it was full!

I agree with the other reviewer that this place had a bad rap. Its beautiful, quiet and relaxing. It has showers and laundry that are prepay, but if your rig has its own shower then I would def reccomend this location. If you are visiting the GC North Rim it is the closest RV location to there at a little over an hour drive through the kaibab forest. We learned that there is a special squirrel called the Kaibab Squirrel with a cute white fluffy tail. Our RV is kinda challenged and we didnt have a hard time with the dirt/gravel roads to get there. The Caretakers of the place were very nice and helpful.

We needed full hookups so we picked Kaibab Camper Village to visit the North Rim. Overall it was great, but its a LONG drive into the North Rim visitors center. If I could do it all over again I would have tried to get a spot at the NP campground. The real bummer was that due to a nearby forrest fire it was really smokey. Other Notes: Laundry and bath houses are a long ways from the RV sites. Jacobs Lake is just a tiny frog pong.

I don't usually leave severely negative reviews but this campground was near the worst we experienced in our 8,000 loop of the American West. Parking lot sites with barely enough space to open the slides and to short to park out tow vehicle with the trailer. We determined we didn't like the campground after day 1 of a scheduled 4 and were told "No refunds" while she pointed it out on the poster at the desk. I had made reservations almost a year in advance but we still walked away from our $$ and went to the Kaibab Paiute Tribal Campground which turned out to be much better with very pleasant folks running it.

Good luck if you have to stay here.

Park is in the trees down a forest road. Camp hosts were friendly. Our site was next to the road but almost no traffic since it is a forest road. The road is the problem, not paved and it is rutted and not maintained.