Sites & Stories

Nearly five million people visit Grand Canyon National Park every year. Tourists take in the expansive view, visit historic buildings on the South and North rims, stay in park lodges, hike or ride mules into the chasm, and run the Colorado River in rafts. Through these varied experiences, visitors add to the rich cultural history of human interaction at Grand Canyon. Take a virtual visit to some of these sites and read the stories of human interaction throughout the park.

 

SITES AND STORIES PAGES

SOUTH RIM
One of many South Rim viewpoints.
Photo:National Park Service.

 

 

EXPLORE THE SITES AND STORIES

Photo: Patricia Biggs

South Rim

South Rim Sites Click on a point in the map to go to page   Map Credit: Yolonda Youngs   Click on a point in the map to go to page   Map Credit:...

North Rim

Although it is only 10 miles as the crow flies from the South Rim, and is part of the same National Park, the North Rim of the Grand Canyon provides a different environmental and...

Rim Viewpoints

Rim Viewpoints Click on a point in the map to go to page Map Credit: Yolonda Youngs     Click on a point in the map to go to page Map Credit: Yolonda Youngs...

Photo: Yolonda Youngs

Rim to River and Inner Canyon Trails

    Michael F. Anderson is the author of Living at the Edge: Explorers, Exploiters and Settlers of the Grand Canyon Region (Grand Canyon Association, 1998) and Polishing the Jewel: An Administrative History of...

Photo: National Park Service

Colorado River Corridor

  Explore the Colorado River Corridor Click the links below to visit sites along the 277-mile stretch of river that carved Grand Canyon. To read about the river’s history or the history of river...

Beyond Park Boundaries

Many of the lands and locations on this map are linked to pages in our Grand Canyon website that explore the history of those places. Click on the names of lands adjacent to the...