| fense, but if you’ve got a question | | | | Rim. |
| you’re just dying to ask about Grand | | | | By bus: day tours to the South Rim are offered |
| Canyon National Park, chances are pretty good | | | | from Phoenix, Las Vegas, Flagstaff and Sedona. |
| that it’s been asked by hundreds, | | | | Overnight bus tours offered from Phoenix, Los |
| probably thousands of people before you. Karlyn | | | | Angeles. |
| Bunting, president of Grand Canyon.com, should | | | | By plane: scheduled air service is offered to the |
| know; he and his staff have spent two decades | | | | South Rim from Las Vegas. Charter service is |
| answering them. | | | | available from other cities. |
| So here, in no particular order, are five of the 20 | | | | Once you get to the park, you’d have to |
| most freqently asked questions about Grand | | | | get around using shuttles or taxis. |
| Canyon National Park: | | | | There is no train, bus or airline service to the |
| 1. Where is it? Northern Arizona. | | | | North Rim. |
| 2. How do you get there? | | | | 4. South Rim? North Rim? West Rim? |
| If you fly: | | | | What’s the difference? |
| There are four international airports located within | | | | Grand Canyon South Rim: the |
| 5 to 8 hours drive of Grand Canyon. In order of | | | | “quintessential Grand Canyon,” |
| proximity to the South Rim, they are: Phoenix, | | | | open all year, the South Rim is the most visited |
| Arizona; Las Vegas, Nevada; Albuquerque, New | | | | side of the canyon. Average altitude |
| Mexico; Salt Lake City, Utah. | | | | 6,500’-7,000.’ |
| There are also three municipal airports located | | | | Grand Canyon North Rim: the |
| closer to the park: Flagstaff, Arizona (with | | | | “connoisseur’s Grand |
| connecting flights through Phoenix); Page, Arizona | | | | Canyon,” open from mid-May to |
| (with connecting flights through Phoenix or | | | | mid-October only; cooler, more scenic, less |
| Denver); St. George, Utah (connecting flights | | | | crowded, supports more plant and animal life. |
| through Salt Lake City). | | | | Average altitude 7,000’-8,000.’ |
| If you drive: | | | | Grand Canyon West: the “alternative |
| Phoenix, Arizona is 230 miles South, approximately | | | | Grand Canyon;” open all year; located East |
| 4.5 hours from the South Rim; Las Vegas, | | | | of Las Vegas on Hualapai Indian Tribal Lands, the |
| Nevada is 280 miles West, approximately 5 hours | | | | future site of the Grand Canyon Skywalk, |
| from the South Rim; Los Angeles is 500 miles | | | | average altitude 4,500.’ |
| West, approximately 9 hours from the South | | | | 5. What’s the best time to come to |
| Rim; | | | | Grand Canyon? |
| Albuquerque, New Mexico is 400 miles East, | | | | Karlyn’s employees, who all reside in the |
| approximately 7 hours to the South Rim; Page | | | | Grand Canyon area, are partial to late April-early |
| Lake Powell is 150 miles Northeast, approximately | | | | May, but their absolute favorite season is late |
| 2.5 hours from the South Rim; | | | | September-early October. Fall foliage at the North |
| Flagstaff is 85 miles South, approximately 1.5 | | | | Rim is an incredible sight to behold. |
| hours from the South Rim; Williams is 60 miles | | | | So there you have the "Top 5" of Grand |
| South, approximately 1 hour from the South Rim. | | | | Canyon.com's "Hit Parade of Grand Canyon |
| 3. Can you get to the Grand Canyon without | | | | Questions." Didn't see the answer to yours? Stay |
| doing all that driving? | | | | tuned for Parts II, III and IV of Grand |
| By train: AMTRAK offers service to Williams, | | | | Canyon.com's "Top 20 FAQ's About the Grand |
| Arizona, where you can then connect with the | | | | Canyon. |
| Grand Canyon Railway to Grand Canyon South | | | | |