Editing Grand Canyon National Park (section)

==Geography==
[[File:NPS grand-canyon-regional-map.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|Grand Canyon regional map]]
The Grand Canyon, including its extensive system of tributary canyons, is valued for its combination of size, depth, and exposed layers of colorful rocks dating back to [[Precambrian]] times. The canyon itself was created by the incision of the Colorado River and its tributaries after the [[Colorado Plateau]] was uplifted, causing the Colorado River system to develop along its present path.

The primary public areas of the park are the South and North Rims, and adjacent areas of the canyon itself. The rest of the park is extremely rugged and remote, although many places are accessible by [[pack trail]] and backcountry roads. The South Rim is more accessible than the North Rim and accounts for 90% of park visitation.<ref name="grca1">{{Cite web |url=https://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/north-rim.htm |title=North Rim |website=Grand Canyon National Park |publisher=National Park Service |access-date=November 18, 2018}}</ref>

The park headquarters are at [[Grand Canyon Village, Arizona|Grand Canyon Village]], not far from the South Entrance to the park, near one of the most popular viewpoints.

===South Rim===
[[File:Grand Canyon Powell Point Evening Light 02 2013.jpg|thumb|left|From Powell Point on the South Rim]]
Most visitors to the park come to the South Rim, arriving on [[Arizona State Route 64]]. The highway enters the park through the South Entrance, near [[Tusayan, Arizona]], and heads eastward, leaving the park through the East Entrance.<ref name="Rand">Rand McNally; National Park Guide; Michael Frome; Rand McNally & Company, Chicago; 1970; p. 47</ref> [[Interstate 40]] provides access to the area from the south. From the north, [[U.S. Route 89]] connects [[Utah]], [[Colorado]], and the North Rim to the South Rim.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rand McNally |title=Road Atlas |date=2010 |location=United States, Canada, Mexico}}</ref> Overall, some 30 miles of the South Rim are accessible by road.<ref>{{cite web |title= South Rim Pocket Map and Services Guide |url=https://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/shuttle-buses.htm |website=National Park Service |access-date=June 20, 2020}}</ref>{{cn|date=May 2017}}

====Services====
[[Grand Canyon Village, Arizona|Grand Canyon Village]] is the primary visitor services area in the park. It is a full-service community, including lodging, fuel, food, souvenirs, a hospital, churches, and access to trails and guided walks and talks.<ref name="SouthRim">{{Cite book |last=National Park Service |title=South Rim |date=1972 |publisher=US Government Printing Office |location=Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona}}</ref>

====Lodging====
Several lodging facilities are available along the South Rim.<ref name="GRCA South Rim Lodging" /> Hotels and other lodging include [[El Tovar Hotel|El Tovar]], [[Bright Angel Lodge]], Kachina Lodge, Thunderbird Lodge, and [[Maswik Lodge]], all of which are located in Grand Canyon Village, and [[Phantom Ranch]], located on the canyon floor.<ref name="GRCA South Rim Lodging" /> There is also an RV Park named Trailer Village. All of these facilities are managed by [[Xanterra Parks & Resorts]], while the Yavapai Lodge (also in the village area) is managed by [[Delaware North]].<ref name="GRCA South Rim Lodging">{{Cite web|title=Lodging|url=http://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/lodging.htm|access-date=June 25, 2021|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>

===North Rim===
[[File:Cape Royal Sunset.jpg|thumb|Sunset at Cape Royal Point, North Rim. [[Wotans Throne]] featured.]]
The [[North Rim, Arizona|North Rim]] area of the park is located on the [[Kaibab Plateau]] and Walhalla Plateau, directly across the Grand Canyon from the principal visitor areas on the South Rim. The North Rim's principal visitor areas are centered around Bright Angel Point. The North Rim is higher in elevation than the South Rim, at over {{convert|8000|ft|m}} of elevation. Because it is so much higher than the South Rim, it is closed from December 1 through May 15 each year, due to the enhanced snowfall at elevation. Visitor services are closed or limited in scope after October 15. Driving time from the South Rim to the North Rim is about 4.5 hours, over {{convert|220|mi|km}}.
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On the North Rim is the historic [[Grand Canyon Lodge]],<ref name="GRCA South Rim Lodging" /> managed by Forever Resorts, and a campground near the lodge managed by the national park staff.<ref name="GRCA North Rim Lodging">{{Cite web |url=http://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/cg-nr.htm |title=Campgrounds – North Rim |publisher=National Park Service |access-date=December 7, 2015}}</ref>