Grand Canyon South Rim Mistakes

My mom and I took Grand Canyon railway to canyon one day came back the next. This way we were able to see more and was not so rushed..

Nice! Well, seems I did everything ok for just going on a whim 👍 lol. Drove from Milwaukee WI to Salt lake to ski for a week, from there drove to Bryce, and Zion, and then Grand Canyon. The only rim open was the South. I got there at evening to watch sunset, drove out of the park and slept in my suv in the mcds parking lot, got up early and experienced sunrise. I was there on March 30 and 31. Crowds weren't bad at all. Especially at sunrise. It was awesome. Great tips you give. Nice channel 🙂

You can book one way tickets on the train. We are going in April and have a train trip from Williams to the South Rim on Thursday, and a return trip on Friday. Staying at the GC Railway Hotel Wed and Fri nights, and the El Tovar on Thursday night. It is the best of both worlds.

Nice tips. The most important one is that you need to go into it to truly appreciate it's size! 👍😀

Winter is the best time to visit GCNP Lipan Point is the best place to watch the sunset Downhill from Desert View on SR 64 until the road straightens out is the best place to watch the sunrise Red Canyon / New Hance trailhead is the best place on the S.Rim to be alone w/ the Canyon , it is also the best place to hear the River The hike out to Yuma Point is the best dayhike in GCNP The hike down to Indian Gardens is the worst dayhike in GCNP The Cameron Trading Post is the best alternative to staying on the S.Rim Altitude lost is altitude is altitude that must be regained is the best advice that I can give a visitor to GCNP

Am going in mid-May, made my lodging reservations back in early February. Found your channel while looking for the best spot for sunrise/sunset.

thanks for the info. the “mmm hmm” was driving me nuts tho

Take the tour for the sunset. They take you out to Hermit's Rest or another of the far west overlooks, and there will be many other people out there who took the shuttle bus or hiked there. However when it is over you get to hop back on the bus and get back down to the village within 30 minutes. The others are fighting for spots on the shuttle buses or walking back and that can take hours.

Where's the best places to see the sunset/sunrise on the south rim?

We took the train to and from the rim and it was a great day. Several people on board were taking the train up and staying at one of the lodges for a couple of days and coming back down later. You can check luggage and they will deliver it right to your room. It does not have to be just a day trip.

Take the train up from Williams and then stay overnight in one of the lodges in the park and take the train back down to Williams the next day.

Thank you for this video! Is very helpful. Do we need to bring a road map? I was told that there may not be reception to use my GPS.

Merino wool socks were a GREAT thing to have on the Bright Angel trail.

I worked at the Grand Canyon south rim for five years. You didn't mention not get too close to the edge on really windy days. A two year old girl was literally blown off the edge when a wind gust came. So sad

Soooo glad I watched this video before booking the train trip. I did notice that it was a pretty long ride.

Great tips guys. Thanks so much! Lynn and Danny

Thanks for the info We going there next week Just checked the weather gonna be hot ..but we excited though

Very informative. Thanks.

Great tips...awesome...thanks for your tips..

I am planning to go to visit Grand Canyon south rim in mid December. Unfortunately I won’t have a lot of time for the visit , perhaps a bit more than half day, but I am driving , what do you guys suggest me to do?