nayl
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Trailer Village is located within the park at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. The campground is located within walking distance to shopping and many of the trails. They also have a very efficient shuttle bus system for navigating to some of the more distant areas. Shuttle service is free.
Sites are full hook up; 30 and 50 amp electrical service, cable TV, water and sewage hook-ups. Sites are pull-through and also have a picnic table and grill. Sites are quite narrow, but you probably won’t be spending much time there. Cost about $34 for two people per night, additional people are extra.
There is one rest room for the entire campground and there are NO showers in the campground. That’s important to us because we have a wet bath and always use the campground showers. Showers are located in the adjacent campground and cost $2 for 8 minutes. There is also a Laundromat located in the same building as the showers.
Bring your bicycles; there are miles of bike accessible bike paths.
Make a reservation for a donkey ride down the Grand Canyon. Make your reservation early because there are only 20 spots per day. You can cancel within 2 days of the scheduled trip without penalty. There are two options for the donkey trips - a day trip and an over night trip that include a stay in Phantom Lodge at the bottom of the Canyon. We took the day trip down the Bright Angel trail, about 7.5 hours down and back, lunch and water bola provided (Cost $135 per person). My 10 year old and I took the donkey ride this past summer and it was one of the highlights of our trip.
On your way to the park stop along the road and visit some of the Native American crafts stands.
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JCasper
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We stayed at the Trailer village in May for one night. We planned 3 but when we woke up to 8 inches of snow we changed plans and headed to Vegas early.
On that same 2 week trip we went to Arches, Canyonlands, Bryce, Zion, Page Arizona, Vegas and Death valley.
I'm only 29 and had 2 weeks so we stayed bust but had a blast. The canyon is neat to see, but 2 weeks is an awful long time to spend there IMHO.
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We went last summer, 07, with our 13yo son and his friend. stayed at the GrandCanyon Railway and rode the train out there. The time at the canyon is a little short but it left the boys both happy and wanting more instead of "when are we going back?" being the common theme! The best price for the railway is one of their package deals, it is kind of pricey per night otherwise. One that was nicwe as another poster said you are about 2 blocks away from old route 66 through Williams AZ. Lots of stores with assorted western stuff and old collectable style stores and fifities style restaurants. They also have a western gunfighter show each night, at least during the summer, that was entertaining. As others have said there are lots of places around the area, 100-150 miles, mostly outdoor type things. So if your teen has no interest in nature it could be a challenge to keep them engaged, on the other hand with the overwhelming amount of beauty filling the winshield and sidewindows nature may get more interest from them than you thought.
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Absolutely plan a day to go to Sedona. The drive from Flagstaff to Sedona is as pretty a drive as you will find anywhere. Outside of Sedona is Slide Rock State Park and is a must do if you have kids. We could have spent all day just there.
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We stayed at the Grand Canyon Railway RV Park, The sights are very nice and fairly level. The CG does have available a kennel that takes both dogs and cats. We were there end of August. We also used this for other near by sights and we also rode the train to the GC. Had a wonderful time can't wait to go back.
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sremsing wrote:Planning on a trip to the Grand Canyon with my wife and 16 year old daughter this comeing June or July. I see there are not any full hookup sites in the Grand Canyon camping grounds. I see there is one called Trailer Village that does have full hookups. Can anyone recommend this place, or know of a better one ? Also, things to do, best areas to see the canyon, and possibly things to do along the way. We will be leaving from Arkansas. Not sure if there is enough to keep a 16 year old female occupied for two weeks at the Grand Canyon itself. Any suggestions are very welcome !
What is your preference if you have been there before, the North rim of the South rim ?
Thanks !
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We did 2 weeks in the park.(Well we had about 8 or 9 days camping in the park.) If I had it all to do again, I would do one week in the park, and another week else where. I love the GC, but after about 5 days or so, you run out of stuff to do. Now we did go driving on the range, never did find the Canyon, was on the right path, but the wife would not let me go 4 wheeling with her in the truck. Maybe plan a trip to the North rim. There is not much outside of the park. We did go to the Hoover dam, and Vegas. And we did alot of driving. But if I had another 2 weeks to re do the trip, I would have stayed a week in the park, and maybe drove on up north/west for the other days/night. But I must say so far the GC is my favorite place. I hope to find other favorite places. Plan ahead. Good luck, enjoy, take your cameras.
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Hey, let your daughter do some of the research and help you with the itinerary. She may surprise you.
Someone mentioned elevation - Don't plan on any heavy hiking for the first couple of does or until your body adjusts. June and July the GC south rim will be hot, the north rim less so. FYI-Monsoon hit early July. Basically, they are generally afternoon "gully washer" that clear and cool the air. They so provide some of the best photo-ops. Does your daughter have her own camera?
I would also suggest a visit to the NAU (North Arizona University) campus. Might save you a trip in a couple of years.
I've been to the Grand Canyon south rim two times (in 1976 and again 1998). It was okay but I prefer the North Rim. The forest service was renovating Jacob Lake campground and I think they were hoping to add electric hook-ups but you should call them to see if its open and what is provided. Anyway, the North Rim isn't as crowded and there is good chance to see some wildlife. Plus the drive through the Painted Desert, pass Lee Ferry, along Marble Canyon, and then climb up to the North Rim is memorable. You can do a little easy off roading with trips to Dog Point, Timp Point, Marble Canyon Point and Crazy Jug Point (here you can almost see forever!).
Just a word of warning - I did similar trips with my daughter and as soon as she got her BS she headed west to recapture the adventure of those days.
FYI-Water is hauled to most GC locations so you might want to be sure you have a full tank before arriving, just in case.
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RVWithTito
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Thanks for this post. I too am planning a two week trip to the GC and surrounding area with my 16 year old daughter and 13 year old son. I can't imagine spending more than a day or two at GC and will take many of these suggestions for the nearby destinations like Sedona, Arches, Zion and Bryce Canyon. I would love to avoid the summer crowds when possible, so any suggestions on great undiscovered sites would be appreciated as well.
In April we took the RV to Vegas with the kids and had a great time. So we'll skip Vegas this time. For those interested, however, I wrote up some Tips for kids in Vegas that you may find helpful.
For my 16 year old, traveling usually involves lots of sleep, movies and sending countless text messages to friends. My daughter is usually on the hunt for a WiFi signal whenever we stop and will let out an "Oh No!" on the road when the cell phone signal drops. All in all, it's great fun spending time together. This last summer we even brought her 16 year old friend with us to Yellowstone and Mt Rushmore. A great trip! 11 days wasn't enough though.
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Trailer Village in Y-NP has full hook-ups, but don't expect the CG to be very scenic. We stayed there on our last trip to Y-NP and was very disappointed by the lack of trees/nice scenery in the CG. But the rest of the NP is really where you will be spending most of your time. If you do choose to stay at the Y-NP CG..and use the shower house...make sure to take plenty of quarters....it would be hard to get change if your timer runs out in the shower. LOL. BTW you will have to drive to the shower houses...they are too far to walk to from the CG. There are only 'toilet/sink' restrooms in the CG.
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