leesan
California
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I need a campground with hookups around the Grand Canyon area.or close to it. Hookups are a must, TOO HOT . Wife doesn't like heat that much.Thanks
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Enjoying the Lagniappe
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Trailer Village is inside the park and has full hook ups.
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JaBob
Roswell, Georgia
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Was there in May. Yes there are campgrounds going into the park, can't remember exactly but 3-10 miles. My question is why not stay at a campground within the park. There are two and while not modern, they are adequate and one has full hook ups.
Being in the park has it advantages because you are closer to everything which includes the bus line.
Bob
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fireman93514
Bishop CA
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I would stay at trailer village in the park. It's not fancy and needs some update but we enjoed our stay there in june. It's close to the shuttle also.
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havedreamwilltravel
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Trailer Village. full hookups. Mather is another one but it's dry camping.
Bring an extra towel or so to cover your sewer hose. The ravens like to poke at them and you'll find your hose will be like swiss cheese relatively quickly. Or just hook it up when needed and then put away rest of the time.
SUPER shuttle service. easy walk to the rim from Trailer Village and yes, while a bit dated we really enjoyed it there.
There's one right outside the park but it doesn't get good reviews at all.
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Lauren
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Trailer Village in the park. Short distance to everything. Been there lots; love early morning and late afternoon / evening.
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fireman93514
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havedreamwilltravel wrote:Trailer Village. full hookups. Mather is another one but it's dry camping.
Bring an extra towel or so to cover your sewer hose. The ravens like to poke at them and you'll find your hose will be like swiss cheese relatively quickly. Or just hook it up when needed and then put away rest of the time.
SUPER shuttle service. easy walk to the rim from Trailer Village and yes, while a bit dated we really enjoyed it there.
There's one right outside the park but it doesn't get good reviews at all.
I forgot about the ravens. They warn you about them when you enter. We only brought out the hose when needed. Needless to say I would not leave anything else out the ravens might enjoy as well.
As far as the park just outside in Tusayan. I can attest to the bad reviews. We made the mistake of staying there once a few years ago. It took four sites to find a site where everything worked. The office staff while OK was not knowledgable at all about RV's and our needs.
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soricobob
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I would check www.rvparkreviews.com as there are many good options in Williams, which happens to be an interesting town.
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Lauren
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Staying in Williams vs the Park has been discussed many, many times on the Forum. Basically it boils down to whether or not you want a 1 1/4 hour commute each way (that is light traffic time) each way plus waiting in line at the gate - or being in the Park where you can see things on your time. The real beauty of the Canyon is early morning and in the evening - commuters usually miss those times. I agree that Trailer Village is not a 5 star resort but it is very convenient. We have stayed there 3 times.
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havedreamwilltravel
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Lauren wrote:Staying in Williams vs the Park has been discussed many, many times on the Forum. Basically it boils down to whether or not you want a 1 1/4 hour commute each way (that is light traffic time) each way plus waiting in line at the gate - or being in the Park where you can see things on your time. The real beauty of the Canyon is early morning and in the evening - commuters usually miss those times. I agree that Trailer Village is not a 5 star resort but it is very convenient. We have stayed there 3 times.
The train from Williams has been mentioned a lot too but at the cheapest of $65.00 for adults, $35.00 for kids, gets fairly costly for a family and you have just a couple of hours in the middle of the day at the Canyon - a time when it's not the prettiest.
Staying inside the park at Trailer Village has it's advantages - one being you can see the canyon on your own time, at different times of the day. you can see the sunset at Hopi Point. When we were there they even had a stargazing party - huge powerful telescopes that let us see jupiter, saturn and other amazing planets and star clusters! Staying in Williams would not have afforded us those opportunities - and those are the one's my kids talk about the most!
Hey fireman93514 - how the heck do you live in Bishop without eating at Schatt's bakery everyday! Oh my! LOVE your little town. We pass through often on our way to June Lake!
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