Grand Canyon, like most busy national parks, is popular for a reason. It is stunningly beautiful, diverse, and easy to set your family up to have a fun 1 day in Grand Canyon. We, however, planned poorly and had the worst day instead! Like Canyonlands National Park, Grand Canyon is a park where you can just peek over the rim and get bored as you look on the same big ditch in the ground. We will help you avoid that fate!
We had originally come from Flagstaff, a fun town with a number of great restaurants and easy to find lodging that is also more affordable than those closer to the park. It is also a great base if you want to run over to Petrified Forest National Park or the interesting Walnut Canyon, Sunset Crater, or Wupatki National Monuments, as we did.
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