Grand Canyon?

Question

Hello!
We're flying all the way from Italy to visit the grand canyon and monument valley

The plan i've in mind is to go from las vegas to page/lake powell through the grand canyon and visit it.

But i don't know wich part of the Canyon should i visit, the south, west, north canyon? which one you suggest me?

We'd visit for the first day the canyon then stop the night in Page, then the following morning have a trip to monument valley, and then back to page and vegas.

Let me know what you think we should visit on the way, which is the best part of the canyon, i can change my plan and don't stop in Page if you tell me is better to change the way.

THANKS!!!!!!

Answer 1

If I may suggest, why not see north and south? You could try Las Vegas to Page, Page to Monument Valley then rather than returning to Page stay in either Cameron AZ or Tusayan and see more of the Grand Canyon. From there back to Vegas. You have an excellent trip planned whichever way you choose. It is ALOT of driving though.

Flagstaff is also an excellent option. There are other places to see near there as well.

I could fill you're entire week in any one of those areas. How long do you have to stay?

Here are a few links to consider:

http://www.mapquest.com/maps?1c=Las+Vegas&1s=NV&1y=US&1l=36.174999&1g=-115.136398&1v=CITY&2c=Page&2s=AZ#a/maps/l:::Las+Vegas:NV::US:36.174999:-115.136398:city:/l:::Page:AZ::US:36.9086:-111.472801:city:Coconino+County/l:::Kayenta:AZ::US:36.727798:-110.253899:city:Navajo+County/l:::Cameron:AZ::US:35.875801:-111.412201:city:Coconino+County/l:::Las+Vegas:NV::US:36.174999:-115.136398:city:Clark+County/m::4:36.210908:-112.7:0::/io:1:::::f:EN:M:/e

http://www.camerontradingpost.com/

http://www.nps.gov/waca/

http://www.nps.gov/sucr/

http://www.nps.gov/grca/



Feel free to send an email if you have questions. I'd be happy to answer if I can.



EDIT: Check out carefully the age limits/restrictions/extra charges for car rentals. Some rental companies will not rent to people under 25, most that do will charge a daily fee for being under 25. The fee can significantly increase the cost of the rental.



You certainly can access the North Rim on your way to Page.



The Painted Desert is east of Flagstaff close to the New Mexico border.

Answer 2

You don't say how long you will be visiting, so I will suggest a 7 day road trip:



Day 1. Rent a car at the airport. Sleep in Las Vegas



Day 2. Drive to Page AZ (4 1/2 hours; 437 km). Sleep in Page



Day 3: Drive to Monument Valley (2 hours; 196 km) and continue towards Flagstaff, AZ (3 hours 277 km) Sleep in Flagstaff.



Day 4: Drive from Flagstaff to Sedona (1 hour; 48 km) or head east from Flagstaff to see the Painted Desert and the Petrified Forest (about 1 hour). Then continue to the Grand Canyon (1 1/2 hours; 142 km from Flagstaff) Visit the North Rim of the Canyon, spend the night and visit the South rim the next day.



Day 5: Drive to Las Vegas. (4 1/2 hours; 445 km) Spend the night.



Day 6: Drive to Death Valley California (If you're in this part of the country, you really have to visit Death Valley) (2 1/2 hours; 277 km). Plan to arrive in early evening. Stay at the Furnace Creek Inn. Get up early the next morning to see the valley in the best light (and before it gets too hot). Return to Las Vegas.



Day 7: Drop off the car and fly home.



This part of the US is spectacularly beautiful; I've visited it many, many times and I STILL haven't seen enough of it.







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Answer 3

Let's clean this mess up a bit and try to keep you alive at the same time

Safety:

You will be driving across the big empty 2 lane spaces of the West.In many cases you will be 100+miles from the nearest hospital and hundreds of miles from the nearest Level I or II trauma center.

An accident you would easily survive in a big city will easily kill you in those areas.

Be really careful when doing legal high-speed passes that involve the use of the oncoming traffic lane as your passing lane

Do not drive these roads at night

Rent a car w/ a V-6 b/c you will doing a lot high-speed passing and climbing

Get a National Parks Pass

http://www.nps.gov/fees_passes.htm

Do not go to Sedona ;aside from the fact it's beyond over -rated it's also not worth getting that far south for.

Contrary to what you read the Painted Desert can be found at the Jct of SR 64 & US 89 at Cameron AZ

If I use an (L) after a city it mean

that it contains lodging

Pop this into mapquest or whtever else you're using exactly like this

1) LAS>Colorado City AZ>GCN

[ via Jacob Lake AZ /N.Rim (L), Lees Ferry (L) AZ -mile zero on the Colorado River thru GCN> Cameron AZ which offers an alternative to staying on the Rim

http://www.camerontradingpost.com/

Get gas in Hurricane UT(L) & Cameron AZ

2)GCN>Cortez CO(L) Mexican Hat UT (L)[Why Cortez ?b/c I'm sending you to Mesa Verde NP which is one of Americas national treasures.Mexican Hat is at the northern end of Monument Valley

3)Leave Mexican Hat on SR 261 >detour to the Goosenecks of the San Juan SP

http://www.utah.com/stateparks/goosenecks.htm

Continue on SR 261 , climb Moki Dugway which will either scare the hell out of you or you will fall in love wth -possibly both -make a right onto SR 95 to US 191 N and into Moab UT and Arches NP

http://imagesoftheworld.org/GrandCircle/mokidugway.html

http://www.nps.gov/arch

4)Moab UT >Hanksville UT >Escalante UT > Mount Carmel Junction UT >St George UT

via Capitol Reef . Bryce & Zion NPs

Going from MV to the bottom of Zion using this routing is just spectacular

http://www.nps.gov/care

http://www.nps.gov/brca

http://www.nps.gov/zion

5) This is a weird way to get to Death Valley but it actually works

St George UT(L) Rachel NV-area 51-Tonapah NV (L) Scotty's Junction NV>Scottys Castle CA >Shoshone CA

LAS

Safe trip

Answer 4

I would definitely suggest the south part. I am not sure how long you are staying, but you should check out Sedona too if you can. It is absolutely amazing!



Have a great trip,

A.J.

http://www.sincitysavings.com

Answer 5

There is no question.. The south rim is the best one to visit.