Arrived here on July 20 and is located just 5 miles south of the south entrance of the Grand Canyon in Arizona. I found this national forest campground on my I-phone app called campwhere. The sites are huge, with about 1/2 acre per site and long 100 foot pull through drives. We had a fire pit and table and so many tree's that we could not get satellite TV reception. We arrived early afternoon and the campground was full; good thing I made reservations on reserveusa.com. Shortly after arriving we were treated to a sight of 3 elk just behind our site. Two of them had huge racks of antlers (about 6 feet wide) that they had to twist their neck to walk through the trees. One night we were treated to a thunder and lightning show that lasted at least 4 hours. I paid $5 per night for three nights plus a $9 reservation fee. We got a 50% discount on nightly camping due to senior discount. Although there were no water hookups, electricity, or dump station; I rate this park F****.
We took a day trip from this campground to Williams, Az. about 50 miles south. They advertised a hamfest at the fairgrounds, so we figured they would roast a pig or something. It turns out that it was a ham radio festival and it ended the day before we went there. We did bring home some BBQ pulled pork from one of the restaurants in town which was very good. If you are interested in route 66 memorabilla, this is your place.
We watched a 35 minute IMAX movie on the Grand Canyon which was very interesting, a little pricey at $12 admission per person, but well worth it. You can see this at a city just 3 miles south of the entrance to the park. You can also catch helecopter & airplane rides from this city and several hotels and restaurants here also.
We also took a full day touring the Grand Canyon one day(a separate post). Although I have seen the Grand Canyon better than 6 times I never tire of it's grandeur.
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