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Sports & Outdoors

Mule Rides - Canyon riding
Fred Harvey Company (520/638-2401). One-day mule rides into the canyon ($100), or overnight rides to the bottom, with stay in Phantom Ranch ($252).




Smooth Water Rafting - Float trip
Fred Harvey Company (520/638-2401). All-day summer-only excursions from South Rim, with idyllic four-hour float through Marble Canyon.




Bright Angel Trail - Hike
Visitor center (520/638-7888). The longest possible canyon day-hike, the 14-mile return trip to Plateau Point, is (literally) breathtaking.




Yavapai Geological Museum - Viewpoint/Museum
Yavapai Point, South Rim. Panoramic viewpoint that holds the best displays on how the canyon came to exist.




Canyon sunrise - Hike
Grand Canyon Village to Mather Point. A short dawn hike on this stretch is rewarded with the best possible canyon views.