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Tusayan is a town of 600 people (2019) just 2 miles (3.2 km) from the South Rim entrance of Grand Canyon National Park. It is most often used by travelers to the park for overnight lodging.

Understand

Surrounded by the Kaibab forest and just 2 miles (3.2 km) south of the Grand Canyon, Tusayan is a tourist-oriented town providing easy lodging, camping and dining for visitors.

Get in

By car

Travelers would arrive on Arizona State Route 64 (AZ 64) passes through the center of town. North of town through the South Entrance is the Grand Canyon. AZ 64 continues east through the park to the East Entrance and on to Cameron and Arizona State Route 89 (AZ 89), which runs between Flagstaff and Page. South of town is Grand Canyon Junction, where AZ 64 continues south to Williams and ends at Interstate 40. For travelers to/from Flagstaff, a more direct route is US 180 northwest from Flagstaff to Grand Canyon Junction, then north on AZ 64 to Tusayan.

By plane

Many Grand Canyon visitors fly into one of two major metropolitan airports within half a day's drive of the South Rim:

Get around

By shuttle

The National Park Service provides a shuttle bus service that connects the town and the park. The ride is free. Buses run from before sunrise to after sunset, on four routes: two routes run year-round and two run seasonally. There are several bus stop locations in town, including a park-and-ride on the north end of town.

See

Do

  • 1 Grand Canyon IMAX Theater, 450 AZ Hwy 64, Grand Canyon Village, ☏ +1 928-638-2203. 9AM-8PM. Visitors to the South Rim can go to the National Geographic IMAX theatre to see half hour presentation of Grand Canyon, the Hidden Secrets. Showtimes are every hour on the half hour. adults: $13.59; youths: $10.33; senior & military: $12.50. 

Buy

Eat

Drink

Sleep

Hotels

  • 1 Best Western Squire Inn, 74 AZ Hyw 64, Grand Canyon Village, toll-free: +1-800-622-6966. The only resort-style property in the area. 
  • 2 The Grand Hotel, 149 AZ Hyw 64, Grand Canyon Village, toll-free: +1-888-634-7263. A relatively new hotel with the lobby done up in a kitschy Wild West theme. Rooms are nondescript but adequate. Indoor pool, free wi-fi in lobby. Popular, so book ahead. 
  • 3 Holiday Inn Express, 226 AZ Hwy 64, Grand Canyon Village, toll-free: +1-888-473-2269. 164 guest rooms, 30 one- & two-bedroom mini-suites, an indoor pool and a spa. 
  • 4 Red Feather Lodge, 106 AZ Hwy 64, toll-free: +1-800-538-2345. An affordable, pet-friendly Arizona hotel convenient to Grand Canyon National Park Airport. 
  • 5 Grand Canyon Plaza Hotel, 406 Canyon Plaza Lane, ☏ +1 928-638-2673. (updated Nov 2017)

Camping

Ten-X Campground
  • 1 Ten-X Campground, AZ Hwy 64, ☏ +1 928-638-2443. Check-in: 2-10PM, check-out: noon. Open April-September. It is two miles south of Tusayan. This campground is operated by the forest service, with 70 single-unit campsites and two group sites. Facilities include water and pit toilets. All sites are first-come, first-served. $10/night. (updated Apr 2016)
  • 2 Grand Canyon Camper Village, 549 Camper Village Lane, ☏ +1 928-638-2887. Check-in: noon, check-out: 11AM. (updated Jan 2017)

Connect

Go next

Routes through Tusayan
Cameron ← Grand Canyon ←  N  S  → Jct E at Valle (Grand Canyon Junction) → Ends at E W at Williams


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