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Mileage: Mount Carmel Jct.
Tuweep 90 miles
South Canyon 75 miles
North Rim 85 miles
Zion Park 12 miles
Bryce Canyon 60 miles
Grand Staircase 9 miles
Cedar Breaks 45 miles
Red Canyon 47 miles
Dixie Forest 22 miles
Sand Dunes 11 miles

In these pages you will find insiders information on the best Grand Canyon hikes and Backpacks including Tuweep and South Canyon Trails. This detailed guide includes road maps, park maps, pictures, trail beta, backpacking, history, fees, geology, flora, fauna, campgrounds, things for kids to do and even information on Grand Canyon North Rim hidden treasures.

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Grand Canyon North Rim Road Map

Directions to North Rim Grand Canyon: From Zion National Park, take on U-9 through the park to Mt. Carmel Jct. Turn south on US-89 to Kanab. There is only one stop light in Kanab; this is where US-89 changes to ALT 89. Fredonia, Arizona is 6 miles. In Fredona take 89A to Jacob lake (36 miles), then take AZ 67 to the Grand Canyon North Rim park entrance.

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Highway 67 Road Closures

Grand Canyon Flora

The North Rim of the Grand Canyon sits at 9000' elevation where the winter snow blankets the ground offering moisture to the desert environment. This gives rise to denser vegetation than that of the lower elevations at the South Rim.

High on the Kaibab Plateau, sub-alpine meadows cover the land with grass, sedges and and colorful display of wildflowers. The quaking aspen are a gorgeous site in the autumn as the leaves change to yellow and the rows of white-barked trunks crowd together. The soft inner bark of this tree is edible, but it is not considered to be very palatable.

At the relatively stable environment of the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, the Engelmann Spruce thrive, even reaching heights of a hundred feet. This species of tree is a favorite for use as a Christmas tree. The young shoots of the spruce can be eaten and tea can be made from the needles.

Cactus is another plant that early native desert dwellers might have consumed. The common yucca's young stalks and flowers are edible and can be used to weave sandals, clothing and carrying pouches. Also edible is the pulp of the pad and fruits of the prickly pear cactus. Many gift shops in the National Park areas carry the extremely sweet prickly pear jelly.

Desert plants have adapted to living in the hot, dry environment of the Grand Canyon. Cacti have wide and shallow root systems that allow the plants to soak up moisture after a rain.

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Mountains of music swell in the rivers, hills of music billow in the creeks, and meadows of music murmur in the rills that ripple over the rocks. Altogether it is a symphony of multitudinous melodies. All this is the music of waters. The adamant foundations of the earth have been wrought into a sublime harp, upon which the clouds of the heavens play with mighty tempests or with gentle showers. -- John Wesley Powell Photo: North Kaibab Trail: North Rim Grand Canyon © Photography by Tanya

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