Grandview Point Trail
This awe-inspiring point offers some of the best Grand Canyon views along the North Rim.
Plan Around Grandview Point Trail
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Grandview Point Trail Details
Only steps from the parking lot, this awe-inspiring point offers some of the best Grand Canyon views along the North Rim. Like the nearby Inspiration and Lookout Points, this often crowded area produces great western views of the yellow and orange-walled canyon, as well as Yellowstone River's Upper Falls and the twisting Yellowstone River, and fantastic eastern views of the pinks and yellows in canyon rock, as well as stream vents and thermal areas in some of the treeless spots.
Difficulty
Low
Distance
0.1 miles
Estimated time
5 minutes
Region
N/A
Nearby Parks Around Grandview Point Trail
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Nearby Points of Interest Around Grandview Point Trail
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0.2 mi away
Red Rock Point Trail
This slightly less popular trail is one of the hardest descents into the canyon, with some of the best views
0.3 mi away
Artist's Point Parking Area
A vault toilet is available at the parking lot.
0.3 mi away
Artist Point Trail
Once thought to be the point from where Thomas Moran painted the famous image of the canyon.
0.7 mi away
Inspiration Point Trail
Only steps from the parking lot but offers some of the best Grand Canyon views along the North Rim.
0.7 mi away
Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
After the last major eruption, the Yellowstone River slowly eroded the soft rock of a former lava flow.
