Grand Canyon National Park, National park in Arizona
The Grand Canyon National Park is best known for its visually overwhelming size and intricate and colorful landscape.
President Theodore Roosevelt was a major proponent of preserving the Grand Canyon area, visiting it on numerous occasions to hunt and enjoy the scenery.
The Grand Canyon holds significant cultural and historical value for many Native American tribes like the Pueblo people.
Visitors can hike the canyon's rim, take a mule trip, or go white water rafting in the Colorado River.
The park has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1979.
Location: Coconino County
Location: Mohave County
Inception: 1919
Website: nps.gov/grca/index.htm
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The Grand Canyon is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in Arizona, United States.
The Grand Canyon National Park is best known for its visually overwhelming size and intricate and colorful landscape.
Havasu Falls is a waterfall of Havasu Creek, located in the Grand Canyon, Arizona.
The Grand Canyon Skywalk is a horseshoe-shaped cantilever bridge with a glass walkway in Arizona near the Colorado River on the edge of a side canyon in the Grand Canyon West area.
The Bright Angel Trail is a hiking trail located in Grand Canyon National Park in the U.S. state of Arizona.
El Tovar Hotel, opened in 1905, is considered the crown jewel of Historic National Park Lodges.
The South Kaibab Trail is a hiking trail in Grand Canyon National Park, leading from the south rim to the Colorado River.
Marble Canyon is the section of the Colorado River canyon in northern Arizona from Lee's Ferry to the confluence with the Little Colorado River.
The Arizona Trail is a nearly 800-mile non-motorized trail that traverses the State of Arizona from Mexico to Utah.
The Navajo Bridge spans the Colorado River's Marble Canyon near Lee's Ferry.
