Pictures courtesy of the Kaibab National Forest -DeMotte Campground.
Campground Overview:
DeMotte Campground is located within the North Kaibab Ranger District just 7 miles north of the entrance to the Grand Canyon National Park’s North Rim. This is about 25 miles south of the Kaibab Plateau Visitor Center on AZ 67.
It’s cold on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, and at an elevation of 8,700 feet, DeMotte Campground can be chilly, too. That’s why it doesn’t open until mid-May, or later if seasonal snowfall has been heavy. When the snow melts, this campground is worth a trip. Moderately sized with 38 campsites, DeMotte isn’t too crowded. Pine trees and meadows make up the immediate scenery, and those meadows are popular among wildlife — elk, squirrels, chipmunks and more.
Campsites:
DeMotte Campground offers 38 single family campsites with tables and cooking grills. The single family campsites can accommodate tents, trailers and small motor homes. However, no utility hookups are available.
Visitors to the DeMotte Campground enjoy camping and picnicking, sight-seeing and wildlife viewing. Enjoy a visit to the North Rim from mid-May through mid-October; the road is closed during winter. Hiking trails, spruce-fir and Ponderosa pine forests and unparalleled views of one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World.
Campground at a Glance
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Nearby Attractions and Activities:
While the meadows are something to marvel at, the DeMotte campground is only 7 miles from the Grand Canyon’s North Rim. There, of course, you’ll find some of the most spectacular scenery in the world. For adventurers, several hiking trails originate on the North Rim, including the North Kaibab Trail, which runs 14 miles into the Canyon, ending at the Colorado River and Bright Angel Campground.
Grand Canyon National Park is one of the most popular National Parks in America with more than five million visitors each year. The history of the Grand Canyon goes back approximately six million years, with the Colorado River being the focal point of its creation. Over these millions of years, the Colorado River slowly eroded the land beneath it forming the spectacularly deep canyon that we all know today. Grand Canyon National Park- North Rim, (Park Map) is home to much of the immense Grand Canyon, with its layered bands of red rock revealing millions of years of geological history. The drive to Cape Royal is a scenic drive along the North Rim. Viewpoints along the ride include Point Imperial, Roosevelt Point, Walhalla Overlook, and ends at Cape Royal.
Located at the Walhall Overlook, the Walhalla Glades Pueblo Nine hundred years ago, people were living at Walhalla Glades. The site was a summer home to families for over 100 years. Walhalla Plateau is a “peninsula” surrounded on three sides by the Grand Canyon. The elevation in this area is a bit lower than most of the North Rim of Grand Canyon, and updrafts of warm air from the inner canyon allow the winter snows to melt earlier from Walhalla Plateau than from other rim areas. This made Walhalla a favorable place for ancestral people to farm.
The beautiful Grand Canyon Lodge at the North Rim was built by architect Gilbert Stanley Underwood and was finished in 1928. Native stone and timber were used to make the lodge, with much of the main lodge featuring Kaibab limestone that makes up the cliff at Bright Angel Point. Underwood built 120 cabins, surrounding the main lodge, and added 20 more in 1928. The lodge has been in operation since it reopened in 1936 and officially earned designation as a National Historic Landmark on May 28, 1987, forever cementing it’s place in American History.
Nearby Campgrounds:
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