North Rim Development Plan

View of the Grand Canyon National Park North Rim campground registration kiosk that was constructed as part of the General Management Plan direction for the North Rim.

NPS Photo.

The Grand Canyon National Park North Rim Development Plan was developed in 2006 to further refine the direction for development on the North Rim established in the 1995 General Management Plan.

The primary study area for the development plan features five development nodes on the Bright Angel Peninsula: CC Hill, North Rim National Park Service Headquarters, campground, concessioner housing, and visitor lodging areas. The boundary of the study area also extended to include Lindbergh Hill, North Rim entrance station, and the Arizona State Highway 67 road corridor, which traverses through the Kaibab National Forest between the north boundary of the park and Jacob Lake, Arizona.

Many of the actions outlined in the General Management Plan for the North Rim have been implemented, or are currently underway, and are consistent with the vision outlined in the plan. Other areas related to transit, structure utilization, and visitor orientation and interpretation still need to be initiated.

The park began the North Rim development planning effort to provide a framework for focused analysis of development needs and to assess environmental impacts before undertaking substantial program changes for the North Rim.

A copy of the North Rim Development Plan may be viewed or requested at the Grand Canyon National Park Museum Collection: 928-638-7769.

 

Fog settles on an aspen grove on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park during fall. The vision for the North Rim is to maintain a low key, uncrowded atmosphere that offers visitors opportunities to be intimately involved with the environment.

NPS Photo.