U.S. Forest Service · Kaibab National Forest · AZ

Tusayan - Montane

ReservableOut of season, no booking; November 15 opens May 15.
Book on recreation.govWe make nothing when you book
Right now
Listed not openA database flag with no reason and no date
A night
$20–$40Across the site types the agency prices
Sites
167160 on recreation.gov
50 ftLongest rig
6,650 ftElevation
2.0 miWater · Rain Tank, a pond
5.5 miSE of Grand Canyon Village, AZ
19%Tree cover

The place

the agency’s own description · what’s there · 12 notices

In the agency’s own words

Perhaps the biggest draw to Tusayan-Montane Campground in northern Arizona is its proximity to the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Located just 4 miles south of the park entrance in beautiful Kaibab National Forest, Tusayan-Montane is a quiet, peaceful campground that generally has open camping sites. A nature trail weaves its way through the pine forest, and many more hiking opportunities are within a short drive. The facility can accommodate individual and family visitors, as well as large groups up to 75 people. Keep reading

Recreation

The campground has trail connectivity to the town of Tusayan and the Arizona National Scenic Trail. The Tusayan-Montane Loop Trails offer up to 9 miles of non-motorized trails. The trails are open to Equestrian, Hiking, and Biking users. E-Bikes are also allowed. However, Equestrian use is not allowed within the campground. The campground has two of the five access points to the trail system. The other three trailhead locations are on Forest Road 302. There is also a shorter loop trail within the campground that allow visitors to observe local flora and fauna. Elsewhere, the nearby town of Tusayan offers horseback riding, helicopter rides, and other tours. Many hiking, sightseeing, cultural history, and outdoor recreation opportunities lie just a few miles away in Grand Canyon National Park.

Facilities

The campground has 142 single campsites across 5 loops, each accommodating up to eight people maximum. There are also 18 double campsites that can accommodate up to 14 people. 30 of these sites are non-reservable and only available on a first-come, first-served basis. All other sites are reservable. Sites include picnic tables, fire pits and grills, and vehicle parking, with access to nearby vault toilets. There are also two group sites. Group Site A accommodates up to 75 people. Group Site B accommodates up to 50 people. Groups larger than 75 people can reserve both Group Sites A and B. The group sites have picnic shelters, tables, and tent pads. Centralized water spigots and trash dumpsters are available in the Flameflower Loop for all campers. Due to limited water supply, RVs are not permitted to fill holding tanks.

Natural Features

Tusayan-Montane is situated in a pleasant Ponderosa pine and Gambel oak forest at an elevation of 6,600 ft. The forest is nestled on the Colorado Plateau, an area of land that was uplifted by geologic processes. Summer temperatures range from 50 degrees at night to 80-90 degrees during the day. Summer thunderstorms, known as the monsoon, can build up quickly, especially during July and August. Snow is common from December through March.

Nearby Attractions

Grand Canyon National Park's South Rim, just 4 miles away, is a must-see for Tusayan-Montane campers. The adjacent town of Tusayan has a wide array of amenities, such as a gas station, restaurants, small grocery store, banks, hotels, internet access, mountain biking trails and many different tours.

What the agency tells you

Rule

Single campsites accommodate a maximum of 8 people and 2 vehicles. Double campsites accommodate a maximum of 14 people and 3 vehicles. Group Site A can accommodate a maximum of 75 people and 15 vehicles. Group Site B can accommodate a maximum of 50 people and 15 vehicles. Groups that arrive with more people than allowed will be asked to move and will be charged for an additional site. Additional vehicles may be accommodated depending on the site. Each additional vehicle is subject to a fee of $5 per vehicle, per night.

Rule

Check-in time is between 2 p.m. and 10 p.m.; check-out time is 12:00 p.m.; groups must check-in with campground hosts upon arrival.

Rule

No utility hookups are available.

Everything else this campground posts · 9
Rule

Generators are allowed at Tusayan-Montane Campground. Generators can only be operated from 6am to 9pm.

Rule

Due to limited water supply, RVs are not permitted to fill up water tanks at the campground.

Rule

No dumping of waste or grey water inside the campground; there is a dump station and water fill inside Grand Canyon National Park.

Rule

No shower or laundry facilities are available; these services are available inside Grand Canyon National Park.

Rule

Pull-through sites can accommodate RVs up to 35 feet in length.

Rule

No use of off-highway vehicles inside this facility.

Rule

Click here for more information on Kaibab National Forest.

Rule

Don't Move Firewood: Prevent the spread of tree-killing pests by obtaining firewood near your destination and burning it on-site. For more information visit dontmovefirewood.org.

Rule

COMMERCIAL TOUR GROUPS ARE NOT ALLOWED AT TUSAYAN-MONTANE CAMPGROUND Commercial operators MUST obtain a special use permit to operate on National Forest System lands, including TUSAYAN-MONTANE Campground. Due to high public demand, Kaibab National Forest will not be issuing any special use permits for Tusayan-Montane Campground until further notice. Therefore, no commercial tour groups are allowed at Tusayan-Montane Campground. All violators will be removed from the campground immediately and given a fine for violating the Code of Federal Regulations.

Read them on the agency’s own page →

Tents and rigs

Sites
167 · 26 tent-only, 2 group
Hookups
None
Longest rig
50 ft
Paved pads
161 of 167
Accessible sites
100
Pets
Allowed
Campfires
Allowed, barring fire bans
Shade
Every site
Source: Recreation.gov campsite records · Aug 23, 2026

Facilities

Toilets
Vault Toilets
“…vehicle parking, with access to nearby vault toilets. There are also two group sites. Group Site A…”
Drinking water
Yes
“…tables, and tent pads. Centralized water spigots and trash dumpsters are available in the…”
Camp host
On site
recreation.gov lists “Host”

Around the campground

Biking
Hiking
Picnicking
Night sky · 51st darkest of 262 in AZ
Bortle 2
Fall color · reported 4 days ago, 13 km away
No change
Source: Recreation.gov activity records · Aug 23, 2026
Fall color: More Than Just Parks foliage tracker, joined to this campground by distance (13 km) · Oct 12, 2026

Nothing on the booking system for the next 30 nightsread 16:48 UTC

recreation.gov lists 160 of the 167 campsites the agency files here. The rest aren’t on its booking system, so a reservation won’t get you one.

Every one of the next thirty nights is in recreation.gov’s record and not one site is being offered on any of them. That’s a campground closed or not yet released for booking, not a sold-out one.

Booking windowOut of seasonOut of season, no booking. On November 15, 2026 at 10 AM ET, availability opens through May 15, 2027.recreation.govAdd to calendar (.ics)
Max stay14 nightsthe facility record
A night$20–$40plus $8 to reserve, once per bookingthe agency’s rate schedule
A weekend$48–$88DerivedFriday and Saturday, everything includedours, from the lines above
If plans change$10 to cancel$10 to change a reservationrecreation.gov’s schedule
Runs itU.S. Forest ServiceBooked through recreation.govthe agency’s record
Watch for a cancellation

Full? Watch it.

One email when a night opens, plus More Than Just Parks dispatches. Unsubscribe any time.

We read recreation.gov once an hour, at 40 minutes past, and write the first time a site in your window is free for the nights you asked for.

Scanners that check every few minutes exist, and most of them charge. This one is free, it reads the same calendar, and it won’t always be first.

Free forever, no booking kickbacks.
Tell me when the season opens

Watch for the season to open

One email when the season goes on sale, plus More Than Just Parks dispatches. Unsubscribe any time.

We check once an hour, at 40 minutes past, and write the first time the agency has that season on sale.

Scanners that check every few minutes exist, and most of them charge. This one is free, it reads the same calendar, and it won’t always be first.

We’ll write once, when the season that starts Sat, May 15 2027 is open for booking.

Free forever, no booking kickbacks.
Book on recreation.gov

We make nothing when you book. The link goes straight to the government.

Every line of the receipt · 23

What you actually pay

The sign priceU.S. Forest Service
A night, per site$20–$40
Standard Nonelectric$20
Tent Only Nonelectric$20
Double Sites$40
Group areas, a night$125–$175
Rates for the season the campground is in now, Oct 1, 2026 to Oct 10, 2026.
Single Campsites accommodate 2 vehicles.
Double Campsites accommodate 3 vehicles.
Group Sites accommodate up to 15 vehicles.
COMMERCIAL TOUR GROUPS ARE NOT ALLOWED AT TUSAYAN-MONTANE CAMPGROUND Commercial operators MUST obtain a special use permit to operate on National Forest System lands, including Tusayan-Montane Campground.
Due to high public demand, Kaibab National Forest will not be issuing any special use permits for Tusayan-Montane Campground until further notice.
Therefore, no commercial tour groups are allowed at Tusayan-Montane Campground.
All violators will be removed from the campground immediately and given a fine for violating the Code of Federal Regulations.
The booking feerecreation.gov
Reservation fee, booked online$8
One fee per reservation, however many nights you book, and it’s non-refundable. $9 if you book by phone, $3 in person.
Pass discounts only apply to the recreation (or use) fee for the facility. Other charges such as electricity or water hookups, reservation or other fees are not eligible for a discount.
What this campground addsits own record
Extra vehicle$5

“Each additional vehicle is subject to a fee of $5 per vehicle, per night.” · the U.S. Forest Service’s own fee record

What a stay costs
One nightDerived$28–$48
A weekend, Friday and SaturdayDerived$48–$88

Derived by CAMPANAC: the agency’s published rates for this season, $20–$40 a night, plus one $8 recreation.gov reservation fee for the booking. A weekend here means Friday and Saturday night, booked once. Optional charges (an extra vehicle, a second tent, a dump-station fee) are listed separately and aren’t in this total.

If your plans changerecreation.gov
Change fee, moving to dates outside your booking$10
Cancellation fee$10
Cancelling the day before, or the day of$10 + your first night
No-show$20 + your first night

Who keeps the booking fee

The agency’s own policy text says the reservation fee and the cancellation processing fee are “retained by the reservation service contractor”, and that a campground concessionaire will decline to refund them because “they did not receive these fees”. Recreation.gov is run under contract by Booz Allen Hamilton. What share of your booking fee the contractor keeps isn’t published in any federal dataset we can read, so we print no number for it. Our reporting on the contract →

How we know this receipt · 6

recreation.gov availability, read 16:48 UTC · rules read Sep 9, 2026 · rates Oct 1, 2026 · How we know all this

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The sites

167 sites · which ones have room · the site map

The sites, ranked

from 159 mapped sites
76 ftbetween you and the next site, typically
Least roomPronghorn P15 37 ftPronghorn P16 37 ftRaven Loop R20 39 ft

All 167 sites

164 of 167 sites located
Standard131Tent only26Group2Type not stated5
SleepsTakes aUp to

The price is derived by CAMPANAC, not published per site: the per-night rate this campground publishes for each site’s own site type. 167 of the 167 sites listed carry one, and a site whose type has no published rate sits out of the price rather than being called free.

Black BearB01standard nonelectric36 ftyes90 ft2.1 mi$20–$40
Black BearB02standard nonelectric36 ftyes85 ft2.1 mi$20–$40
Black BearB03standard nonelectric36 ftyes80 ft2.1 mi$20–$40
Black BearB04standard nonelectric45 ftyes80 ft2.1 mi$20–$40
Black BearB05standard nonelectric36 ftyes81 ft2.1 mi$20–$40
Black BearB06standard nonelectric36 ftyes73 ft2.2 mi$20–$40
Black BearB07standard nonelectric36 ftyes73 ft2.2 mi$20–$40
Black BearB08standard nonelectric45 ftyes76 ft2.2 mi$20–$40
Black BearB09standard nonelectric36 ftyes93 ft2.2 mi$20–$40
Black BearB10standard nonelectric36 ftyes89 ft2.2 mi$20–$40
Black BearB11standard nonelectric36 ftyes89 ft2.2 mi$20–$40
Black BearB12standard nonelectric36 ftyes95 ft2.2 mi$20–$40
Black BearB13standard nonelectric36 ftyes63 ft2.2 mi$20–$40
Black BearB14standard nonelectric45 ftyes63 ft2.2 mi$20–$40
Black BearB15standard nonelectric36 ftyes85 ft2.2 mi$20–$40
Black BearB16standard nonelectric36 ftyes64 ft2.2 mi$20–$40
Black BearB17standard nonelectric36 ftyes64 ft2.1 mi$20–$40
Black BearB18standard nonelectric45 ftyes65 ft2.1 mi$20–$40
Black BearB19standard nonelectric36 ftyes65 ft2.1 mi$20–$40
Black BearB20standard nonelectric36 ftyes63 ft2.1 mi$20–$40
Black BearB21standard nonelectric36 ftyes63 ft2.1 mi$20–$40
Black BearB22standard nonelectric36 ftyes105 ft2.1 mi$20–$40
Black BearB23standard nonelectric36 ftyes63 ft2.1 mi$20–$40
Black BearB24standard nonelectric36 ftyes63 ft2.1 mi$20–$40
Black BearB25standard nonelectric36 ftyes64 ft2.0 mi$20–$40
Black BearB26standard nonelectric36 ftyes64 ft2.0 mi$20–$40
Black BearB27standard nonelectric36 ftyes102 ft2.0 mi$20–$40
Black BearB28standard nonelectric36 ftyes109 ft2.0 mi$20–$40
Black BearB29standard nonelectric36 ftyes61 ft2.0 mi$20–$40
Black BearB30standard nonelectric36 ftyes61 ft2.0 mi$20–$40
Black BearB31standard nonelectric36 ftyes78 ft2.0 mi$20–$40
Black BearB32standard nonelectric36 ftyes71 ft2.0 mi$20–$40
Black BearB33standard nonelectric45 ftyes71 ft2.0 mi$20–$40
Black BearB34standard nonelectric36 ftyes107 ft2.0 mi$20–$40
Black BearB35standard nonelectric36 ftyes44 ft2.0 mi$20–$40
Black BearB36standard nonelectric36 ftyes44 ft2.0 mi$20–$40
Black BearB37standard nonelectric36 ftyes65 ft2.1 mi$20–$40
Black BearB38standard nonelectric36 ftyes65 ft2.1 mi$20–$40
ElkE01standard nonelectric36 ftyes145 ft1.8 mi$20–$40
ElkE02standard nonelectric36 ftyes145 ft1.9 mi$20–$40
ElkE03standard nonelectric36 ftyes119 ft1.9 mi$20–$40
ElkE04standard nonelectric36 ftyes85 ft1.9 mi$20–$40
ElkE05standard nonelectric45 ftyes85 ft1.9 mi$20–$40
ElkE06standard nonelectric36 ftyes62 ft1.9 mi$20–$40
ElkE07standard nonelectric36 ftyes62 ft1.9 mi$20–$40
ElkE08standard nonelectric36 ftyes96 ft1.9 mi$20–$40
ElkE09standard nonelectric36 ftyes101 ft1.9 mi$20–$40
ElkE10standard nonelectric36 ftyes66 ft1.9 mi$20–$40
ElkE11standard nonelectric45 ftyes66 ft1.9 mi$20–$40
ElkE12standard nonelectric36 ftyes82 ft1.9 mi$20–$40
ElkE13standard nonelectric36 ftyes90 ft1.9 mi$20–$40
ElkE14standard nonelectric36 ftyes90 ft1.9 mi$20–$40
ElkE15standard nonelectric36 ftyes146 ft1.9 mi$20–$40
ElkE16standard nonelectric45 ftyes79 ft1.9 mi$20–$40
ElkE17standard nonelectric36 ftyes58 ft1.9 mi$20–$40
ElkE18standard nonelectric45 ftyes53 ft1.9 mi$20–$40
ElkE19standard nonelectric36 ftyes53 ft1.9 mi$20–$40
ElkE20standard nonelectric36 ftyes72 ft1.9 mi$20–$40
ElkE21standard nonelectric36 ftyes72 ft1.9 mi$20–$40
ElkE22standard nonelectric36 ftyes83 ft1.9 mi$20–$40
ElkE23standard nonelectric36 ftyes83 ft1.9 mi$20–$40
ElkE24standard nonelectric36 ftyes52 ft1.9 mi$20–$40
ElkE25standard nonelectric36 ftyes52 ft1.9 mi$20–$40
ElkE26standard nonelectric36 ftyes70 ft1.9 mi$20–$40
0type not stated38 ft1.9 mi$20–$40
0type not stated36 ftyes1.9 mi$20–$40
0type not stated35 ftyes1.9 mi$20–$40
0type not stated30 ft1.9 mi$20–$40
0type not stated50 ftyes1.9 mi$20–$40
PronghornP01standard nonelectric45 ftyes$20–$40
PronghornP02standard nonelectric36 ftyes86 ft2.0 mi$20–$40
PronghornP03standard nonelectric36 ftyes86 ft2.0 mi$20–$40
PronghornP04standard nonelectric36 ftyes90 ft2.0 mi$20–$40
PronghornP05standard nonelectric36 ftyes93 ft2.0 mi$20–$40
PronghornP06standard nonelectric36 ftyes87 ft2.0 mi$20–$40
PronghornP07standard nonelectric36 ftyes45 ft2.0 mi$20–$40
PronghornP08standard nonelectric45 ftyes45 ft1.9 mi$20–$40
PronghornP09standard nonelectric36 ftyes82 ft1.9 mi$20–$40
PronghornP10standard nonelectric45 ftyes82 ft1.9 mi$20–$40
PronghornP11standard nonelectric45 ftyes105 ft1.9 mi$20–$40
PronghornP12standard nonelectric36 ftyes105 ft1.9 mi$20–$40
PronghornP13standard nonelectric36 ftyes64 ft1.9 mi$20–$40
PronghornP14standard nonelectric45 ftyes64 ft1.9 mi$20–$40
PronghornP15standard nonelectric36 ftyes37 ft1.9 mi$20–$40
PronghornP16standard nonelectric45 ftyes37 ft1.9 mi$20–$40
PronghornP17standard nonelectric36 ftyes83 ft1.9 mi$20–$40
PronghornP18standard nonelectric36 ftyes80 ft1.8 mi$20–$40
PronghornP19standard nonelectric45 ftyes80 ft1.9 mi$20–$40
PronghornP20standard nonelectric36 ftyes62 ft1.9 mi$20–$40
PronghornP21standard nonelectric36 ftyes62 ft1.9 mi$20–$40
PronghornP22standard nonelectric36 ftyes71 ft1.9 mi$20–$40
PronghornP23standard nonelectric36 ftyes63 ft1.9 mi$20–$40
PronghornP24standard nonelectric36 ftyes63 ft1.9 mi$20–$40
PronghornP25standard nonelectric45 ftyes66 ft1.9 mi$20–$40
PronghornP26standard nonelectric36 ftyes49 ft1.9 mi$20–$40
PronghornP27standard nonelectric36 ftyes49 ft1.9 mi$20–$40
PronghornP28standard nonelectric36 ftyes66 ft1.9 mi$20–$40
PronghornP29standard nonelectric36 ftyes66 ft1.9 mi$20–$40
Raven LoopR01standard nonelectric28 ft131 ft2.1 mi$20–$40
Raven LoopR02tent only nonelectric131 ft2.1 mi$20
Raven LoopR03standard nonelectric35 ft107 ft2.1 mi$20–$40
Raven LoopR04standard nonelectric35 ft154 ft2.1 mi$20–$40
Raven LoopR05tent only nonelectric51 ft2.1 mi$20
Raven LoopR06standard nonelectric35 ft51 ft2.1 mi$20–$40
Raven LoopR07standard nonelectric30 ft89 ft2.1 mi$20–$40
Raven LoopR08tent only nonelectric65 ft2.1 mi$20
Raven LoopR09tent only nonelectric60 ft2.1 mi$20
Raven LoopR10standard nonelectric35 ft55 ft2.1 mi$20–$40
Raven LoopR11standard nonelectric16 ft55 ft2.1 mi$20–$40
Raven LoopR12standard nonelectric35 ft104 ft2.1 mi$20–$40
Raven LoopR13standard nonelectric30 ft104 ft2.1 mi$20–$40
Raven LoopR14tent only nonelectric57 ft2.0 mi$20
Raven LoopR15standard nonelectric35 ft57 ft2.1 mi$20–$40
Raven LoopR16standard nonelectric35 ft79 ft2.0 mi$20–$40
Raven LoopR17standard nonelectric35 ft79 ft2.0 mi$20–$40
Raven LoopR18standard nonelectric35 ft66 ft2.0 mi$20–$40
Raven LoopR19tent only nonelectric66 ft2.0 mi$20
Raven LoopR20tent only nonelectric39 ft2.1 mi$20
Raven LoopR21tent only nonelectric39 ft2.1 mi$20
Raven LoopR22standard nonelectric35 ft50 ft2.0 mi$20–$40
Raven LoopR23tent only nonelectric50 ft2.0 mi$20
Raven LoopR24standard nonelectric38 ft116 ft2.0 mi$20–$40
Raven LoopR25standard nonelectric59 ft2.0 mi$20–$40
Raven LoopR26standard nonelectric34 ft59 ft2.0 mi$20–$40
Raven LoopR27standard nonelectric50 ft2.0 mi$20–$40
Raven LoopR28standard nonelectric36 ft50 ft2.0 mi$20–$40
Raven LoopR29standard nonelectric34 ft63 ft2.0 mi$20–$40
Raven LoopR30tent only nonelectric63 ft2.0 mi$20
Raven LoopR31standard nonelectric30 ft76 ft2.0 mi$20–$40
Raven LoopR32tent only nonelectric76 ft2.1 mi$20
Raven LoopR33standard nonelectric40 ft61 ft2.1 mi$20–$40
Raven LoopR34tent only nonelectric61 ft2.1 mi$20
Raven LoopR35tent only nonelectric76 ft2.1 mi$20
Raven LoopR36standard nonelectric38 ft76 ft2.1 mi$20–$40
Raven LoopR37standard nonelectric38 ft80 ft2.1 mi$20–$40
Raven LoopR38tent only nonelectric80 ft2.1 mi$20
Raven LoopR39tent only nonelectric69 ft2.1 mi$20
Raven LoopR40standard nonelectric38 ft69 ft2.1 mi$20–$40
Raven LoopR41standard nonelectric36 ft83 ft2.1 mi$20–$40
Raven LoopR42tent only nonelectric104 ft2.1 mi$20
S&PDouble S&Ptype not stated45 ftyes$20–$40
S&PSingle S&Ptype not stated36 ftyes$20–$40
Squirrel LoopS01standard nonelectric35 ft89 ft2.1 mi$20–$40
Squirrel LoopS02standard nonelectric35 ft89 ft2.1 mi$20–$40
Squirrel LoopS03tent only nonelectric126 ft2.1 mi$20
Squirrel LoopS04standard nonelectric30 ft201 ft2.1 mi$20–$40
Squirrel LoopS05standard nonelectric35 ft127 ft2.1 mi$20–$40
Squirrel LoopS06standard nonelectric35 ft127 ft2.0 mi$20–$40
Squirrel LoopS07standard nonelectric35 ft87 ft2.0 mi$20–$40
Squirrel LoopS08tent only nonelectric87 ft2.0 mi$20
Squirrel LoopS09tent only nonelectric93 ft2.0 mi$20
Squirrel LoopS10tent only nonelectric93 ft2.0 mi$20
Squirrel LoopS11standard nonelectric40 ft130 ft1.9 mi$20–$40
Squirrel LoopS12standard nonelectric35 ft158 ft1.9 mi$20–$40
Squirrel LoopS13tent only nonelectric158 ft1.9 mi$20
Squirrel LoopS14tent only nonelectric148 ft1.9 mi$20
Squirrel LoopS15standard nonelectric35 ft148 ft1.9 mi$20–$40
Squirrel LoopS16standard nonelectric35 ft122 ft1.9 mi$20–$40
Squirrel LoopS17standard nonelectric35 ft140 ft1.9 mi$20–$40
Squirrel LoopS18standard nonelectric26 ft92 ft2.0 mi$20–$40
Squirrel LoopS19tent only nonelectric45 ft2.0 mi$20
Squirrel LoopS20tent only nonelectric45 ft2.0 mi$20
Squirrel LoopS21tent only nonelectric95 ft2.0 mi$20
Squirrel LoopS22standard nonelectric30 ft95 ft2.0 mi$20–$40
Squirrel LoopS23tent only nonelectric125 ft2.0 mi$20
TEN XAgroup standard nonelectric35 ftyes349 ft2.1 mi$125–$175
TEN XBgroup standard nonelectric35 ftyes349 ft2.1 mi$125–$175

25 of 167 listed

Getting there

the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Coordinate35.93694, -112.12306
The phone928-638-2443
The agency’s pageOfficial page ↗

Where it is

Getting there

Tusayan-Montane Campground is located 2 miles south of Tusayan, Arizona, 49 miles north of Williams on State Highway 64, and 69 miles north of Flagstaff on Highways 180/64. From Williams: Take Highway 64 north (I-40 Exit 165). From Flagstaff: Take Highway 180 to Highway 64. The campground is on the right, just before the town of Tusayan. From Cameron: Take Highway 64 west to Grand Canyon National Park. Continue through the park and exit through the south entrance station. The campground is on the east side of Highway 64, 2 miles south of the town of Tusayan.

Note: Entrance fees are required at Grand Canyon National Park. For current fee information and rates, visit https://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/fees.htm

The weather

the next four days · the thirty-year normal

Next four days, and the thirty-year normal

Forecast

Today61°Sunny then Patchy Smoke
Tonight35°Mostly Clear1% rain
Saturday57°Partly Sunny8% rain
Saturday Night37°Slight Chance Rain Showers18% rain

NWS forecast for Tusayan, AZ

Typical weather

Typical October night 30°F, day 66°F.

Coldest month of the year: typical December night 14°F, below freezing. Bring a bag rated colder than that, and expect ice in the water bottle.

90°32°10°

Daily high and lowDays with 0.10 in or more

A normal is the 1991-2020 average for the month, not a forecast: about half of all Julys are colder than the July line. The seven-day forecast above answers the other question.

Measured at: GRAND CANYON NP AP, AZ (USW00003195), 2 miles away and 44 ft lower

The land, and who answers for it

what threatens it · who answers for it

What threatens this place

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Grand Canyon National Parkmining, pollution · 9 mi
Watch

You’re camping on ground somebody wants. We track the threats and the comment deadlines.

Source: MTJP Threatened Lands map · Oct 3, 2026

Who answers for this land

Eli Crane, official portrait

Tusayan - Montane is in Arizona’s 2nd congressional district. Its representative, Eli Crane (R), votes on the laws that decide what happens to this land. Public-lands grade so far: F. See every public-lands vote →

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How we know

every fact on this page, and where it came from
Right now: U.S. Forest Service’s own recreation database flags it not open and publishes no reason and no date. That’s a flag, not a notice: the number below is the only way to be sure.
Fall color: More Than Just Parks foliage tracker, joined to this campground by distance (13 km) · Oct 12, 2026
Cell signal: the Forest Service’s own campground description, read as text by CAMPANAC. None of this is a measurement. It’s what the land manager published about the place, and phones, carriers and weather all disagree with each other; treat it as a warning, not a promise.
Nearest place of any size: inside Tusayan, AZ. Straight line.