The 10 Best Lookouts in Grand Canyon National Park, Grand Canyon National Park

January 27, 2022 Frederic Celentano

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1. Toroweap Point

Grand Canyon National Park, AZ http://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/tuweep.htm
Excellent
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7%
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5.0 based on 88 reviews

Toroweap Point

Acrophobes may want to avoid this overlook, on the remote part of the North Rim, which provides awesome Canyon views from sheer cliffs nearly 3,000 feet high above the Colorado River.

Reviewed By tm212 - Grimes, United States

When fires closed the access to the north rim of the Grand Canyon we were forced to get creative. This is a dirt/gravel road for 61 miles. The road gets worse the last 13 miles and ridiculous the last 3 miles. In the last 3 miles you will need a 4WD with some ground clearance. Many reviews recommend "high clearance" without saying what that mean. We drove a Toyota Highlander with a 8.1" ground clearance. We did fine with some creative driving across the boulders. Some of the reviews said that they did the drive in vehicles with as little as 5.1" of ground clearance which I wouldn't suggest. Lastly, check the weather before you go. Don't go if rain is in the forecast, When you get the restroom at the end park there if you can find a space. Just kidding, you'll likely be the only ones there. We only encountered five cars on the 122 mile round trip. Anyhow leave your vehicle by the restroom stop. If you drive down to the picnic tables you will likely bottom out. Just look at the scrapes on the rocks. This is a far different experience than the crowded South and North Rims. Of approximately 6 million annual visitors to the Grand Canyon, only about 20,000 go to Toroweap (aka Tuweap). There are no railing, only nature in it's splendor.

2. Yaki Point

Near East Rim Drive, Grand Canyon National Park, AZ 86023 +1 520-638-7888 http://www.nps.gov/grca/espanol/index.htm
Excellent
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5.0 based on 311 reviews

Yaki Point

Reviewed By J9813XBginas - Amelia, United States

We rented Bikes at the Bright Angel Bicycles located by the Visitor center. We rode up to Yaki point and it was so fun! The views were amazing. You can walk this, ride a shuttle or a bike. I highly recommend the bikes because you can stop at several view points including the south Kaibab Trailhead where we saw Elk just roaming around and mules are kept there for resting after trail.

3. Grandeur Point

1/2 mile west of Yavapai Observation Station, Grand Canyon National Park, AZ 86023 +1 520-638-7888
Excellent
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5.0 based on 6 reviews

Grandeur Point

4. Walhalla Overlook

One mile from Angel Window Overlook, Grand Canyon National Park, AZ 86023 +1 928-638-7888 http://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/upload/Walhalla.pdf
Excellent
92%
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5.0 based on 12 reviews

Walhalla Overlook

5. Hopi Point

West Rim Drive, Grand Canyon National Park, AZ 86023 +1 928-638-3055 http://nps.gov/grca
Excellent
83%
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5.0 based on 625 reviews

Hopi Point

Reviewed By TutinsPony - Phoenix, United States

We went on our bikes and it is a great short ride along the road, only 3 miles, with an early hill up the Hermits Road. There are places to stop on the way, Maricopa Point and Powell Point. Hopi is a good Sunset spot, during Covid-19 conditions it was really very quiet. This is also a good walk/hike along the paved footpaths.

6. Pima Point

West Rim Drive, Grand Canyon National Park, AZ http://nps.gov/grca
Excellent
85%
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5.0 based on 143 reviews

Pima Point

Reviewed By orlandotourist

This was the last overlook before ending our 5.5 mile tour of the Hermit's Rest Tour with Bright Angel Bicycle Tours at Hermit's Rest. Another different vista of the Grand Canyon to take in between riding along the canyon rim on West Rim Drive and looking over to see the Grand Canyon as one coasts along on a bicycle.

7. Grandview Point

South Rim, Grand Canyon National Park, AZ http://www.grandcanyon.org
Excellent
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5.0 based on 549 reviews

Grandview Point

Reviewed By 866TaylorB - Chicago, United States

Even before the construction of the iconic El Tovar Hotel, Grandview Point was the first place along the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park to be developed for tourists. The southernmost point on the busy and bustling South Rim, it is reached by a one-mile side road and looks over a wide bend in the Colorado River halfway between Desert View and Grand Canyon Village. This is also the point furthest from the river, which is four miles away, so it features the largest panorama of intervening buttes and ravines. The best views at Grandview Point are found a short distance down the Grandview Trail, since the official overlook is slightly obstructed by trees. The Grandview Trail descends along the side of a narrow ridge toward Horseshoe Mesa, a U-shaped formation between Cottonwood Creek to the west and Hance Creek to the east, once the site of a copper mine. Further west is the branched drainage of Grapevine Creek. The only glimpse of the Colorado River from Grandview Point is quite far to the northeast, at the mouth of Tanner Canyon.

8. Lipan Point

East Rim Drive, a few miles west of Desert View, Grand Canyon National Park, AZ +1 520-638-7888
Excellent
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5.0 based on 331 reviews

Lipan Point

Reviewed By babystepper - Big Flats, United States

Definitely worth the quick sidetrip from the south rim drive. Easy to see down into the canyon, look east to Desert View Watchtower, etc.

9. Mohave Point

West Rim Drive, Grand Canyon National Park, AZ 86023 +1 888-297-2757 http://nps.gov/grca
Excellent
82%
Good
14%
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5.0 based on 210 reviews

Mohave Point

Reviewed By orlandotourist

On this second stop on the Hermit's Rest bicycle tour, the vistas continue to be awe inspiring. This stop has an interesting feature when one ventures out to the flat white slabs of rock near the rim. Clearly visible are numerous Ammonite fossils embedded in the rock. Ammonites were sea creatures that existed 419 to 66 millions years ago; interesting that this area is approximately 7,000 ft above sea level today. Take you time to find these fossils in the rock beneath your feet after taking in another breathtaking vista. It is quite safe here with railings near the canyon edge.

10. Maricopa Point

West Rim Drive 2 1/2 Miles North Of Park Entrance, Grand Canyon National Park, AZ 86023 +1 928-638-7888 https://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/hermit-road.htm
Excellent
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5.0 based on 113 reviews

Maricopa Point

Reviewed By EaglesFan27 - Reading, United States

Every view along the Hermits Rest Bus Route is worthy of your time. This was the first place we got off the bus and we were stunned at the beauty of the canyon. Once you are done here, you can take the bus or walk the rim trail to the next overlook.

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