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Top 10 Lookouts in Arizona, United States
The state of Arizona is one that features a fantastic diversity of landscapes and areas of geological interest. North Arizona is famous for the Grand Canyon, a colorful chasm with steep rocky walls more than a mile deep and stretching some 277 miles alongside the Colorado River. Other notable destinations in North Arizona include Flagstaff set alongside the San Francisco Peaks which has the largest ponderosa pine forest, Museum of Northern Arizona, and is close to a number of national parks and monuments. On the south side of Arizona lies the city of Phoenix, the largest in Arizona. Notable day trips in Phoenix include the Heard Museum which is one of America's largest collections of Native American art, Phoenix Museum of History, as well as the Desert Botanical garden which has a great collection of desert plants.
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1. Toroweap Point
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 88 reviews
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
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5.0 based on 311 reviews
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. Hopi Point
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5.0 based on 625 reviews
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.
4. Pima Point
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 143 reviews
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.
5. Grandview Point
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5.0 based on 549 reviews
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.
6. Lipan Point
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 331 reviews
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.
7. Mohave Point
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5.0 based on 210 reviews
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.
8. Maricopa Point
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 113 reviews
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.
9. Cape Royal Trail
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 131 reviews
Reviewed By 323tomasd - Richland, United States
If you have already visited the crowded South Rim, journey around to the North and enjoy the peace and solitude of Cape Royal. The hike from the car park is short and flat; the view from the Cape is all color and grandeur. Stay for a sunset you'll never forget.
10. Moran Point
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 106 reviews
Scenic lookout over the rim of the Grand Canyon, named for painter Thomas Moran, whose brilliant canvases of the scene influenced Congress in the decision to create a Grand Canyon national park.
Reviewed By TravelingSoccerLoon - Saint Paul, United States
Moran Point is spectacular. Probably my favorite stop along the East Rim Drive. Would love to see it at sunrise
