South Kaibab Trail in Grand Canyon will reopen for hikers on Friday

Grand Canyon, AZ - The South Kaibab Trail in Grand Canyon National Park will reopen for hiking Friday morning, November 19th. Sections of the popular hiking trail closed in late October for repairs following a storm that had produced a significant amount of snow and rain.

Although the trail will reopen for hikers, National Park Service trail crews are still making repairs to a rock wall approximately four miles below the rim. Until this work is completed, the South Kaibab trail will remain closed to mules. Overnight mule trips from Phantom Ranch to the rim are currently being re-routed to the Bright Angel Trail. It is anticipated that this remaining work will be completed by late Sunday. If work is completed on Sunday, mule operations on the South Kaibab Trail could resume as early as Monday, November 22nd.

For additional information on hiking and trail conditions, please contact the Park's Backcountry Information Center at (928) 638-7875. Additional information on mule trips can be obtained by calling Xanterra Park's & Resorts, a Park Concessioner, at (928) 638-2631.