Grand Canyon National Park makes every effort to keep you informed about news events, special events, and new or ongoing projects. News Releases will be posted and archived here, so check back often to keep current with happenings at the park.
The Park's Newspapers are filled with valuable information and interesting articles written by Grand Canyon's naturalist division. These valuable resources are now available for you to download and to read/print at your leisure.
Reconstruction of an historic wall at the Grand Canyon Railroad Depot.
National Park Service News Releases The latest servicewide news more...
2010 Grand Canyon Trip Planner A handy source of information / maps (1.0 MB PDF File) more...
Spring 2010 South Rim Guide Download March 1 - May 28, 2010 (3 MB PDF File) more...
Did You Know?
The more recent Kaibab limestone caprock, on the rims of the Grand Canyon, formed 270 million years ago. In contrast, the oldest rocks within the Inner Gorge at the bottom of Grand Canyon date to 1.84 billion years ago. Geologists currently set the age of Earth at 4.5 billion years.