Seasonal Road Closures, SOUTH RIM

Hermit Road

During 2008, Grand Canyon National Park repaved and improved the seven-mile long historic  Hermit Road, located on the South Rim between Grand Canyon Village and Hermits Rest.  

• Busy Season:  Road Closed to Private Vehicles (March 1, through November 30)
  Free shuttle bus service and commercial tours provide the transportation along the scenic Hermit Road.  Vehicles with accessibility permits are permitted.
  
  

• Winter:  Road Open to All Vehicles (December 1, through February 28)
  The free shuttle buses do not run during the winter months.
  Commercial tours are available.
  

The Yaki Point Road and S. Kaibab Trail Parking Lot

• Busy Season:  Closed to Private Vehicles (March 1, through November 30)
  The Yaki Point Road and S. Kaibab Trail Parking Lot  are closed to private vehicle traffic. You will need to ride a free park shuttle bus to access this area. Private vehicle access is permitted for vehicles with accessibility permits.
  
  
• Winter:  Closed to Private Vehicles (December 1, through February 28)
  The road to Yaki Point and the S. Kaibab Trailhead parking lot remains closed to private vehicles due to parking and road congestion.  
  
  The park’s free shuttle buses provide visitors with access to Yaki Point and the S. Kaibab Trailhead throughout the winter months. You may learn more about accessing the Yaki Point Road and the S. Kaibab Trailhead/ parking lot during the winter months here...

Seasonal Road Closures, NORTH RIM

North Rim closed for the winter: reopens mid-May 2012

• North Rim visitor services and facilities are open for the season between mid-may and mid-October of each year.
  
  Highway 67 into the North Rim remains open to public travel through mid-November, but from mid-November on, Highway 67 may close for the season on short notice due to major storms and heavy snowfall. Check with the Arizona Department of Transportation for road conditions: http://www.az511.com/adot/files/traffic/
  
  

  During daytime visitation, from mid-October until the final closure of Highway 67, emergency services ONLY are provided by the National Park Service. Visitors are reminded to pay special attention to their gas gauge, since gas will no longer be available in the park. Food service will not be available. Only portable toilets will be provided.

  Once the Arizona Department of Transportation closes Highway 67 south of Jacob Lake to vehicle traffic for the winter season, the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park also closes to vehicle traffic.

  The gate at Jacob Lake is closed and locked and the gate at the North Rim entrance station is closed and locked. The National Park Service does not unlock the entrance station gate for public vehicle access until North Rim visitor facilities open up for the season in mid-May.