Grand Canyon Pioneer Cemetery

Stop by to meet the people who helped make Grand Canyon the Park it is today.

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Located next to Shrine of the Ages and Parking Lot A, the Grand Canyon Pioneer Cemetery is the final resting place of many historical figures involved in the development and protection of Grand Canyon as a National Park. Captain John Hance, Ralph Cameron, Pete Berry, Ellsworth Kolb, Gunnar Widforss, and Eddie McKee are just a few of the folks you might visit here.

People interred at the cemetery include Grand Canyon pioneers, war veterans, tribal members, and employees of the park concessionaires, US Forest Service, and National Park Service. The cemetery, grave markers, and gateway arch are included on the List of Classified Historic Structures in Grand Canyon National Park.

Individuals must have lived at Grand Canyon for no less than three years or have made a significant and substantial contribution to the development of, public knowledge about, understanding of, or appreciation for Grand Canyon National Park to qualify for burial in the cemetery. While the cemetery is still considered open at this point in time, all of the final spots have been allocated.