Reservations are required before entering the Havasupai Indian Reservation. Guests can hike down 8 miles to the lodge and tourist office, then 2 more miles to the campground. Open Havasu Canyon Trail and Supai Village Map on their website.
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While the exact cost can change from year to year, we estimate the Havasupai permit cost to be around $395 to $500 per person. Typically, a minimum stay of 3 nights and 4 days is required. Reservations are 100% non-refundable and non-transferrable.
Getting a Havasu Falls Permit is arguably the most difficult part of the Havasu Falls hike, and each year getting a permit to hike Havasu Falls gets more and more competitive. In fact, according to the Havasupai Reservations website, most permits sell out the first day reservations open.
Reservations are required before entering the Havasupai Indian Reservation. Guests can hike down 8 miles to the lodge and tourist office, then 2 more miles to the campground.
While more powerful than Navajo Falls, Havasu is still mellow enough that you can swim behind the cascading waters and enjoy the approximately five-foot-deep pool at its base.
However, in 2023, visitors are required to stay a minimum of 3 nights. For the 3-night minimum stay, Havasu Falls permits in 2023 will cost $395/per person. Although these are the most expensive permits I've ever paid for, the unworldly experience of hiking to Havasu Falls is worth visiting!
The creek is well known for its blue-green color and distinctive travertine formations. This is due to large amounts of calcium carbonate in the water that formed the limestone that lines the creek and reflects its color so strongly.
Hikers and campers visiting Havasupai can get drinking water from Fern Spring, located in Havasu campground (10-miles from the Hualapai Hilltop/Havasupai trailhead).
In a post, the Havasupai tribe said it made the decision to raise prices because the popular hiking and swimming spot in the Grand Canyon has gone viral and the demand for permits has greatly increased. “We have many more reservation requests than available campground spaces,” the post said.
Making Havasupai Reservations. To hike to Havasupai, you'll need reservations. Day trips are not allowed, and the minimum stay is 3 nights if you're camping. You will need either camping reservations to stay in the campground, or you'll need reservations at the lodge.
Cell phone service is not available during the hike, in Supi, or at the campground. Plan to carry one gallon of water per person on the hike. There is absolutely any water available on the trail from the trail head parking lot until Supai Village.
Helicopter travel is provided by Airwest Helicopters and is weather dependent. Cost for a helicopter ride into the canyon is $85 per person each way. Each person is allowed 1 carry-on bag. Any additional luggage is charged by weight.
Plan Your Trip to Havasupai FallsThere is no day hiking permitted in the canyon. Any visitor must have a reservation and entrance fees are now paid in advance. The cost is $100-$125 per person/night including all taxes and environmental fees. These fees can be paid upfront online when you make your reservation.