How many people go to bottom of Grand Canyon?

Nearly five million people visit the canyon annually, but as we later learned, only about one percent of them hike all the way to the bottom, as we planned to do. Our chosen route was the South Kaibab trail. Created in the 1920s, the trail winds down 7.1 miles to our destination – Phantom Ranch – at the bottom.



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Only 5 percent of the roughly 6.25 million people who visit the Grand Canyon every year go below the rim, and only about 10 percent of those make it to the river.

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Supai Village is located at the base of the Grand Canyon within the Havasupai Indian Reservation. Inaccessible by road and with a population of just 208, it is the most remote community in the lower 48 states, and is the only place where mail is still delivered by pack mule.

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Those who take trips to visit the Grand Canyon have three popular alternatives for reaching the bottom. The options are hiking, using a mule, or rafting through the Colorado River. Hiking and rafting are two popular activities in the Grand Canyon for gaining access to the bottom.

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Nestled at the Bottom of Grand Canyon Phantom Ranch is the only lodging below the canyon rim, and can only be reached by mule, on foot, or by rafting the Colorado River. Have questions about the lottery process? Click here for the lottery schedule, additional information and/or FAQs regarding the Phantom Ranch Lottery.

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Can You Camp in Your Car in the Grand Canyon? Yes, the National Park Service allows you to sleep in your car inside the park, but you still need to reserve a campsite. You cannot just sleep in your car in a parking lot, for example.

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Staying Overnight Overnight hiker dormitories and cabins can be reserved and meals are available for purchase. Advance reservations for meals and lodging at Phantom Ranch are required. Reservations are made through Xanterra via an on-line lottery 15 months in advance.

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The Grand Canyon is a breathtaking sight to behold. Its many caves, canyons, waterways and wildlife have mystified people for ages. While it is breathtaking, there's much we actually don't know about the Grand Canyon. Secrets are hidden in the rocks, which haven't been figured out or even discovered yet.

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Incised by the Colorado River, the canyon is immense, averaging 4,000 feet deep for its entire 277 miles. It is 6,000 feet deep at its deepest point and 18 miles at its widest. However, the significance of Grand Canyon is not limited to its geology.

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Knowing that the canyon is 6,000 feet deep (the average depth of the Grand Canyon is 5,280 feet) – a journey to the bottom of it requires training and planning for months in advance. Moreover, hiking to the bottom of the Grand Canyon takes around 10 miles in total, with a big elevation change.

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The great depth of Grand Canyon produces a variety of conditions between the South Rim and Phantom Ranch. Temperatures usually vary by 20 ºF (11 ºC) between the top and the bottom.

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Making your way to and from the bottom of the canyon isn't a cake walk but it is absolutely possible to get to the bottom of the Grand Canyon in one day.

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Nine miles below the South Rim lies Phantom Ranch, a historic oasis at the bottom of the Grand Canyon. There are no roads to the bottom of the canyon. The only way to get there is on foot, river raft, or the Grand Canyon mules.

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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.

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There are 11 tribes that have historic connections to the lands and resources now found within Grand Canyon National Park.

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The Colorado River flows over 2,333 kilometers through the southwestern United States. It has been an essential source of water for the people that live by the river for thousands of years. The Colorado River cuts through the bottom of the Grand Canyon.

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