Airports near Havasu FallsThe nearest airport to Havasu Falls is Grand Canyon (GCN).
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Peach Springs, Arizona is the closest town to the Havasupai Trail Head. It's just 65 miles and will take you about an hour and a half to drive from the town to the trailhead parking lot.
Havasu Falls Helicopter Flights$85 each way, which includes one medium-sized backpack (up to 40 lbs.) The flight leaves from Hualapai Hilltop and drops you off in Supai Village, 2 miles from Havasu Falls campground. The helicopters are first come, first serve, and the flight is less than 10 minutes.
The best weather at Havasu is found between March and November, and spring and fall are ideal if you are hiking in and out. The waterfall's cold water feels the best in the heat of the Arizona summer sun, while winter trips offer seclusion from crowds.
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.
Havasu Falls is the most well known of the Havasupai waterfalls. It is 100 feet tall and cascades into a crystal blue-green pool just a 5-minute walk from the Havasupai Campground and about 2 miles from the Village of Supai.
There 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.
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!
Why was Havasu Falls closed for so long? Havasu Falls is just one part of the broader Havasupai Reservation. The unique health-care problems faced by Native American tribes contributed to the lengthy closure, the tribe noted. “We closed our Reservation in March 2020,” the tribe wrote on its website.