Desert View Campground — Grand Canyon National Park
Corey B.
Reviewed Jun. 26, 2022

Great location for Grand Canyon South Rim

We camped here in mid June and loved the campsite!

We stayed in site 45 for one night but accidentally reserved a day off from our plans. We were able to reserve a nearby site for the 2nd night and moved our tents over that morning. 

The sites were both great for 2 x 2 person tents. There were no fires allowed and the fire pits had caution tape on them. The tent spots were flat and well maintained. While you are close enough to see other campers people were never too noticeable. We found that a lot of people were gone by 5 AM but were not loud enough to wake us up. 

The real highlight of this area of the campground is that there is a trail that takes you to the rim of the grand canyon. The view there was awesome. We took night sky pictures and came back there for sun-rise. The view makes the campground awesome. 

Unfortunately there is only 1 bathroom and the water is near that. It was a bit of a walk each time we had to go. Not awful, but I've definitely been to campgrounds that had closer water.

The host was nice, but we didn't see him much. 

We hiked the South Kaibab Trail to Cedar Ridge on our 1st morning. We really recommend getting up early for this hike as the shade was really helpful. Hiking into the canyon kicked our butts a bit. Bring lots of water!

As far as weather, June was great. It was cool enough to sleep at night and pleasant during the day.

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  • Review photo of Desert View Campground — Grand Canyon National Park by Corey B., June 26, 2022
  • Review photo of Desert View Campground — Grand Canyon National Park by Corey B., June 26, 2022
  • Review photo of Desert View Campground — Grand Canyon National Park by Corey B., June 26, 2022
  • Review photo of Desert View Campground — Grand Canyon National Park by Corey B., June 26, 2022
  • Review photo of Desert View Campground — Grand Canyon National Park by Corey B., June 26, 2022
  • Review photo of Desert View Campground — Grand Canyon National Park by Corey B., June 26, 2022
  • Review photo of Desert View Campground — Grand Canyon National Park by Corey B., June 26, 2022
  • Review photo of Desert View Campground — Grand Canyon National Park by Corey B., June 26, 2022
  • Review photo of Desert View Campground — Grand Canyon National Park by Corey B., June 26, 2022
  • Review photo of Desert View Campground — Grand Canyon National Park by Corey B., June 26, 2022