Flintstones Bedrock City

I acknowledge my bias. I visited this location as a kid sometime between 1979 - 1982. Flintstones was a cartoon I loved and this brought back a memory. Many memories, as this was like some of the older campsites and facilities we used when I was growing up. The facility is older, but it is kept clean. There is a small store and restaurant on site. Prices are very reasonable and they run a bird sanctuary which is where all the Flintstone memorbilia resides. 

This was, by far, the most reasonably priced location near the Grand Canyon for our one night stay. Many folks staying were working to support the tourist industry, so it was quiet. Inside the park is a very neat re-do of the Flintstones playground I visited as a kid. Many of the structures are present, some for walking through and seeing as almost a museum, and there are new structures with birds of prey who are in need of care. 

There is electric and water. (We often boondock camp so those amenities are a bonus for us). There are bathrooms. They are older structure, but they are kept very clean. The showers are a real trip - it is the old coin operated shower. They are free to people staying at the park, but they are coin operated so they will give you coins. If you ever saw an old picture of a neon sign at a hotel saying "Hot Showers" - well you'll experience this here. The showers are one temperature - and they feel so good. Even better when you come out into the fresh air - it is the soul cleansing breath of fresh air you didn't know you needed. 

Staff were amazing and knew many of the locals and regulars and had a good relationship with them, you could tell by the nice and familiar chit chat. It was like a small town where everybody knows every body. 

This site may not be for everyone. This site is older and modest but the location serves a purpose both preserving some Flintstone history and also doing work to provide sanctuary to raptors and it is nearby to the Grand Canyon, and affordable.

I never knew this place existed until I was driving north from Williams and BOOM - Giant Dinosaur!

It was a bit of an exciting moment which instantly took me back to childhood and I thought at first it was just a weird roadside stop, but then I discovered it was a bit more than just that it is in fact an attraction and RV park.

I went in to inquire about the large BedRock village behind the main store and man was it a surprise. For $5 you can walk through some pretty interesting recreations of the cartoon and talk all the instagrammable photos you could desire. For an additional $18 if you were in an RV you could get the real BedRock experience with a stay at the facility for the night.

While this sounded great, we unfortunately did not travel in an RV so there could be no stay in Bedrock for us, but we did have a little fun around the property before pressing onward to the Grand Canyon.

Just around 20 minutes from the Grand Canyon entrance you will find this little random gem that is a bit outdated and need of some upgrades. I can see how in the past this place was probably something special but not it is something which leaves a little to be desired in way of needing some new paint.

I asked for future reference about amenities and I was told that they offer full hook ups, showers, toilets, a laundry service and also some outdoor activities for the family that didn't include the Bedrock City itself. It looked like a place that as a kid I would greatly enjoy. So maybe next time!