GuideFlintstones Bedrock City
Blast from the past and a bird sanctuary
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.
