Best Grand Canyon Travel Books

In full-color throughout, Fodor's Arizona and the Grand Canyon helps travelers take advantage of the state's myriad pleasures, including outstanding museums and galleries, Navajo and Hopi cultural experiences, top-notch golf, three national parks, and excellent Mexican food and tequila. “Fodor’s is pitched a few notches higher….aimed at a fairly discerning traveler with an appetite for background and the occasional surprise.” – New York Times.

User-friendly highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices, emergency information, park seasonality, hiking trail junctions, viewpoints, landscapes, elevations, distances, difficulty levels, and durations Focused on the best - hikes, drives, and cycling tours Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, camping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, summer and winter activities, and hidden gems that most guidebooks miss Contextual insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - history, geology, wildlife, conservation, and Native Americans Over 32 full-color trail and park maps and full-color images throughout Useful features - Travel with Children, Clothing and Equipment, and Day and Overnight Hikes Covers Grand Canyon, Kaibab National Forest, Valle, North Rim, South Rim, Havasupai Reservation, Hualapai Reservation, Flagstaff, Sedona, Lake Mead, Hoover Dam, Las Vegas, Colorado River and more. Lonely Planet covers must-see spots but also enables curious travelers to get off beaten paths to understand more of the culture of the places in which they find themselves.

This book has something for everyone, whether you are traveling in style or camping, whether you like to hike in the rugged backcountry or just sightsee. First hand reviews of over 170 lodges, campgrounds, and restaurants within the Grand Circle Full detailed descriptions with maps of Zion, Bryce, Grand Canyon, Arches, Mesa Verde, Capitol Reef, and Canyonlands. PLUS 28 more national monuments, state parks and recreation areas. Hundreds of tips, where to go, things to do, hikes, rafting, jeep tours, scenic tours, park history, stories and other insights. I find a lot of these books can be tedious and can make my eyes bleed, but this is not only very informative but it is written in a fun, easy to read format." Kids really enjoyed reading the family adventures and were able to map out the trails on their own using this book. Jenn H. "Meticulously and exquisitely written, very informative, beautifully illustrated with photographs."

Beautiful, accurate, very detailed and best selling Grand Canyon map is now available in the 5th edition. Fine shaded relief and 100ft contours give a detailed & stunning view of the Canyon topography. Detailed topographic trail map of 308,000 acres in central Grand Canyon. This is the area where 99% of visitors travel and where 90% of overnight backcountry trips take place, and where most trails and reliable water sources are. Kent Schulte lives in Boulder, Colorado.

This guide is packed with hundreds of exciting things for locals and vacationers to do, see, and discover within a two-hour drive of these popular Arizona cities. Pam Hait is the author of 13 books and a contributor to many national publications, including Metropolitan Home, Sunset, Travel & Leisure, and Arizona. Highways.

Surprisingly, it's also one of the most diverse and dramatic for hikers, with scenic destinations ranging from area parks, greenbelts, and preserves to high and low deserts and breathtaking mountains. Now a software engineer by trade, Charles spends much of his spare time exploring mountains, leading hiking trips, photographing and writing about trails around Arizona and throughout the Southwest.