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Day493

Day 493 — Free Day — Grand Canyon National Park

Free day
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442Carlsbad Caverns443White Sands444North to Roswell445Little Green Men446Free Day447North to Santa Fe448The Plaza & the Art449Meow Wolf & More450Taos, Pueblo to Ski Valley451Free Day452Down to Albuquerque453Old Town & the Tram454Pueblos & Petroglyphs455Free Day456West on Route 66457Painted Desert & a Crater458North to Navajo country459Canyon de Chelly & Four Corners460To Monument Valley461The Buttes462North into Utah463Arches464Canyonlands465River & Rimrock466Free Day467Northwest to Salt Lake468Temple Square & the Capitol469Park City470Free Day471Out to Great Basin472Caves, Pines & Stars473The Extraterrestrial Highway474West to Death Valley475Below Sea Level476East to the Strip477The Strip478Hoover Dam479Old Vegas480Free Day481Northeast to Zion482Zion Canyon483Angels Landing or the Narrows484Bryce Amphitheater485Free / Hoodoo Day486East to Capitol Reef487The Waterpocket Fold488South to Lake Powell489Slot Canyon & the Bend490To the Grand Canyon491The South Rim492Into the Canyon493Free Day494South to Flagstaff495Route 66 & the Stars496Free Day497South to Sedona498Red Rocks499Jeeps & Canyons500Free Day501Up to Jerome502The Ghost Town503Free Day504Down to the Valley of the Sun505Desert Gardens & Camelback506Wright & the Heard507Free Day508Southeast to the Old West509Gunfights & Copper510Free Day511Northwest to Tucson512Saguaro & the Desert Museum513The White Dove514Free Day515West to California

A flightseeing tour, more rim, or rest. Options below.

  1. All day· unscheduled

    Rest — the time is yoursFree / Rest Days

    Nothing is booked, on purpose. Sleep in, do laundry, wander, or pick something from the list below. The pace of this trip depends on time like this.

If you want it — the free time

All day · all optional, pick none or all

A helicopter tourGuided ToursBonus

An unforgettable aerial view over the canyon.

1h 30m

Tusayan, AZ

Hermit Road at sunsetNational Parks & ForestsBonus

Shuttle the west rim road to Hopi Point for the classic sunset.

3h

Grand Canyon Village, AZ

What the colours mean

On this day

  • National Parks & Forests1
  • Guided Tours1

And how much each one matters

  • AnchorAlways do — the reason this stop is on the map
  • Worth itDo most of these
  • BonusQuirky bonus, if it's happening while you're here