Picnic area · Grand Canyon National Park
Pine-shaded picnic tables just off Desert View Drive.
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The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
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Long Jim Road’s Shaded Picnic Tables“Long Jim Road Picnic Area is ahead, with tables beneath ponderosa pines and oaks. The pines provide shade even when the oaks have lost their leaves. Stop here for a meal you've brought along; there's no canyon view.”
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Long Jim Road Picnic Area is a roadside picnic area on the north side of Desert View Drive near Mile Marker 248. It has several picnic tables beneath the trees, but no Grand Canyon view. Stop here for a shaded meal break; skip it if you're looking for a canyon vista.
Ponderosa pines give the site shade year-round, and gamble oaks add more in spring and summer. The pines keep it a useful picnic stop outside the oak-leaf season, too.
There are several picnic tables, but no restrooms. Treat this as a simple picnic break and use a restroom elsewhere along your drive.
Wildlife
718 sightingsCalifornia CondorMost seen around 5 PMSighting map
533 sightingsBighorn SheepMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
169 sightingsAmerican BisonMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
1,891 sightingsElkMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
59 sightingsCoyoteMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
27 sightingsGray FoxMost seen around 6 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Grand Canyon. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
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ChallengingHorseshoe Mesa Loop12.4 mi · 10 hr · 2.7 mi awayA rugged rim-to-mesa circuit with mining history and exposed ledges.
ChallengingCottonwood Creek Trail from Grandview Point9 mi · 11 hr · 2.7 mi awayThe historic route drops from the rim to an inner canyon creek.ChallengingHance Creek Trail9.8 mi · 11 hr · 2.7 mi awayA steep, exposed descent to Hance Creek with a long climb back
EasyShoshone Point Trail2 mi · 1.5 hr · 3.1 mi awayPines open to a rugged rim point with a North Rim view.
ChallengingSouth Kaibab Trail6.3 mi · 5 hr · 4.6 mi awayA steep ridge descent with a first river view at Skeleton Point.
ModerateRim Trail12.8 mi · 7 hr · 4.6 mi awayThe full 12.8-mile rim walk, easiest to sample by shuttle.
ChallengingRim-to-Rim: South Kaibab to North Kaibab21 mi · 16 hr · 4.6 mi awayA one-way canyon crossing from the South Rim to the North Rim.
Scenic pullout · 0.6 mi awayThor’s OverlookA quick canyon break along Desert View Drive.
Scenic pullout · 1.2 mi awayTwin OverlooksTwo quick pullouts for a big canyon view from the road.
Scenic pullout · 2 mi awayDuck on a RockA named rock profile makes this quick canyon pullout memorable.
Sight · 2.7 mi awayGrandview PointA broad river view above a steep trail into canyon history.
Picnic area · 3.4 mi awayRange Road Picnic AreaA practical picnic break beneath the pines along Desert View Drive.Sight · 3.5 mi awayShoshone PointA two-mile forest walk leads to a quieter canyon-rim view.
Picnic area · 4.3 mi awayYaki Point Road Picnic AreaShaded picnic tables near South Kaibab; the lot is very limited.
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