Best time to go
The North Rim road is seasonal, so check current road status before setting out from Jacob Lake.
Overview
About North Rim Entrance Station
Heads up
- Not a scenic stop; the canyon rim is another 13 miles south.
Map
Where it is
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Before you go
Best time to go
4 active Grand Canyon alerts
- ClosureInner Canyon and North Rim trail closuresMentions North Rim, referenced in this guideDo not enter the closed trails, bridges, campgrounds, and inner-canyon areas.Official details
- ClosureNorth Rim scenic roads closed for repairsMentions North Rim, referenced in this guideCape Royal Road and Point Imperial Road are closed from sunset October 15 through sunrise November 3, 2026. - The roads are closed to accommodate critical road repair and rehabilitation work.Official details
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Grand Canyon Tour Guide
Your drive to North Rim Entrance Station, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Grand Canyon National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
See the Grand Canyon audio tourRecorded for this area
Water Inside the Walls0:00 / 0:32
“A green patch partway down a canyon wall can mark the end of a much longer journey underground. Rain and melting snow soak into the plateaus, then move through cracks and porous rock.”
Plays on the road 0.3 mi from North Rim Entrance Station in the Parkwolf Grand Canyon Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- The People Who Carried the Cables
- Reading a Condor’s Wings
- The Packrat's Plant Archive
- The White-Tailed Forest Squirrel
- 79 audio storiesacross Grand Canyon’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor California Condor, Bighorn Sheep, American Bison, and 13 more
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Guide
More about North Rim Entrance Station
The checkpoint on AZ-67North Rim Entrance Station is the park-entry checkpoint on AZ-67, 31 miles south of Jacob Lake.
North Rim Entrance Station is the park-entry checkpoint on AZ-67, 31 miles south of Jacob Lake. It's a toll-booth building, with ranger or staff information available here.
Keep driving for the canyonThe canyon rim and the North Rim's developed area are another 13 miles south.
The canyon rim and the North Rim's developed area are another 13 miles south. Treat this as the entry point, not the viewpoint; the canyon is farther down the road.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Grand Canyon
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.
