Scenic pullout · Grand Canyon National Park
Two quick pullouts for a big canyon view from the road.
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The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
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Twin Overlooks’ Roadside Views“You're nearing Twin Overlooks, a pair of roadside pullouts where the canyon view starts right at the parking areas.”
Plays as you drive up to Twin Overlooks in the Parkwolf Grand Canyon Tour Guide.
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Twin Overlooks is a pair of quick pullouts on the north side of Desert View Drive, with canyon views right from the parking areas. It is an easy place to stretch your legs during the 23-mile drive along the South Rim; no hike is needed.
The broad view picks out layered cliffs and distant buttes. Give your eyes a moment to follow the bands across the canyon rather than fixing on one wall; the layers together give you a better sense of its scale.
There is parking for cars and buses or RVs. For a photo, keep some rim trees or shrubs along an edge of the frame; that foreground gives the wide canyon view a sense of depth. This is a quick view from the parking area, not a walk to a separate lookout.
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.
Keep exploring
EasyShoshone Point Trail2 mi · 1.5 hr · 2 mi awayPines open to a rugged rim point with a North Rim view.
ChallengingSouth Kaibab Trail6.3 mi · 5 hr · 3.5 mi awayA steep ridge descent with a first river view at Skeleton Point.
ModerateRim Trail12.8 mi · 7 hr · 3.5 mi awayThe full 12.8-mile rim walk, easiest to sample by shuttle.
ChallengingRim-to-Rim: South Kaibab to North Kaibab21 mi · 16 hr · 3.5 mi awayA one-way canyon crossing from the South Rim to the North Rim.ChallengingSouth Kaibab–Bright Angel Loop15.8 mi · 14 hr · 3.5 mi awayA 15.8-mile canyon traverse from South Kaibab to the Bright Angel rim.
ChallengingGrandview Trail to Horseshoe Mesa6 mi · 7.5 hr · 3.7 mi awayA steep 1893 mining route reaches a mesa deep below the rim.
ChallengingHorseshoe Mesa Loop12.4 mi · 10 hr · 3.7 mi awayA rugged rim-to-mesa circuit with mining history and exposed ledges.
ChallengingCottonwood Creek Trail from Grandview Point9 mi · 11 hr · 3.7 mi awayThe historic route drops from the rim to an inner canyon creek.
Scenic pullout · 0.8 mi awayDuck on a RockA named rock profile makes this quick canyon pullout memorable.
Picnic area · 1.2 mi awayLong Jim Road Picnic AreaPine-shaded picnic tables just off Desert View Drive.
Scenic pullout · 1.8 mi awayThor’s OverlookA quick canyon break along Desert View Drive.
Picnic area · 2.3 mi awayRange Road Picnic AreaA practical picnic break beneath the pines along Desert View Drive.Sight · 2.6 mi awayShoshone PointA two-mile forest walk leads to a quieter canyon-rim view.
Picnic area · 3.1 mi awayYaki Point Road Picnic AreaShaded picnic tables near South Kaibab; the lot is very limited.
Sight · 3.5 mi awayPipe Creek VistaA canyon view framed by Mather and Yaki points.
Sight · 3.7 mi awayGrandview PointA broad river view above a steep trail into canyon history.Parkwolf’s Grand Canyon ranking
The audio tour guide for the drive, plus offline maps, trails, and wildlife heatmaps for when the signal drops.
