US West The North Rim exploration

[OutbackInTheWild]

Planning to explore the northern part of Grand Canyon and visit places like: Point Sublime, Fire Point, SB Point, Toroweep and so on
The plan is to slowly expPlanning to explore the northern part of Grand Canyon and visit places like: Point Sublime, Fire Point, SB Point, Toroweep and so on
The plan is to slowly explore as much as we can and could re-arrange the plans if certain spots are not available.
If time allows we could explore Valley of Fire or Gold Butte National Monument on the way back

View Rally Point

 

[Ob1]

That is an amazing trip. We spent a week in the North Rim last year. Point Sublime needs a permit to camp from NPS on certain dates.

Don't forget...
Whitmore (36.151650, -113.20554)
easy hike to the river
is usually crowded

Kanab point (36.40692, -112, 64988)
Good dispersed camping
no shade

Locust Point (36.39790, -112.35742)
great dispersed camping

Above Crystal Canyon(36.25254, -112.19206)
in the forest
one of my favorites

 

[OutbackInTheWild]

That is an amazing trip. We spent a week in the North Rim last year. Point Sublime needs a permit to camp from NPS on certain dates.

Don't forget...
Whitmore (36.151650, -113.20554)
easy hike to the river
is usually crowded

Kanab point (36.40692, -112, 64988)
Good dispersed camping
no shade

Locust Point (36.39790, -112.35742)
great dispersed camping

Above Crystal Canyon(36.25254, -112.19206)
in the forest
one of my favorites
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That’s great info thank you
I only been at north rim and toroweep
So excited to see more

 

[Ob1]

Just make sure you are not caught in rain there. Mud will be impassable.

 

[OutbackInTheWild]

Just make sure you are not caught in rain there. Mud will be impassable.

Just spoke with a ranger they had some rain, will monitor
I assume its classic Arizona clay there when wet:)

 

[JulianBailey]

Thanks for the pics, they are so beautiful. It seems like a heaven.

 

[Ob1]

This is our camp in Sublime last year...

 

[Michael_Exploder]

This is our camp in Sublime last year...
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Epic…..Most don’t even know it exists let alone travel there, people come from all over the world to see our National parks and most are within a few days drive from us. Thank You for inspiring me to get back there again….

 

[OutbackInTheWild]

So just an after trip observation,
Dirt at North Rim at 8k is very similar to Tahoe and when its wet easily passable.
But once you come down to 5-6k everything changes.
For example the road to Toroweap has a lot more clay and it a totally different challenge during or after the rain.

 

[Ob1]

It's a fantastic trip. Did you make it to Toroweap?

 

[OutbackInTheWild]

It's a fantastic trip. Did you make it to Toroweap?

Yes I did
And camped under big boulder too

 

[Ob1]

Yes I did
And camped under big boulder too

Lava falls Rapid is right below if you look west. Biggest rapid in North America.

 

[Akicita]

That is an amazing trip. We spent a week in the North Rim last year. Point Sublime needs a permit to camp from NPS on certain dates.

Don't forget...
Whitmore (36.151650, -113.20554)
easy hike to the river
is usually crowded

Kanab point (36.40692, -112, 64988)
Good dispersed camping
no shade

Locust Point (36.39790, -112.35742)
great dispersed camping

Above Crystal Canyon(36.25254, -112.19206)
in the forest
one of my favorites
View attachment 264762

Great pics. . . we like some of the less popular areas outside of the park and visit them in the off-season.