National park · est. 1919
Grand Canyon National Park · caps RVs at 50 ft
- Max RV
- 50 ft
- Season
- Year-round (South Rim) · May – mid-October (North Rim)
Going to Grand Canyon National Park? Tell us the nights.
One email when an Arizona owner lists a rig for those nights.
Two rims, two completely different RV calendars.
South Rim's Mather Campground keeps a dry-camp loop open year-round and Trailer Village's concessioner section runs continuous full-hookup operation, including the shoulder months that empty the rest of the park's lodging. North Rim closes its developed campground in mid-October and doesn't reopen until May, a function of elevation (8,200 ft) more than visitation. Trailer Village accepts rigs up to 50 feet — the most generous cap of any rim-side RV facility — and is the only stop inside the park boundary with sewer hookups; everyone else routes to the dump station at Camper Services. The South Entrance Road from Tusayan handles the largest rigs without geometry issues; Desert View Drive's switchbacks east of the village test cornering over 35 ft.
What the length limit is measuring
- Pad length — the rig plus anything it tows
- Height — what the branches and the awning need
- Turning arc — the swing off the loop road
How the in-park dump station is used
- Waste outlet — under the rig, driver side
- Ground drain — hose seated, then the valve opens
- Rinse standpipe — non-potable, for the hose only
Primary sources
How to book this park
Reservations + adjacent staging
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Quick answers
Frequently asked
Can you take an RV into Grand Canyon National Park?
RVs up to 50 ft are allowed in Grand Canyon's campgrounds.
Are there RV hookups at Grand Canyon National Park?
Hookups at Grand Canyon: mixed.
Is there an RV dump station at Grand Canyon National Park?
Yes — Grand Canyon has an RV dump station.
Other national parks in Arizona
Petrified Forest
Petrified Forest closes at sunset — no in-park camping at all. Stage in Holbrook, hit the 28-mile north-south transit park road as a one-way, and never pocket a chip of petrified wood.
Saguaro
Saguaro is a day-use park with two districts split by Tucson — no in-park camping, stage at Catalina State Park or Gilbert Ray, and never plan a visit May through September unless you're committed to 110°F afternoons.
Arizona rules · last verified 2026-05-10
- State rental tax
- 8.3% · not collected by PickRV
- Min driver age
- 21+ std · 25+ Class A
- Gravel roads
- Allowed — no restriction
- Generator quiet
- 22:00-08:00
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