The main attraction is the views of the canyon from the trails just outside the visitors center. The parking lot tends to fill up, so we parked at a pull out that was about a half mile from the visitors center and walked along the rim trail to the center. You get many different glances at the gorge, and it is not as crowded as the area right around the visitors center.

We went to the South Rim with our 40 foot class “A” motorhome and tow vehicle to the south entrance. I would caution anyone traveling there with anything more than a medium class “C”. The road is narrow and access to the Visitor Center doesn’t allow for anything longer. The camping sites are also a limiting factor when there. A better option would be to find a nearby RV campground and use the tow vehicle to get to the center. Beyond this the National Park is as wonderful as the reviews and comments suggest. We highly recommend for a visit for its history, beauty and a hike!

The visitor center was partially closed due to the delta variant of Covid on 8/3/21. There were Rangers and information outside; limited, masked entry into the gift shop. The Rangers were very helpful despite the challenges. Absolutely stunning and dangerous place to visit as it’s easy to slip on the loose soil/gravel near the edges of the canyon, so be cautious as ppl fall hundreds of feet every year.

5* for the kind gentleman at the park store and the park. 1* for the nasty lady working at the park store at 4 pm on 09/29/23. The gentleman was very kind and informative. The park is beautifully maintained. The lady working in the store was mean and bitter. I was looking at a shirt, waiting my turn to turn the display while another couple was looking at them. The mean park lady told me to just turn the display. I answered that I didn't want to barge in front of the couple. The couple and I were now uncomfortable. I walked away to look at the books. The mean lady followed and watched me in the store. When the display was free, I turned it to get my size. The mean lady walked over and turned it hard to the extent I had to quickly pull my hand away. Then her phone started ringing pretty loudly. The kind gentleman told her that her phone was ringing. She sarcastically said she was a mediator and that it was one of her clients and that if they called to schedule again, she'd make them wait until November. I don't know how she got that job at the park, but a nasty, bitter person like her would be fired from the firm from where I'm retired.

As always I checked in at the Visitor Center to get the cultural and geology history to better understand the national park during visit.

Nice little vistor center with some interesting facts. If it's a busy day, prepare to park on the main road. They have a nice lookout on the back side of the vistor center that is worth checking out.

The Rim Trail is pet friendly and the views from the visitor center are absolutely breathtaking. It was especially beautiful coated in snow. The staff at the visitor were very friendly and helpful. We look forward to going back in the spring.

Nice visitor center! Lots of great gifts and information about the area. Bathrooms are outside of the visitor center and are just pit toilets. Lots of parking. There’s a couple of hikes right from the visitor center. One of them does not allow dogs.

Beautiful and we thought the view below the Visitors Center was the Best View.

This is a rather small visitor center but it has a nice gift shop with really friendly staff. The best part about it is it offers a microscope to look at all of the different rocks that make up the canyon walls. They look incredibly different under the microscope than they do in the canyon!

Friendly staff, cleanish restrooms, and absolutely breathtaking views. Worth driving there and taking a break to take in the view

The Rangers were very helpful. Nice quick trail and good displays.

There is a small but really nice visitor center here and somewhere to stop before doing exploring the drive up to High Point. The staff are friendly and helpful, with a good knowledge of the area. Its good to stop here and pick up maps of the area so that you can see where the best hikes are. There are also some trails from here with amazing views of the canyon.

Rangers were very informative.. Sorry no over the edge pictures.. Safe to do but I'm not THAT adventures

You can find good information here and they have good displays. View from from here is fantastic!

The visitor center is free but you have to pay to enter the park. It was small but very informative. The jewel is the view from the deck and the little look out point behind the center. Just stunning. Pictures don't do it justice.

Went on Memorial Day weekend. It was quite busy, but was able to find a spot to park after a few rounds of passing through the parking lot. Lots of insight of the Canons history. The views were amazing! Easy little hike out to the point for some great views and photos. Lots of other hiking trails around the rim for a different perspective of the Canon. Great time!

Great views from the visitor center. The rangers/park volunteers are super informative and positive. Absolutely one of my favorite National Parks I've had the pleasure to experience. I would 10/10 recommend visiting both the North and South Rims.

Excellent location for this visitor's center! Inside there's the typical ranger's desk complete with maps and all the information you could need; a store; and some fascinating information regarding the geology and history of the park. Just outside there's a picnic table (having it labeled as a picnic area on the park maps is a little misleading) and some benches, and a boardwalk a short distance down to an amazing overlook. There's also 2 separate restroom buildings, so potty opportunities abound here! For what it's worth, we did just about everything the south rim has to offer (short of going into the canyon) in under 8 hours or so. Kids did the junior ranger program, we hit all the overlooks and did the Warner Point Trail, as well. Did the Rim Rock Trail from here to a little ways past Tomichi Point, but turned around as it was getting dark. Also drove down the East Portal Road and got as close to Crystal Dam as we could. Skipped the Uplands and Oak Flat Trails, but did stick around after dark for a pretty cool astronomy program near the campground.