Viewpoint Places
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Lookout Studio
Perched on the very edge of Grand Canyon’s South Rim, Lookout Studio functions as a hybrid: part observation station, part retail shop. Massive limestone…
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Mohave Point
Named for the Mojave people, Mohave Point sits 6.6 mi/10.6 km west of Grand Canyon Village along Hermit Road. Guard‑railed overlooks perch at ~7,000 ft (2,130 m), offering broad…
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Great Mohave Wall Viewpoint
Great Mohave Wall Viewpoint sits between Hopi Point and the Abyss on the South Rim’s historic Hermit Road. The overlook takes its name from…
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Kolb Studio
Kolb Studio clings to the Kaibab Limestone rim at the head of Bright Angel Trail. Inside, interpretive panels, original Kolb cameras, and seasonal art…
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Pipe Creek Vista
At 7,160 ft (2,182 m), Pipe Creek Vista overlooks the deep side canyon carved by Pipe Creek before it meets the Colorado River. The pull‑out sits on…
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Yaki Point
Yaki Point sits 7,262 ft (2,213 m) above sea level on a promontory that juts into the canyon, offering a 270‑degree vantage. Because private vehicles are…
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Duck on a Rock Viewpoint
Duck on a Rock Viewpoint sits 6 mi / 9.7 km east of Grand Canyon Village on Desert View Drive. The overlook’s namesake hoodoo—carved from Kaibab Limestone—resembles a duck resting…
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Grandview Point
Grandview Point sits atop Grandview Bench on Desert View Drive, 12 mi/19 km east of Grand Canyon Visitor Center. From its stone‑walled overlook you can trace the Colorado River, spot Hance Rapid,…
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Grandview Lookout Tower
Grandview Lookout Tower was erected in 1936 by the Civilian Conservation Corps to spot wildfires across the Coconino Plateau. The steel Aermotor design supports…
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Shoshone Point
Shoshone Point sits on a narrow peninsula of the South Rim, offering unobstructed views toward Desert View Watchtower, Vishnu Temple, and the distant North…
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Moran Point
Named for 19th‑century landscape painter Thomas Moran, this overlook sits 14 mi/22 km east of Grand Canyon Village on the South Rim’s Desert View Drive. A…
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Lipan Point
Lipan Point sits along Desert View Drive, 6 mi (9.7 km) west of Desert View Watchtower. The overlook reveals the Unkar Delta, a broad river terrace…
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Navajo Point
Perched 25 mi / 40 km east of Grand Canyon Village, Navajo Point takes its name from the neighboring Navajo Nation. A short, paved spur off AZ‑64 leads…
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Desert View Watchtower
Desert View Watchtower was conceived as a “re‑creation” of ancestral Puebloan towers, blending seamlessly with the canyon’s rim. Architect Mary Colter collaborated with Hopi…
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Matrimony “Heart” Rock
Nestled between El Tovar Hotel and Kachina Lodge, this section of the Rim Trail features a low sandstone wall built by CCC crews. One…
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Trailview Overlook
Trailview Overlook offers breathtaking views of Grand Canyon Village, the Bright Angel Trail, and the canyon below.
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Maricopa Point
Maricopa Point offers a stunning 180-degree view of the Grand Canyon, making it a prime location for photography and sightseeing. The overlook is easily…
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Powell Point
Powell Point juts into the canyon between Maricopa and Hopi Points, offering an unobstructed look down Bright Angel Canyon and across to the North…
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Hopi Point
Because the overlook faces due west, it is widely considered the premier sunset location in the park, while its unobstructed eastern view also makes…
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The Abyss
Perched at 6,600 ft / 2,012 m, The Abyss sits on a fault line that allowed erosion to carve a vast amphitheater devoid of…
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Pima Point
Named for the Pima people, this overlook sits at 6,600 ft / 2,012 m on the South Rim. A short spur from the Rim Trail leads to a…
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Monument Creek Vista
Monument Creek Vista sits 3 mi (4.8 km) west of Grand Canyon Village along Hermit Road. The paved overlook extends over Kaibab limestone, offering a dramatic perch above…
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Hermit’s Rest
Hermit’s Rest was built in 1914 for the Santa Fe Railway as a rest stop for stagecoach passengers traveling Hermit Road. Architect Mary Colter blended…
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Yavapai Geology Museum
Built in 1928 as the Yavapai Observation Station, the stone-and-glass building was designed by National Park Service architect Herbert Maier to blend with the…
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Mather Point
Named for Stephen Tyng Mather, the first director of the National Park Service, this broad limestone promontory sits 7,120 ft (2,170 m) above sea level and plunges 4,500 ft…
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Le Fevre Overlook
Perched at roughly 7,100 ft on the Kaibab Plateau, Le Fevre Overlook lets visitors grasp the geologic story linking Bryce Canyon, Zion, and Grand Canyon. The…
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Point Imperial
Set on the park’s northern boundary, Point Imperial reveals a kaleidoscope of colors where the Kaibab Plateau plunges 6,000 ft to the Colorado River. From the…
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Vista Encantada Picnic Area
Perched 8,480 ft above sea level, Vista Encantada (“Enchanted View”) lives up to its name with unobstructed canyon panoramas stretching more than 30 miles. The overlook sits…
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Vista Encantada
Perched at 8,488 ft / 2,587 m on the Walhalla Plateau, Vista Encantada lives up to its Spanish name—“Enchanted View.” Built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s,…
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Cape Final Viewpoint
Cape Final crowns the Walhalla Plateau at 7,916 ft/2,413 m, reached via the gently rolling Cape Final Trail. Dense ponderosa forest opens suddenly to sheer, unfenced cliffs where the…
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Roosevelt Point Overlook
Roosevelt Point Overlook is a scenic viewpoint located on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, providing stunning views of the surrounding landscape, including…
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Walhalla Overlook
Walhalla Overlook sits 7,400 ft (2,255 m) above sea level on the Walhalla Plateau, a finger of the North Rim that juts deep into…
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Angels Window
Angels Window is one of the North Rim’s most photographed formations. Eons of wind and water sculpted a graceful arch in the Kaibab Limestone,…
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Viewpoint for Angel’s Window
Angel’s Window is a stunning natural sandstone arch that offers breathtaking views of the surrounding landscape. Visitors can walk along the paved Cape Royal…
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Cape Royal
Reached by a 23‑mile scenic drive, Cape Royal’s 0.4‑mile (0.8‑km) paved path winds past piñon‑juniper forest to rail‑protected overlooks. Interpretive signs explain geology, while…
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Bright Angel Point
Bright Angel Point is the signature overlook of the North Rim. The paved trail begins just south of Grand Canyon Lodge and follows a…
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Eagle Point
Eagle Point sits at 4,770 ft / 1,454 m on the Hualapai Tribe’s West Rim, 125 mi from Las Vegas. The overlook faces a dramatic bend of the Colorado River…
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Grand Canyon West – Eagle Point
Eagle Point is the signature overlook of Grand Canyon West, managed by the Hualapai Tribe. The point’s sheer walls frame a striking rock profile…
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Scenic Viewpoint
Scenic Viewpoint sits roughly 1 mile south of Grand Canyon Western Ranch on Diamond Bar Road—the only paved route to Grand Canyon West. The wide gravel pull‑out lets…
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Little Colorado River Gorge Navajo Tribal Park
The Little Colorado River Gorge Navajo Tribal Park protects a ten‑mile stretch of canyon just upstream from the river’s confluence with the Colorado. Managed…
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Little Colorado River Gorge Overlook
Little Colorado River Gorge Overlook is part of the Navajo Tribal Park system and sits just 14 miles east of Grand Canyon’s Desert View entrance. Two fenced viewing platforms…
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Historic Navajo Bridge
Historic Navajo Bridge was Arizona’s first Colorado River crossing north of the Grand Canyon. Built between 1927 and 1929, it eliminated an 800‑mile detour and opened northern Arizona…
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Antelope Pass
Antelope Pass crowns the steepest grade on US‑89, climbing the Echo Cliffs before dropping toward Page. A Navajo‑maintained pull‑out lets travelers safely absorb an…
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House Rock Valley Overlook
Perched at 6,200 ft (1,890 m) on the Kaibab Plateau, House Rock Valley Overlook is one of the few places where you can see the high‑desert…
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Antelope Pass Vista
Antelope Pass Vista crowns a steep three‑mile ascent of US‑89 between Bitter Springs and Page, AZ. Perched at 6,151 ft (1,875 m), the pull‑out…
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Wahweap Overlook
Wahweap Overlook sits on a sandstone knoll 600 ft above the blue expanse of Lake Powell. Reached by a short, graded access road off US‑89, the…
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Glen Canyon Dam Overlook
Glen Canyon Dam Overlook sits on a sandstone rim ¾ mi south of the dam itself. A short but moderately steep trail—part metal staircase, part…
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Potato Hill Overlook
Potato Hill Overlook sits on the north rim of Page, Arizona, just off the 10‑mile Rim View Trail. From its low sandstone knoll, visitors…
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Grandview Overlook
Grandview Overlook sits on a sandstone knoll above Page, offering one of the most complete lake‑and‑desert panoramas in the region. Completed in 2021 through…