2007-02-19 14:41:27 · 8 answers · asked by Susie Q 1 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Las Vegas
5 to 6 hours from las vegas strip. you can drive early morning and be back by 10pm. or if you have the budget, stay a night at Laughlin, NV. they usually have good hotel deals as low as $50/night.
2007-02-19 20:11:17 · answer #1 · answered by sabrina d 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely go to the West Rim. It's about 2-3 hours. 14 miles or so is on dirt road, so be careful if you're driving a rental as it may be against the terms.
You'll end up on the Hualapai Indian reservation. Go to the airport (small planes and helicopters) to buy a ticket for entrance to the canyon. I think it cost something like $15 a head, maybe less. The edge is a two minute drive from there. The view is unrestricted and hasn't been very crowded the times I went. There are no guard rails, no park rangers, no informative maps staked into the ground, nothing. Just you and a canyon.
Maybe by the time you get there the Skywalk will be open. http://www.grandcanyonskywalk.com/
2007-02-21 02:33:56 · answer #2 · answered by vegasdog 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Another option would be to check out Grand Canyon West. Its closer than going to the "Grand Canyon". You still get to see the canyon but it is the West end of it. I think it would be about 2 hrs or so from Vegas. Vegas to the Grand Canyon National Park is about 4-5 hrs.
2007-02-20 11:01:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hoover Dam is not a given The best routing is to go over the top Las Vegas > Hurricane UT via the truly awesome Virgin River Gorge ; get gas in Hurricane Colorado City AZ aka polygamy central >Jacob Lake AZ > Lees Ferry AZ aka Mile Zero for the Colorado River in Grand Canyon > Cameron AZ ; Get gas at the Cameron Trading Post > enter GCNP via Desert View and your first view of the Canyon should be at Lipan Point < watch the Sun set from Maricopa Point and drive back to 'Vegas via Williams and Kingman Fill up before you leave Kingman
2016-05-24 18:41:07 · answer #4 · answered by Renee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well to get to phoenix it's about 3 hrs, so I believe it's around a 5-7 hr or more drive to the grand canyon. Check this site out and you can get very accurate directions to the g.c.
2007-02-19 14:45:27 · answer #5 · answered by Dr. PHILlis (in training) 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
About 4-5 hrs. You can do it in a day. But id suggest you should stay some where to give time to rest. That's how long it takes me to get to Little Rock and St. Louis.
2007-02-19 14:59:35 · answer #6 · answered by I <3 My Hamster Smokey! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We did drive it in a day, and made several stops throughout the park. It was a long day, however. Don't plan to do anything else that day except for that trip. It was well worth the drive.
2007-02-22 06:59:11 · answer #7 · answered by zoogrl2001 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
About 5 hours. See attached.
2007-02-19 14:47:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋