Lees Ferry, Grand Canyon Colorado River

Lees Ferry is close to the Colorado River, not far from the Grand Canyon National Park. This small town is not the biggest tourist pull in the area, but it is an excellent base for visiting other outer lying areas. In fact, its few bed and breakfasts and campgrounds make it a peaceful retreat for most visitors.

The tranquil and tiny town of Lees Ferry sits beside the Colorado River. Its attraction is its close proximity to places like the Grand Canyon National Park, its homely hospitality, and its warming accommodations that are sure to relax any visitor.

The town can be reached by taking the turn off US 89. It is apparent to every visitor why the original settlers chose this scenic spot, a quiet and rural area that remains, even to this day, virtually untouched by civilization.

The original village was named in honor of John Lee, a local Mormon who was reputed to have had seventeen wives. It was his small community family that established the place back in the late nineteenth century. He was exiled years earlier because of his participation in a large massacre of one hundred and twenty people close to the town of St. George (Utah). In fact, he was eventually caught and taken back to the scene of the crime, Mountain Meadows, was tried and eventually hung.

For sixty years, the town had a ferry that crossed the Colorado River, allowing people to access other more isolated communities. However, years later, a bridge was constructed just downstream from the town, a place where the current Route 89 now runs.