Highway 89 in Northern Arizona

Every road leading to the either the South Rim or the North Rim of the Grand Canyon provides scenic vistas of high country desert, ponderosa pine forests, and vast open spaces. U.S. Highway 89 starts at Flagstaff, Arizona and meanders north passing close to Grand Canyon National Park and on through the Navajo Nation.

If you are traveling through Utah on your way to the Grand Canyon, you can take either Highway 89 to Kanab, Utah where it then becomes Highway 89A. The main branch – Highway 89 - passes over the Colorado River just south of the Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell near Page. The Alternate branch crosses the Colorado River at Navajo Bridge and proceeds to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.

If you are in Kanab, Utah, head south toward the tiny community of Fredonia, Arizona and then continue for thirty-six miles to Jacob Lake. Here you will take Highway 67 to the Grand Canyon North Rim park entrance.

The North Rim of the Grand Canyon is remote located far from cities, towns and highways, allowing the Kaibab Plateau to remain pristine and primitive. Although this is ideal for a national park, it does have its drawbacks.

North Rim services are open from mid-May until mid-October, but the North Rim of the Grand Canyon is accessible as long as highway 67 remains open. If the snowfall is mild, attempts are made to keep this route open until Thanksgiving or even into December. However, if you are attempting to see this great natural wonder in the winter, it is best not to plan to use the North Entrance past October.