2018 Prescott Relocation Guide -The Guedel Team

2018 Prescott Relocation Guide
Grand Canyon
Distance: 122 Miles
The Grand Canyon is a wonderful year-round vacation
destination and has millions of facts, info, stories, history,
geology and areas to study. Learning the history and
interesting facts about the Grand Canyon can be a life long
venture of research and exploration.
With its ever-changing and dramatic scenery of enormous
proportions, the Grand Canyon is one of the world’s most
spectacular landscapes. Its pine and fir forests, painted
deserts, sandstone canyons, mesas and plateaus, volcanic
and geologic features, the Colorado River, perennial streams,
and waterfalls breathtakingly combine to form one of Earth’s
greatest landmarks. The only one of the Seven Natural
Wonders of the World to be located in North America, more
than 4,500,000 people visit the canyon each year, making it
the most visited national park in the United States.
forest reserve, and later as a National Monument. Less than
150 miles north of Prescott, the Grand Canyon continues to
see close to five million visitors each year. The most visited
area of the park is Grand Canyon Village on the south rim.
This area is listed as a National Historic Landmark District
consisting of 257 structures.
There are a variety of ways to experience the Grand Canyon
based on each person’s interest. Visitors can travel to the
many viewpoints via shuttle bus or commercial buses. There
are also information centers, museums and interpretive
ranger programs where you may learn more about the
canyon and its history. If you are feeling adventurous, take a
day hike above the rim, or plan for a camping trip down into
the canyon. One of the more famous ways to experience the
Grand Canyon and Colorado River is a rafting trip.
The Grand Canyon achieved National Park status in 1919,
although it was afforded Federal protection since 1893 as a
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