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Difficulty: DifficultOut and Back

Bright Angel Trail to Havasupai Gardens

Grand Canyon Village, Arizona

9.0 mi

Distance

3,061 ft

Elev. Gain

4h 36m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Bright Angel Trail to Havasupai Gardens unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

National Park Service manages this trail and is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Open

Updated Apr 19, 2026 — may be out of date

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Hazards & Warnings

Extreme heat May to SeptemberIcy upper trail in winter and early springSeasonal water subject to pipeline breaksRim-to-river day trips unsafe

Trail Details

  • No dogs
Route Type
Out & Back
Surface
Rock

Official sources & verification

Managed by National Park Service

Verify before you go

Reserve or permit

  • Apply for permit

    Required permit application for this trail. Many systems run seasonal lotteries or fixed application windows — confirm current dates here.

Source of truth

Where it is

Nearest town:
Grand Canyon Village, AZ · in or next to town
County:
Coconino County, AZ
Jurisdiction:
Grand Canyon National Park · National Park Service

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

Verify by phone or mail

  • Operator:928-638-7888
  • Address:20 South Entrance Road · Grand Canyon, AZ · 86023
We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: Oct 11, 2026. Spot an error in our data?

Highlights

Bright Angel Trailhead1.5-Mile Resthouse3-Mile ResthouseHavasupai Gardens (Indian Garden)Plateau Point

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Verified from National Park Service public trails dataset

Trail centerline: National Park Service public trails dataset. Source ↗

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