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Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona

Acreage: 1,217,403.32
Category: National Park
Date Established: 02/26/1919

Found on the Colorado Plateau in Arizona, the Grand Canyon National Park is one of the most studied geologic landscapes in the world. The canyon, created when drainage systems carved the semi-arid desert, offers a record of three of the four eras of geologic time and supports five of the seven life zones. The park protects endemic and threatened species and rare ecosystems like the boreal forest.

As a visitor, you can enjoy extensive hiking and backpacking trails or raft the majestic Colorado River, either with a professional rafting guide or on your own on a private river trip. Explore the many activities of the popular Southern Rim or venture to the remote Northern Rim, visited by only ten percent of park visitors. From Tuweep Overlook, enjoy views of the Colorado River 3,000 feet below that will take your breath away. A gorgeous classroom of arid-land erosion and a hub of outdoor recreation, the Grand Canyon is a true wonder of the American Southwest, and of the North American continent.

—Caroline Griffith

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I would like to know what accomidations are available for the handicapped. For instance, someone who can not walk or stand very long, or has a walker or a wheelchair.
Submitted by Carole-s at: November 7, 2008
spend more time here, go inside on tours, you can learn so much.
Submitted by hello at: May 22, 2008

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