Contributor II
North Rim Grand Canyon
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We’ll be there in two weeks. Can’t wait. We have two nights at Point Sublime but still need to find one night somewhere before we head into the park. Any suggestions?
We didn't have any trouble finding a place to camp in the Kaibab National Forest. The lower part of those forest service roads would accomodate a Class A RV, but if you keep going and take off on a side road it becomes a road less traveled and you can find some nice secluded areas.
BTW, it is worth it to stop in Jacob Lake and pick up a few cookies. That is a great bakery.
BTW, it is worth it to stop in Jacob Lake and pick up a few cookies. That is a great bakery.
Fire Point (Permit also required)
Crazy Jug Point - No permit required. It is outside of the park. Just to the west of the point there are a few camping spots.
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Jake up
Jacob Lake is a must do, speed limit is 25 mph around the store are, The local Mountie enforces it !
Thanks for the sites. Looks like we'll Need to plan another trip. lol
I do remember the cookies from our last trip. Carbs don’t count on vacation right?
Todd
I do remember the cookies from our last trip. Carbs don’t count on vacation right?
Todd
Carbs don't count if you are outdoors and active. They only add up if you are indoors and sedentary.
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Azdirtdemon
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I built a water catchment out on that point years ago.. best lunchbreaks ever!
What are the chances of getting a site here on a Saturday mid day? We are hoping to stay on the north side of Flag on Friday night and get an early start in the morning?
My wife liked you're planter. We have a neighbor that is into VW buses, he has six of them.
We have 10 days planed the third week of Sept we are going to chase after fall colors so we'll probably spend a good part of that time in Colorado, so I may hit you up for some ideas.
Todd
The Kaibab NF is huge. If you don't need a specific spot, there must be thousands of places to overnight. Here's one we came across last time I was there (2010). The event of the evening was seeing a deer chase a fox out across the meadow we camped on the edge of.
One additional story, back in 1977, a friend, my brother, and I spent a few weeks traveling and camping in the southwest (we didn't call it "overlanding" in those days even though we were in an old Westy). Anyway, one night in the Kaibab on the North Rim, we gathered rocks to build a fire ring and noticed ALL of them were full of seashell fossils of various types. That was a trip to realize how those got to be on what was now a forest floor.
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No problem on the Colorado sites! As for the Saturday arrival, shouldn’t be a problem on Locust point, I’ll send you a map this evening!
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Todd I didn’t have last nite to work on the map, I’ll see what I can do over the weekend, we always camp right on the rim, it’s amazing! Dave
No worries we were out camping on the rim this weekend. Not the Grand Canyon rim. The Mogollon Rim just north of Payson. Had to cut it short a day because our battery for the teardrop and fridge wouldn't charge. 6 month old Vmax appears to be toasted. Now to find something for next weekend.
Todd
Todd
As CSG said, the Kaibab NF is huge and finding a campsite should be no problem. Locust, Timp and N. Timp point are all great and require no permits. Crazy Jug is a little further north and it also requires no permit.
Off-Road Ranger I
North Rim @ Kelly Point. Another great location. A bit rough getting there in that the trail through the trees is tight and some of the two-track (at least last summer) had some washout. Again, permit needed, but well-worth the effort. Fire Point was also amazing, but the end of the road and out onto the point doesn't have a lot of room for multiple campsites and this area is close to the Visitor's Center so it probably gets a bit more pressure, plus the road is pretty smooth sailing from the highway.
