Located in Grand Canyon National Park.

Located on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park at an Altitude of 7,463 ft/ 2,275 m., Desert View Campground is located 23 miles 37 km to the east of Grand Canyon Village. The Desert View area offers a peaceful setting. There are 50 campsites. Most sites are sized to accommodate tents or smaller RVs, or vehicles with travel trailers 30 ft. total length. Vehicles over 29' in total length may not be able to negotiate turns without damaging resourses and/or vehicle/trailer.

Campsites will be available by reservation at www.recreation.gov. The campground will be open April 29, through October 17, 2021. Reservations can be made online or by phone 877-444-6777 beginning April 21.

Due to high demand, Desert View Campground requires advanced reservations during its opening April- October. You may book reservations up to 6 months in advance. Desert View Campground does not hold back any campsites for first-come, first-served camping during peak season and does not have a wait list or call back system.

There are a total of 50 campsites in the Desert View Campground.

Most sites are sized to accommodate tents or smaller RV's or Travel Trailers.

Sites can not accommodate large RV's or Travel Trailers 30 ft. maximum length - Front bumper to rear bumper.

Limit of six persons two tents two-vehicles or one RV/Travel Trailer per site.

There are no Group Sites. Affiliated Groups cannot break up into separate sites. Examples of Affiliated Group clubs, Scouts, organizations, group of friends, large family gatherings.

All campsites are dry sites. No utility, water, or sewer hook-ups are available.

Each site does have a campfire grill for fires and cooking use and a picnic table.

There are two water faucets located within the campground.

There are men's, women's, and ADA accessible restrooms in the campground.

The restrooms have flushing toilets and sinks no hot water.

No showers, laundromat, or dump station at the Desert View Campground.

The nearest showers, laundromat, and dump station are at Mather Campground, in Grand Canyon Village, 26 miles/42 km west of Desert View.

A General Store and a Gas Station are in the Desert View area with limited groceries and firewood.

Desert View Campground lies beneath a mixture of Pinyon and Juniper trees, providing most campsites with ample shade. The campground is less than 1/2 mile from the rim of the canyon. A visit to the canyon during sunrise and sunset yields spectacular views of yellow, orange, red and violet hues in the canyon walls. Layers of rock display billions of years of geologic history. Campers can take a short from the campground to the historic Desert View Watchtower. Visitors can see the mighty Colorado River, which flows 277 miles through the bottom of the canyon. Wildlife abounds on the South Rim, including elk, mule deer, coyotes, lizards, songbirds and the endangered California condor. Although condors nest below the rim, they can be seen soaring several thousand feet above the canyon in search for carrion.