National Parks Tracker

Grand Canyon National Park

Arizona

Layered red rock buttes and side canyons lit by dawn light, seen from the South Rim
Photo: Murray Foubister · CC BY-SA 2.0

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About the park

The Colorado River carved this immense canyon in northern Arizona, exposing bands of colored rock that visitors view from both rims.

Full name
Grand Canyon National Park
State
Arizona
Established
February 26, 1919
Area
1,201,647 acres (4,862.9 km²)
Coordinates
36.06° N, 112.14° W
Official site
Grand Canyon on nps.gov (opens in a new tab)