Mather Campground in AZ -- Campground & RV Camping

Mather Campground is a large 327-site facility set under a canopy of ponderosa pine, pinyon, and juniper trees in Grand Canyon Village on the South Rim. Located one mile from the canyon rim, it features standard tent and RV sites without hookups, seven group sites, and two equine sites. On-site amenities include campfire rings with cooking grates, picnic tables, drinking water spigots, flush toilets, a nearby dump station, and a generator-free loop. The paved Greenway trail passes directly through the campground, offering foot and bike access to scenic overlooks, the park visitor center, and the Rim Trail.

Getting there: Address: 1 Mather Campground Road, Grand Canyon, AZ 86023. Mather Campground is located within the park in Grand Canyon Village on the South Rim. From the south entrance station: proceed for about three miles (5 km) and turn left on Center Road. Travel 1/4 mile (.4 km) and turn right onto Market Plaza Road. The campground is about one mile (1.6 km) down Market Plaza Road on the right (Mather Campground Road). From the east entrance station: follow the road 25 miles (40 km) and turn left at the "T" intersection onto South Entrance Road. Travel about 1/2 mile (.8 km) and turn right at the intersection onto Center Road. Travel 1/4 mile (.4 km) and turn right onto Market Plaza Road. The campground is about one mile (1.6 km) down Market Plaza Road on the right (Mather Campground Road). .

• Little separation from through roads or other sites here, a 327-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
• Sits on broad, near-level ground.
• 12 hike-in sites, with most of them shaded.
• Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

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