Distance: 2 miles round trip on trail
Summit Elevation: 7000'
Elevation Gain: 0'
Elevation Gain (in Empire State Buildings): 0.0
Round trip time: 1 hour
Recommended water: 16 oz.
Parking/Fees: $35 National Park Fee (1 car for 1 week)
Difficulty: Easy
Shoshone Point is a short hike from highway 64 inside Grand Canyon National Park. There is a parking lot at the trailhead that holds about 20 cars. It is a flat out and back through the forest and ends in a 200' protrusion into the canyon providing 330 degree views. The views are truly spectacular and not available from nearby road turnouts. Near the end of the point is an 8' monolith. After taking some photos, I had to scramble up. The monolith was stable but I'm not sure park management would approve.
Park management would def not approve. LOL
ReplyDeleteMadison,
DeleteAbout 5 minutes after I got down, a docent led group of 10 arrived, so I missed a scolding by that much. Haha!