The
Toroweap area is located in a very remote region in the western section
of Grand Canyon on the North Rim. It has one of the classic views of
the inner canyon with a 3000 foot sheer vertical drop to the Colorado
River and one of its most notorious rapids, Lava Falls. Spectacularly
dramatic! Toroweap is a Paiute word meaning “dry or barren valley”, and
they aren’t joking! Far away from any visitor services barring nine
primitive campsites and one primitive group site (information below), no
water, no firewood, and at least 60 miles /100 km to the nearest small
town on a bumpy washboard dirt road.
Getting There
Tuweep is accessible year-round, however, accessible
DOES NOT mean easy! The park states that
25% of visitors get one or more flat tires
on the road to or from Tuweep. So good tires and at least one GOOD
spare tire is essential. Also having extra water, food, and fuel as well
as tools and a working knowledge on using them are VERY WISE when
visiting. Cell phone service is spotty or non-existent, so you cannot
count on calling your way out of a predicament either.
There is NO telephone or cell coverage at Tuweep/Toroweap.
Luckily, our friend Heidi is a professional photographer so we got some AMAZING photos!
I took the ones below with my cell phone ;)
