Visitor centers in Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon National Park has 2 visitor centers on the National Park Service record, 1 of them a Passport To Your National Parks stamp location. Opening hours, services, directions and contact details for each — plus the scenic drives that reach them.
2 mapped · Park boundary: National Park Service
Grand Canyon Visitor Center (South Rim)Passport stamp25 servicesTrip planning and hiking information is available through exhibit kiosks and sidewalk signs outside of the building. Park in one of four large parking lots and get your first look at Grand Canyon by walking to nearby Mather Point. With your vehicle parked at the Visitor Center, you can also board free shuttle buses and be transported around the village and out to scenic overlooks.
Verkamp's Visitor Center (South Rim)16 servicesIn the Village Historic District, near Hopi House and El Tovar Hotel, Verkamp's Visitor Center features exhibits that focus on the Grand Canyon Community; what it was like to live and work here on the brink of one of the seven natural wonders. A staffed information desk and a Grand Canyon Conservancy Museum Store are also located here. Public restrooms are available in a separate building behind the Visitor Center.
Source: National Park Service, as of 2026-08-04