The North Rim Grand Canyon Lodge is a historic structure from the 1930s and blocks the fantastic views of the canyon. However the sunroom and verandas offer great views the backside of the building.
Deli in the Pines
Built by Utah Parks Company and designed by Stanley Underwood who also designed the lodges at Zion, Bryce, Timberline and Yosemite. Today the Lodge is managed by Forever Resorts.
Old Navajo rug hangs in the Main lobby
The original lodge built in 1928 burned to the ground only four years later from a kitchen fire and was rebuilt by 1937. Much of the old rock was reused.
Dining room
There are no accommodations in the Lodge. Instead there are almost 100 cabins also built in 1928.
Auditorium
In the old days the Lodge staff would perform skits and sing songs to entertain the guests. Now we give an evening slide program in the auditorium.
You can arrange a mule ride.
No, that’s not a mule. That’s a bronze statue of Brighty the burro, an icon of the North Rim located in the Lodge’s sunroom.
Main lobby from sunroom
The sunroom sits below the main lobby and offers views of the canyon.
Hand carved Kachinas
And is finely decorated with Native art.
Plus interesting old west light fixtures.
West veranda
Outside the sunroom, verandas offer excellent views of sunset.
East veranda and sunroom
and the canyon.
The auditorium also provides great views on a rainy day.
Plus a fire on cold evenings on the veranda.
And on the east wing of the Lodge, opposite the Deli, is the Roughrider Saloon.
Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt created an animal reserve here in 1903
Where you can indulge in an adult beverage.
Inside Roughrider Saloon
Or an espresso.
Don’t forget to send a postcard mailed from the North Rim post office.
Or buy a gift for friends and family.
Grand Canyon Lodge is the most intact rustic hotel development in the National Park system remaining from the railroad era. Constructed of native Kaibab limestone and timber, the complex was designed to harmonize with its rocky and forested setting. The Grand Canyon Lodge was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987.
Those verandas certainly do look inviting to me right now to take in and merge with such a view.
In the White Mountains of New Hampshire they have a hut system and the staff actually do perform silly little skits in the evening hours. Creativity certainly does enliven the atmosphere.
Nice tour baby! Ever think about becoming a Ranger? LOL
Gee..I would love a video clip of you singing or in a skit…Couldn't they bring back the old days? Seriously..it was a interesting post that I can relate back to that series about the national parks…
The lodge is indeed a neat place to stay – I can attest to that, though it's been years.
Cool, I hadn't been there in, oh, about 42 years. New roof, otherwise looks pretty much the same.
Gaeyln, it is beautiful! That green roof makes it look like a toy Lincon Log Lodge even though it is made of stone! I Love Brighty of the Grand Canyon! My teacher read us that book when I was in elementary school. I have my own copy of the book!
Dang, I miss the north rim, Gaelyn! I'm only slightly mollified that I am headed to the Big Island of Hawaii in two days…
Wonderful post Gaelyn and what a beautiful place to work from.
Smiles
P.S. I love walking among those wonderful Ponderosa pines….I love their big cones!
I really like the stone look of the building and all the native decorations. And the VIEW!!! It must be a very popular destination in the park. Can't wait to see the accommodation.
Great tour and nice info. I like the use of native stone and wood. It is a good look. And of course the greats views are a real plus. LOL. MB
PLEASE bring that rug with you on your next visit here Gaelyn. 🙂 And when I visit there, I definitely want to have a meal in that diningroom, right next to a window. You would probably NEVER get me to leave then. 🙂
What a beautiful place!!! You make me long for a vacation! 😉
Gaelyn: Purty Fancy Indeed.
The Lodge is very beautiful and well suited for its location. I'll bet you're glad that you don't have to do skits, and I'll bet the visitors are glad too!
Its great to see the lodge again, it has been YEARS since I was there, and had forgotten much of the detail. Unfortunatly when my parents and I traveled to the north rim there was a fire and we could not see the canyon….. Another time.
I really want to see the North Rim the next time I come to the Grand Canyon. Working on a plan…