​Native Cultures At Grand Canyon

Archaeologists have discovered ruins and artifacts from inhabitants dating back nearly 12,000 years. Prehistoric humans first settled in and around the canyon during the last Ice Age, when mammoths, giant sloths and other large mammals still roamed North America. Large stone spear points provide evidence of early human occupation.
Hundreds of small split-twig figurines made between 1000 and 2000 B.C. have been discovered in caves in the canyon wall. The figurines are shaped like deer and bighorn sheep. Anthropologists think that prehistoric hunters may have left the figurines in caves as part of a ritual to ensure a successful hunt.
Ancestral Pueblo people—followed by Paiute, Navajo, Zuni and Hopi tribes—once inhabited the Grand Canyon. The Havasupai people now claim the Grand Canyon as their ancestral home. According to tribal history, the Havasupai have lived in and around the canyon for more than 800 years.
Almost all of the Havasupai ancestral land was taken for use as public land with the creation of the Grand Canyon first as a reserve and later a national park. In 1975, the Havasupai regained a large portion of their land from the federal government after influential newspapers including the Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times and the San Francisco Chronicle took up their cause.
The Havasupai today make most of their money from tourism. The cerulean pools and red rocks of Havasu Falls, located near a remote portion of Grand Canyon National Park, draw about 20,000 visitors each year.

Food & Dining

​The Grand Canyon Lodge Dining Room offers spectacular views of the North Rim making it the perfect spot to enjoy a delicious meal during your visit. Our chef and culinary team have designed a menu with regional flavors, American comfort food, and healthy selections. Smoked for 16 hours, consider trying our signature Ponderosa Smoked Brisket Platter.

R E C O M M E N D A T I O N S

Summer Destinations

Williams

Ash Fork

Flagstaff

Ride to the Four Corners, Cortez, Durango, Silverton, Ouray Colorado and the Million Dolar Highway was a huge success!

Places to go
​ All mileages are from Corral Ranch Arizona

DESTINATION                         MILES

Williams, AZ.                                                     13

​Ash Fork, AZ.                                                     31

​Flagstaff, AZ.                                                    43

​Grand Canyon National Park, AZ.        52

Seligman, AZ.                                                    56

​Sedona, AZ.                                                        68

​Prescott, AZ.                                                      82

​Meteor Crater, AZ.                                         85

Jerome, AZ.                                                       101

​Petrified Forest National Park, AZ.  157

Page, AZ.                                                            172

Lake Powell, AZ.                                            182

Phoenix, AZ.                                                     183

Las Vegas, NV.                                                230

​Durango Co.                                                     352

Tombstone, AZ.                                              366

Frank and Alison on Route 66

Frank riding in Colorado

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