Do I need to bring my own tent for camping in Grand Canyon?

mosquito_d

I'm going to Grand Canyon (and other canyons like Glen Canyon, Antelope Canyon) next week, and I'm planning to sleep in the campsites overnight.

So I need to bring my own tent with me? Do they already have tents set up on the camp sites?

Also temperature goes to around 14F at nights, so do you suggest sleeping in a tent since it gets really cold at nights? Do people do this?

Thank you!

Answer
Tenting is your responsibility, the resort at the bottom of the canyon has yurts available for a fee. You can also arrange with recreational rental agencies and have delivered and set up at your reserved campsite a very nice camping trailer. The tent camping area is also seasonal meaning that currently the campgrounds are closed on the north rim, south rim is open all year
http://www.mikethompson.com/
http://www.hitthetrail.com/north-rim-yurt
http://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/trail-closures.htm
http://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/cg-sr.htm

If you don't have reservations you had better get them pronto as they go fast for the popular dates
http://www.recreation.gov/camping/Mather_Campground/r/campgroundDetails.do?contractCode=NRSO&parkId=70971&topTabIndex=Search

what is the best time of year to tent camp in grand canyon national park?

sherman su

i am an experienced camper. my husband has only been camping once and is picky about heat, rain, etc. we have a 12, 9, and 5 year old. we tent camp.

Answer
I think that the best time of year is from now until the middle of October and from first week in April to the middle of May
Understand that the operative here is "On" which should not be confused with "In" Because given the ages of your children you will not be able to get the Backcountry Permit that NPS requires of all hikers who intend to spend any amount of nights camped "In " the Grand Canyon
Here's what goes into getting a Backcountry Permit http://www.nps.gov/grca/parknews/upload/backcountry_planner08.pdf
Since you will be spending nights on the Rim you really have only 2 choices inside the S.Rim side of the Park:
The uber civilized Mather CG and sort of remote and nice w /great views CS at Desert View
Here's all that you need to know about that
http://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/cg-sr.htm
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Side note :
It is often incorrectly stated by many other posters that GCNP is hot in summer >While that statement is 100% true if one is referring to the Inner Canyon it is not true if one is referring to the Rims of the Canyon which will rarely get hotter than 90 F
The S.Rim is at 7000' in a Ponderosa Pine forest
The N. Rim is at 8000'+ in a Ponderosa Pine forest that transitions to Aspens
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