The Grand Canyon Area is best known for the Grand Canyon, of course, and Grand Canyon National Park. It is also famous for river rafting on the Colorado River, which flows through the middle of the Grand Canyon. The Kaibab-Paiute, Hualapai, Havasupai and Navajo Indian Reservations are located in this area as well, along with the eastern part of the Lake Mead National Recreation Area and the Pipe Spring National Monument.
Visitors come from all over the world to witness the spectacular scenes of the Grand Canyon.
Click on a gold-bordered adjoining area to go to that page. These caves are documented at 345 million years old, with fossilized fish visible along the lighted trails. A winter storm fills the Grand Canyon and the South Kaibab Trail. The Navajo Nation has the largest amount of land of all American Indian tribes, with approximately square miles of land under their control. The Bib Boquillas Ranch is land that was purchased by the Navajo Nation.