Grand Canyon National Park · Arizona

Thunder River

12 mi of trail, end to end · about 950 ft of climbing · 4,700 ft of descent · 2,495 ft–6,237 ft · native surface · trail class Moderately Developed · hiking

6,227 ft 2,495 ft · 12 mi high 6,235 ft

Trailhead Thunder River 6,231 ft Drive there

On the parks map

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.