3 places · 1 with rooms, 1 camping, 2 with meals on the Cottonwood Campground → Phantom Ranch section of the Grand Canyon Rim to Rim, in Phantom Ranch. Phone and WhatsApp numbers are listed so you can book ahead.
Designated backcountry campground on Bright Angel Creek near the Colorado River, 22.5 km from the North Rim and 15.3 km from the South Rim, with about 31 small sites and 2 group sites, food cans, toilets, a ranger station and an emergency phone. Permit required (Recreation.gov); closed until further notice after the 29 August 2026 flood.
Historic lodge at the bottom of the canyon, 0.6 km north of Bright Angel Campground, with cabins for 2–10 people and separate men's and women's hiker dorms (reopened September 2026, $90 a bed). Space is allocated by an online lottery long in advance; closed through at least 19 November 2026 after the flood.
Canteen at Phantom Ranch: breakfast, sack lunches and steak, stew or vegetarian dinners for guests who booked meals in advance, and a side window selling snacks and drinks to all hikers (8 am–8 pm). Closed with Phantom Ranch after the August 2026 flood.
Checked online in October 2026. Places marked "not confirmed by the operator" are listed on OpenStreetMap or in guides but could not be checked on an official page. The campgrounds on the Grand Canyon Rim to Rim are NPS backcountry sites: a permit is required, you may stay at most two nights in each, and each site has a picnic table, pack pole and metal food can. Fires are banned below the rim, so cook on a gas stove, and carry a filter: in 2026 the taps are off.
The Grand Canyon Rim to Rim route works offline in Outest, with these places on the map and a trail guide you can ask about water, weather and the next village.