Quote Originally Posted by Bailey Guns View Post
Easy 8 day trip with lots of time to spend in the area.

But go to the north rim rather than the south rim. Not as touristy, less crowded. Course, all of the attractions are on the south rim side.
Was just there a bit over 12 hours ago. FWIW, it seems half of Arizona as a "no guns" sign on it. Got tired of disarming and finally decided to just honor their requests and keep my gun (and money) away...

Anyway, I went along the south side, did a short loop along the rim of the canyon and back to the south of the buildings. Very worthwhile, I'll be back to do the full hike. I can't vouch for the north side as I didn't make it there with the time I had.