If hiking or riding a mule to the bottom of Grand Canyon and spending the night at Phantom Ranch is on your bucket list, know this: You have to plan well in advance. Phantom Ranch, the rustic lodge ...

The rustic lodge that offers one of the most sought-after experiences at Grand Canyon National Park will be closed through March 2025. All operations at the historic Phantom Ranch, including lodging, ...

Although 2024 has just begun, Grand Canyon travelers planning the trek to Phantom Ranch will have to wait until after the next New Year’s Day. Phantom Ranch, the rustic lodge at the bottom of the ...

Grand Canyon National Park will open two campgrounds on November 1, attracting more tourists. Ex-rangers continue to ask for park closures.

Grand Canyon visitors will have a new opportunity to reserve stays at Phantom Ranch, the rustic lodge at the canyon bottom that's so difficult to get into you need to enter a lottery to get a chance.

For decades mules have delivered mail and care packages to the boatmen and backpackers at Phantom Ranch, a small outpost on the floor of the canyon. But now the company that runs the mule train says ...

Xanterra, which operates concessions at eight National Parks in the West, has about 150 mules that transport produce, people and basically everything else that Phantom Ranch – nestled along the ...