With close to five million visitors annually, Grand Canyon National Park draws individuals with a wide range of recreational and educational needs. Popular activities include hiking, backpacking, whitewater rafting, mule rides, and helicopter tours. While planning your desired activities you should take into consideration a number of factors including your level of fitness, familiarity with the outdoors, length of visit, budget, and whether you’re coming to learn, relax, recreate, find solitude, make new friends, or a combination thereof.

GCFI has crafted a wide variety of educational programs to address a number of these needs. You’ll find them arranged into three main groups- Single-Day Classes, Rim-Based Classes, and Backcountry Classes. For more comprehensive trip-planning information visit the Grand Canyon National Park Web site.