5Grand Canyon West or Parashant National Monument Instead of Grand Canyon National Park
In 2018 the Grand Canyon National Park racked up nearly 5.9 million visitors. If you’d like to avoid the crowds but still see this natural wonder in Arizona, you do have options. There’s the Hualapai tribe opened Grand Canyon West, complete with a 4,000-foot-high glass skywalk, a zipline, boat tours and river rafting along the Colorado River. There’s also the more secluded Parashant National Monument. Although it’s perched on the canyon’s edge it hosts less than 18,000 visitors yearly.
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