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TRAIL DISCOVERY

35 ° 32 ’ 42.6 ” N

Diamond Creek Trail

DID YOU KNOW THAT IT ’ S POSSIBLE TO DRIVE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE GRAND CANYON IN AN OVERLAND VEHICLE ?
Diamond Creek Trail is an easy , legal trail for driving into the grand canyon . When you get there , enjoy lunch , right next to your vehicle beside the beautiful Colorado River . The road surface is very washboardy and bumpy for nearly the entire length . You ’ ll cross wash bottoms countless times as the road meanders along the floor of the canyon . It ’ s about 7 miles long , permit needed .
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