Drinking Water in the Cross-Canyon Corridor – Apr 22, 2024

ALERT A Waterline Break has shut off the water at Phantom Ranch, Bright Angel Campground, Delta/Boat Beach, and Manzanita. Hikers/runners must be able to filter or treat water. The only pre-treated, drinking water for hikers in the inner canyon is at Havasupai Gardens.

Grand Canyon’s water supply comes from Roaring Springs, a natural spring located approximately 3,500 feet below the North Rim. Water is delivered via an aging pipeline that suffers multiple breaks a year. When the pipeline breaks, water stops flowing to the North and South Rims and sites along the way. Although large storage tanks provide ample water to rim locations, while the pipeline is being repaired water may or may not be available below the rim in the cross-canyon Corridor.

When hiking below the rim a method to treat water must ALWAYS be part of your hiking gear. Information on how to treat water at www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/safe-water.htm

The list below shows if water is on or off
(IF THE PIPELINE IS UNDERGOING REPAIRS WATER MAY BE OFF TEMPORARILY)

North Kaibab Trailhead: water OFF for the season
Supai Tunnel: water OFF for the season
Roaring Springs Day Use Area is CLOSED and has no water
Manzanita Day Use Area: water OFF due to pipeline break
Cottonwood Campground and Day Use Area: water OFF for the season
Phantom Ranch Canteen: water OFF due to pipeline break
Bright Angel Campground: water OFF due to pipeline break
Phantom Boat Beach: water OFF due to pipeline break
Plateau Point: water OFF for the season Plateau Point is CLOSED for waterline replacement
Havasupai Gardens: water ON
Bright Angel Trail, Three-Mile Resthouse: water OFF for the season (projected to be on by mid-May)
Bright Angel Trail, Mile-and-a-Half Resthouse: water OFF for the season (projected to be on by mid-May)
Bright Angel Trailhead: water ON
South Kaibab Trailhead: water ON

Seasonal water stations are usually turned off for the winter sometime between Oct 10th and 30th dependent on location and associated temperatures.

Water available (year-round) on the South Rim at the Backcountry Information Center in the lobby. Water available (year-round) on the North Rim outside the Backcountry Information Center. Additional water bottle filling stations can be found on the Go “Green” and Refill Your Water Bottles web page.

Plan Ahead and Prepare: A backup method to treat water, should the pipeline break, must always be included as part of your hiking gear. Backcountry hikers should always carry extra water.