5 hours each way so not really day-trip accessibility. 'Fraid I'm going to pile on with the others: GC as a day trip from Vegas is a bad idea for all sorts of reasons, one them being the distance to get there and back. I strongly suggest you spend at least one night at the Grand Canyon before heading back to Vegas. Personally, it seems like you'd be on the road for 8 hours just for a few hours at the canyon. With your time, you could spend maybe a half hour at the visitor's center, and then try to catch as many overlooks as you can. ![]() Without hiking in it a bit, some kids feel underwhelmed by the canyon. It sounds like you would have half a day to see the canyon, at most. My husband and I have done the hike down the south rim and halfway up the north rim. I really don't think you get a good idea or really see the Grand Canyon unless you hike into it at least a bit. We spent a day doing the overlooks and then the following day took a couple hikes into the Canyon, using the Bright Angel trail and the South Kaibab trail. We were there in October so we (I think you will as well) had the advantage of fewer crowds. When we took our kids, we flew into the Vegas airport drove down the strip and past UNLV (called that a college tour, haha) and stopped for a bit (maybe a half hour) at the Hoover Dam and then drove to the Grand Canyon. ![]() ![]() I've spent about 2 hours in my 60 year life in Las Vegas. I've been to the Grand Canyon a few times.
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