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North Rim, Wilderness Trail

Clear Creek Trail

Amazing views that lead to Cheyava Falls.

(6070 x 3229) View from the Clear Creak Trail down into the inner gorge of the Grand Canyon at the Colorado River more than 1000 ft/ 305m below. In the center of the photo are the Cremation boater camps - around River Mile 87. The upper and lower Cremation Camps are located just upriver from the Black Bridge and the Phantom Ranch boat beach. Use of the two camps at Cremation is restricted to those trips who will be exchanging passengers the following day. If your trip is not exchanging passengers in the vicinity of Phantom Ranch, do not plan to use Cremation Camp. NPS Photo by Michael Quinn.

Trail Details

The Civilian Conservation Corps built the trail to Clear Creek in 1933. The northeast arm of Clear Creek Canyon, north of Honan Point, contains the highest waterfall in Grand Canyon. Most times of the year, Cheyava Falls is a mere trickle, but after a wet winter it gushes from the cliff face in a series of cascades. The Kolb brothers, early canyon photographers, first explored Cheyava Falls in 1903 after a prospector spotted what he thought was a cliff coated with a sheet of ice.

Clear Creek Trail map, 2017

Trail Guide

To find specific trailhead locations and view topography, check out the official National Park Service guide.

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