- The canyon view from there is just average (if a Grand Canyon could be considered average), but it was definitely a stop you will want to make for bathrooms...
- It also serves as the gateway to magnificent backcountry hiking trails that originate from the Hermit Trail, a steeply winding path into the canyon that begins...
- During the busy season, you must access Hermits Rest via the Red Line shuttle. Shuttle access begins in the Grand Canyon Village, right where the Blue Line ends.
- Hermits Rest is named after Louis Boucher (aka ‘the Hermit’), who came to the canyon from Canada in 1889 with hopes of finding his fortune as a prospector.
- Scenic Driving: The scenic drive down Hermit Road to Hermits Rest provides stops where you will get some of the best views of the canyon available.
- The 7.8 mile Hermit’s Rest trail starts at an elevation of 6,860 feet and descends 3,100 feet into the canyon.
- Located at the western end of Hermit Road in Grand Canyon National Park, Hermit's Rest was designed by architect Mary Colter and built in 1914 to resemble...
- Commissioned by the Fred Harvey Company and designed by famed architect Mary E.J. Colter in 1914, Hermit’s Rest was skillfully crafted out of native rock and...
- Because it is extremely difficult to park close the shuttle bus in Grand Canyon Village, most visitors take the Village/Blue Route shuttle to get to the Hermit Rest...
- Visitors can stop in at Hermit’s Rest via Hermit Road, a scenic route on the west side of Grand Canyon Village.
- See 33 photos and 4 tips from 511 visitors to Hermits Rest.
- The structure was erected in 1914 as a rest stop for motor tours of the Grand Canyon by the Fred Harvey Company.
