Originally posted by Stone4x4:
If you want to go to the bottom you have three choices. Mule, feet or helicopter.
Marshall
Marshall,
That's not totally true. If you drive over to Peach Springs on the Havasupai reservation, you can drive down to the river. I don't think this road to all that bad, probebly passable by passenger car. The locals do charge a small fee though. I've never been down there, but it's on my to-do list.
Xodus,
If you want to do some backpacking, I would recommend hike to the Havasupai village of Supai. A few miles beyond are some beautiful waterfalls. The total hike in is about 10-11 miles, one way. Otherwise as far as hikes into the main canyon, Bright Angel to the river is nice, about 9 miles. For an "easier" hike take Bright angle out to Plateau Point, about 6 miles down. If you don't have a ton of time, a nice shorter trail is South Kaibab out to Skeleton Point, about 3 miles down.
If you are comming from the Flagstaff, you should take US 180 out of Flagstaff to get to the Canyon. It's a very senic drive. The drive up from Williams (US 64 I think)isn't as nice in my opinion.
Whatever you do, take some time to sit and enjoy the Canyon. A simple 5 min glance isn't enough.
Enjoy,
Andy