The cost to buy one of the transferred Havasupai Falls permits is $395 (per person). This can only on be done the official Havasupai Tribe Reservation website. Surrendered permits can be transferred to anyone who wants to buy them. Check the cancellation list every morning for upcoming dates this year.Wait until February 1st of each year when that year’s reservation system opens.Permits are required, and there are two ways to get one: To keep beautiful Havasupai Falls from being overrun by tourists, the Havasupai Tribe puts strict limits on permits.Īfter a three-year Covid closure, the tribe reopened the area for visitors in 2023. Grand Canyon (South Rim) to Havasupai Trailhead Here are some other mile markers to the Havasupai Trailhead from major cities: The nearest town is Peach Springs, Arizona, which is an hour south on Indian Road 18, along Route 66. It’s part of the same canyon system, carved by the Colorado River and its tributaries, like Havasu Creek. The Confluence (with the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon)įrom the satellite view, Havasupai Falls appears very close to the Grand Canyon.It’s an eight-mile hike from the trailhead to the village of Supai:įrom the village of Supai, moving northwest along Havasu Creek, you’ll pass:
#Havasupai waterfall gif series
This map shows the series of waterfalls along Havasu Creek, and also references (not to scale) the hike in from the Hualapai Hilltop / Havasupai Trailhead. It drops down into the 50s during the winter months.
In the spring and fall, the creek’s temperature is usually in the 60s. In the summer, the water temperature in Havasu Creek is in the 70-to-75 degree range. Here’s a sample of a year’s worth of water temperature readings from the USGS gauge in Havasu Creek. Not only does the temperature fluctuate through the seasons, the gauges show: it fluctuates by five degrees everyday.
The USGS tracks temperature readings daily. The Water Temperature at Havasupai FallsĪ lot of blogs say the water temperature in Havasu Creek is a steady 70 degrees Fahrenheit all year. The Havasupai Tribe says a heavy concentration of lime in the creek creates the turquoise hue that makes this area famous. “Havasupai” means “people of the blue-green water.” Over the course of about 20 miles, Havasu Creek cascades over the rocky terrain several times, creating unique waterfalls that are now world-famous. It’s spring-fed from snowmelt and runoff on the Kaibab Plateau. Havasu Creek is one of the biggest tributaries to the Colorado River.
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