Havasupai Campground Rangers Office

"A must go destination. It was a 10mile walk in with about 6 miles of exploration once at the site. It was beyond my expectations. Any pictures of the Havasu Falls fail to capture a true representation of the overall beauty and scale of the falls. The only caution is making reservations... near impossible to get a hold of them once the lines open for the year. It took 3 days of nonstop calls (actually, not exaggerating) to get a reservation. The campsites filled up for the year extremely fast. Good Luck!"

"This was on the top of my list for things to do on vacation in AZ, as I'm sure it is for many others. I was aware that making reservations would be difficult, but was hopeful that booking in February for dates in July would give me a small chance. I tried booking online, but felt that I might have better luck speaking with someone at the campground office. When I called the office, I was connected to a female who instructed me to go to the official Havasupai tribe website and make a reservation that way. I explained to her that I tried but would try again just in case I was doing something wrong. It did not work the second time, so I called again, reaching the same woman I believe. She told me she would look for me and was able to find two days in the time frame I was looking for, and asked me to hold on for one moment. I was disconnected while on hold, which is no big deal. I called back and this time was connected to a man named Billy who seemed extremely hasty over the phone so I tried to make my question short and sweet. He asked me to hold on reluctantly and then went on to tell me that the days I was looking at were during monsoon season and it was not a good time to visit. (Keep in mind I had been researching this for a while before I even attempted to call because I didn't want to seem totally clueless. I was aware of monsoon season being a possible bump in the road for this trip, however I was still willing to plan on going if reservations were allowed.) So after telling Billy that I knew it would be during monsoon season but was still interested, he basically told me that it wasn't going to happen. I understand that this land is sacred and enforcement is in place to protect it from being destroyed by tourism, however I feel that the potential visitor relations could be handled a bit differently. If the campgrounds are not open during monsoon season, then that's understandable. But I found nothing that said this and if it's the case then it should be on the website. I was very discouraged and put off by my experience with the campground office and decided that maybe it just wasn't meant to be. Bummer! But regardless, I hope others are able to enjoy this beautiful place, maybe I will get to someday. Maybe the campground office will train their staff to be more accommodating over the phone, whether they have availability or not."

"They generally left us alone but were available for any emergencies. Make sure to allow for preparation time if you order from the frybread tent. I gave them $8 and then found out it would be a 45 minute wait. My group was moving on and there are no refunds so I gave the ticket to somebody else. I regretted my mistake since it looked pretty good after a 10 mile hike to get there but such is life."

"Are any of you familiar with the UTTER VIOLENCE and abuse of the animals there? The trash tourists leave down there is nothing in comparison to the violence against animals, children, humans. IF you go, PLEASE WATCH this video FIRST to know the dark secret no one wants you know hiding under the saddles and packs of animals there. Please. DO NOT USE THE ANIMALS to pack or ride and tell the tribe you will NEVER support this until they stop the ABUSE."

"It rained the three days we were there and it was crowded so the area got real smelly with humans real quick. I'm sure when it is dry it is another story so good luck with the weather you encounter when you're there. Also, since it is so packed don't expect any privacy since it's not like camping in the back country and it's more like camping at an over crowded multi-day music festival without all the noise and drunkiness. There are bathrooms and a natural spring you can get water at too."