Directions to Havasupai
All hikes to Havasu Falls begin and end at Hualapai Hilltop (the Havasupai trailhead). The trailhead is in a remote location not easy to find if you don’t have good directions. Print these Havasupai trailhead directions, bring them with you, and follow them closely.
Havasupai Trailhead From Phoenix
Drive Options: rental vehicle or personal vehicle
Drive Time: 4.5 hours
Lodging: We recommend staying as close to the trailhead as possible so you can get an early start the next morning. The best option is the Grand Canyon Caverns Inn, which is 60 minutes from Hilltop (the trailhead).
Directions:
- Drive north on I-17 and exit onto AZ-69 N at Exit 262 toward Prescott
- After 21 miles merge onto AZ-89 toward Chino Valley
- Continue on AZ-89 to I-40 and go west on I-40
- Take the I-40 Business Exit, Exit 123, toward AZ-66/Seligman/Peach Springs
- After about 22 miles you’ll see the Grand Canyon Caverns Inn on your left (closest lodging to the trailhead)
- Keep your eye out for Indian Road 18 heading to the right (north), and turn onto it.
- Follow Indian Road 18 for approximately 60 miles, where the road ends at Hilltop (the trailhead)
Havasupai Trailhead From Flagstaff
Drive Options: rental vehicle or personal vehicle
Drive Time: 3.5 hours
Lodging: We recommend staying as close to the trailhead as possible so you can get an early start the next morning. The best option is the Grand Canyon Caverns Inn, which is 60 minutes from Hilltop (the trailhead).
Directions:
- Drive west on I-40
- Take the I-40 Business Exit, Exit 123, toward AZ-66/Seligman/Peach Springs
- After about 22 miles you’ll see the Grand Canyon Caverns Inn on your left (closest lodging to the trailhead)
- Keep your eye out for Indian Road 18 heading to the right (north), and turn onto it.
- Follow Indian Road 18 for approximately 60 miles, where the road ends at Hilltop (the trailhead)
Havasupai Trailhead From Las Vegas
Drive Options: rental vehicle or personal vehicle
Drive Time: 3.5 hours
Lodging: We recommend staying as close to the trailhead as possible so you can get an early start the next morning. The best option is the Grand Canyon Caverns Inn, which is 60 minutes from Hilltop (the trailhead).
Directions:
- Take US-93 South from Las Vegas and follow it for 102 miles
- At Kingman, merge onto I-40 E/US-93 S toward Flagstaff/Phoenix and stay on for 4 miles.
- Take the Andy Devine Avenue exit (Exit 53) toward AZ-66 E/Kingman Airport
- Turn left onto US-93 Bus S (E Andy Devine Avenue) and continue to follow E Andy Devine Avenue
- E Andy Devine Avenue becomes E Highway 66/AZ-66, and follow this for appx 50 miles
- Watch for Indian Road 18 on your left. If you reach Grand Canyon Caverns Inn (on your right), you’ve driven past Indian Road 18. However, we recommend staying at the GCC Inn, which is the closest lodging to the trailhead.
- Follow Indian Road 18 for approximately 60 miles, where the road ends at Hilltop (the trailhead)
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