Banner image linking to ASU Nature, Culture and History at the Grand Canyon shows Grand The "Nature, Culture and History at Grand Canyon" website is the parks primary source of historical and cultural information, Click on photo above to visit site. PREHISTORIC GRANARIES ABOVE NANKOWEAP. read more
Although first afforded Federal protection in 1893 as a Forest Reserve and later as a National Monument, Grand Canyon did not achieve National Park status until 1919, three years after the creation of the National Park Service. Today Grand Canyon National Park receives close to five million visitors each year - a far cry from the annual visitation of 44,173 which the park received in 1919. read more
The Grand Canyon achieved National Park status in 1919, three years after President Woodrow Wilson created the National Park Service. Grand Canyon Skywalk Grand Canyon National Park received about 44,000 visitors when it first opened in 1919. read more
Ancient History. The earliest known occupation of the Grand Canyon began some 11,500 ago. This time, known as the Paleo-Indian period, lasted around 3,000 years to the conclusion of the last ice age. read more