The North Rim will be closed through the rest of the 2025 season, at least. That is a blow to small businesses around the Grand Canyon that rely on tourists in the summer. “It’s a lot to be trying to comprehend and to figure out what to do,” said Rich.

A lightning-caused wildfire known as the Dragon Bravo Fire is burning on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. The fire is currently estimated at approximately 10 acres and is located south of the Basin near the W1 Road.

Two Arizona wildfires wreaking havoc north of the Grand Canyon were still burning with no containment as of Monday morning.

The Grand Canyon’s North Rim in Arizona also closed Thursday because of a wildfire on adjacent Bureau of Land Management land near Jacob Lake. The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office said it helped evacuate people from an area north of Jacob Lake and campers in the Kaibab National Forest nearby.

Grand Canyon National Park’s North Rim, Jacob Lake and surrounding areas of the forest were evacuated Thursday as a 1,000-acre fire burned nearby. U.S. Highway 89A is closed between Fredonia and Bitter Springs.