Located on the South Rim, the Desert View Watchtower is located about 23 miles east of Grand Canyon Village via Desert View Drive (close to the park's east entrance). Designed in 1932 by renowned ...

Cultural demonstrators have returned to the Desert View Watchtower in the View Room, where visitors can experience Indigenous ...

Perched along the canyon's rim, the centerpiece of Desert View is the Desert View Watchtower, architect Mary Colter's 1932 building that incorporated design elements of the Ancestral Puebloan ...

Be on the lookout for javelina. We saw two during our stay — one right behind our campsite, and another near the Desert View Watchtower. There are lots of elk too. Desert View Campground also ...