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Desert View Drive is the name for Arizona Highway 64, which runs between Grand Canyon Village and the settlement of Desert View on the Canyon’s eastern edge. Those visiting the Grand Canyon coming from the east will get their first glimpse of the canyon along this scenic drive, including views of the Colorado River cutting through it. Other highlights along the drive are Mary Colton’s Watchtower, which is a must-do, and the Tusayan Ruin and Museum, which commemorates the remains of an Ancestral Puebloan village. At the Watchtower, visitors can expect a visitor station, bookstore, gift shop, general store, and seasonal campground. There are six well-developed viewpoints of the canyon, four picnic areas, and five unmarked pullouts.

Arizona Highway 64, Grand Canyon National Park, South Rim, AZ, Phone: 928-638-7888

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