Rim Trail: Log Benches - Grand Canyon Village AZ

City:: Grand Canyon Village, AZ
Site Type:: Parks and Recreation, Paths and Trails
New Deal Agencies:: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Work Relief Programs
Started:: 1935
Completed:: 1935
Quality of Information:: Moderate
Marked:: No
Site Survival:: Unknown

Description

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) conducted extensive development work at Grand Canyon Village, 1933-37.

The National Park Service CCC Walking Tour notes that: “While the CCC crews were refurbishing the rock wall [along Rim Trail, in 1935], they also constructed new log benches.”

Documentation is lacking as to whether the benches extant today were the original benches made by the CCC.

Source notes

CCC Walking Tour:
"The Civilian Conservation Corps: A Legacy Preserved at Grand Canyon Village," by the National Park Service. https://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/upload/CCC-Walking-Tour-GRCA.pdf

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on April 28, 2022.