Page Last Modified: April 25, 2012


Please be aware that Havasu Canyon is a fragile environment and is subject to flash floods. Some areas in the canyon are OFF-LIMITS to visitors due to continuing repair work or unstable ground condition. Immediate closure of the canyon is possible at any given time during your visit. Visitors to Havasu Canyon assume all risks while in the canyon and should come prepared.

Lodging and camping facilities are available. Please be advised that fees are subject to changes and is final only on arrival. Please contact the Havasupai Tourist Office at 928 448 2121/2141/2180 for entry and camping permits or email httourism0@havasupai-nsn.gov and the Havasupai Lodge at 928 448 2111/2101 for lodge reservation or email htlodge0@havasupai-nsn.gov. The Havasupai Tourist Office and the Havasupai Lodge can make arrangement for packing mules service.

Havasupai Cafe (limited service) and Havasupai Trading Post is open for business. Food and beverages including fresh fruits and frozen entrees are available at the Havasupai Trading Post. Microwave ovens are available for patrons use. Group catering is also available. Please contact the Havasupai Trading Post at 928 448 2951 or email htstore0@havasupai-nsn.gov.

Visitors who wish to utilize helicopter services, please contact Airwest Helicopters at 623 516 2790.


CREDIT CARD PAYMENT IS PREFERRED.

Infrastructure

The Havasupai Tribe manages and operates its own water and sewer system. Electricity is provided and maintained by the Bureau of Indian Affairs Truxton Canon Agency. Land line telephone service is provided by TDS. The Tribe under the USDA RUS Community Connectivity Internet Broadband Grant manages and operates its own internet services. Health services are provided by the Indian Health Service from a limited service clinic. Head Start, elementary, and junior school education up to 8th grade is available on the Havasupai Reservation. TheHavasupai Elementary School is operated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Havasupai parents sent their children as early as 6th grade to various boarding schools in Oregon, Oklahoma, New Mexico and nearby California.

The Havasupai Tribe manages and administers several community programs. There is an elderly center, a headstart program, and a community center. The community center building is the largest tribally-owned facility in Supai Village.

The Supai Village is accessible by I-40 and then by the old Route 66 through either Seligman or Kingman. The nearest community is Peach Springs on the Hualapai Reservation, which lies 79 miles southwest of the Havasupai Reservation. Between Seligman and Kingman, Supai Village can be reached on BIA Route 18 for approximately 60 miles and by either an 8-mile steep trail into the Village or by helicopter.

The village of Supai is accessible only by a helicopter and primitive trails. Supai Hilltop is where access to Supai begins. The approximate distances from, Supai Hilltop to the following cities are shown below:

From Supai Hilltop To Miles Hours Minutes
Flagstaff 178.5 4 30
Phoenix 275.6 6 21
Kingman 128.3 4 1
Parker 226.7 5 45
Las Vegas 233.1 5 38
Riverside 416.1 8 5
Florence 341.8 7 18
Gallup 362.7 7 6

Travel either by trail (foot or on horses) or helicopter largely depends on weather. During winter or monsoon seasons, Supai Village is not always accessible.

There is no public transportation available for the Havasupais. U.S. mail is delivered by mules. Federal Express and United Parcel Services do not serve the Havasupai Reservation.

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