Canyon de chelly Accomodation

How crowded does it get here in april? Camping and/or motels.
Should I book?

TIA

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mark

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mark wrote:

How crowded does it get here in april? Camping and/or motels.
Should I book?

there are a few. 10 years ago, i went in May/June. No problem getting
a place in the park (or around there) in the evening. However, if you
are sure of your dates, better to book.

From: mark

How crowded does it get here in april?

Sometimes very crowded around Easter, but otherwise you should be able to get a
room fairly close to your date. I rarely make a reservation more than a couple
of days before I go up there.

Camping and/or motels. Should I book?

If you know the day(s) you're there, sure, why not? I'd recommend Thunderbird
Lodge or the Holiday Inn Express or the Junction Inn for motels, in that order.
There's a campground at Thunderbird and a few smaller campgrounds further
up-canyon.

Most people get their fill of de Chelly in a day or two at the most, unless
you're doing a longer horseback or camping trip thru the inner Canyon. And
don't be surprised if you get approached by locals bumming money for booze,
which tends to knock the shine off the experience for many.

Other than driving the rim routes, hiking down to White House Ruins and doing
the inner-canyon jeep or horseback tours there's not much going on at de
Chelly, I feel.

Bill

In message , Bill Hilton
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From: mark

How crowded does it get here in april?

Sometimes very crowded around Easter, but otherwise you should be able to get a
room fairly close to your date. I rarely make a reservation more than a couple
of days before I go up there.

It's be most likely after Easter.

Camping and/or motels. Should I book?

If you know the day(s) you're there, sure, why not? I'd recommend Thunderbird
Lodge or the Holiday Inn Express or the Junction Inn for motels, in that order.
There's a campground at Thunderbird and a few smaller campgrounds further
up-canyon.

That's the trouble
It's a free and easy road trip around arizona so I'm not sure which days


Most people get their fill of de Chelly in a day or two at the most, unless
you're doing a longer horseback or camping trip thru the inner Canyon. And
don't be surprised if you get approached by locals bumming money for booze,
which tends to knock the shine off the experience for many.

I've been there before in the fall and I've not experienced this. I have
heard about ti though.

Other than driving the rim routes, hiking down to White House Ruins and doing
the inner-canyon jeep or horseback tours there's not much going on at de
Chelly, I feel.


Well no. But it's a cool 'not much'

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mark

Camping and/or motels. Should I book?

It's a free and easy road trip around arizona so I'm not sure which days

I think I'd just jot down the phone numbers of the Thunderbird Lodge and
Junction Inn and buy a phone card when I get to the US and call ahead a day or
so before I got to CdC to check on room status.