Grand Canyon National Park offers rental bikes from visitor center for South Rim rides, tours

Grand Canyon National Park offers bikes for rent

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. — A bicycle rental program has been added at Grand Canyon National Park.

Visitors will be able to rent bicycles starting May 1 from the visitor center through the fall season, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.

The National Park Service issued a commercial use permit to Bright Angel Bicycles LLC for the rental program. The one-year permit can be extended for a second year.

Guided tours also will be offered.

Park Superintendent Steve Martin says bicycling is a good way for visitors to experience the park’s popular South Rim, which has bicycle-friendly infrastructure.

Bicyclists won’t have to contend with private vehicle traffic in some areas. Shuttle buses can carry three bicycles each.