Point Sublime Trail

Best Time to Visit

Road is generally accessible mid-May through mid-October and closes with North Rim winter conditions.

Trail Tips

• There are picnic tables and a vault toilet at the point, and two backcountry campsites are available there with a permit from the North Rim ranger station — no water on site, so bring your own.
• High-clearance/4WD vehicle required; not suited to passenger cars.
• Backcountry permit required for overnight camping at the point.

Getting to Point Sublime

The road crosses sand, rock, and mud, and downed trees can block it after storms, so a saw or axe is worth carrying. From where the road ends, it's a short walk out to the point itself.

What to Expect on the Point Sublime Trail

Point Sublime is a North Rim overlook that most visitors never see, and the reason is the approach: a rough, roughly 17-mile dirt road off the main park road near the Widforss Trail turnoff, passable only to high-clearance and preferably four-wheel-drive vehicles. What you get for the drive is a sweeping, largely unobstructed view across the west-central canyon, considered one of the best panoramas on either rim precisely because so few people make the trip.