Roosevelt Point Loop

Best Time to Visit

The North Rim reopened for the season on May 15 with limited services; no potable water at this stop, so bring your own regardless of when you visit.

Trail Tips

• The view faces east across a deep side canyon, with layered red and buff rock walls dropping toward the Colorado River Gorge and the Painted Desert visible in the distance.
• Turn north and you can pick out Point Imperial.
• A trailside rock carries a Roosevelt quote urging visitors to leave the canyon as they found it — worth reading on your way to the overlook.

Getting to Roosevelt Point

Parking is limited to a single-lane pullout — arrive early or expect to wait for a spot. Cape Royal Road restricts RVs and trailer combinations over 22 feet.

What to Expect on Roosevelt Point Loop

Roosevelt Point is a short, easy walk on the North Rim, about 0.2 miles round-trip from a small pullout on Cape Royal Road, just under two miles beyond Vista Encantada. The path is level and shaded through pine and fir before opening to an overlook named for Theodore Roosevelt, whose 1908 proclamation gave the canyon early federal protection.