November 12, 2026: The Havasupai Tribe hasn't announced its 2027 reservation dates yet. This guide gives the 2026 pattern, and we'll update it the day 2027 is announced. Sign up below and we'll email you before reservations open.

Last updated: November 12, 2026

Havasu Falls is on the Havasupai Reservation, not in Grand Canyon National Park, and the tribe runs its own reservation system. There's no lottery on Recreation.gov and no walk-up permit. You book a 3-night stay online when the sale opens, and popular dates go quickly.

Havasupai reservations, in short:

• Where: havasupaireservations.com, the tribe's official reservation site.
• When: 2027 dates aren't out yet. In 2026, early access ran January 21 to 31 and the regular sale opened February 1 at 8:00 a.m. Arizona time.
• How long: every booking is 4 days and 3 nights. No day hiking.
• Cost (2026): $455 per person at the campground, everything included.
• No transfers: you can't resell or hand off a reservation.

How Havasupai reservations work

The trip leader has to be there. A booking is only valid if the person who bought it, or one of up to two alternate trip leaders named when booking, checks in with photo ID. You can't add or change alternates later, so name them when you book.

Group size: one campground booking holds up to 12 people. Children 6 and under don't need a permit; everyone 7 and older does.

2027 dates

The tribe hasn't published 2027 dates. Here's how 2026 ran, which is the best guide to what to expect:

Arizona doesn't use daylight saving time, so 8:00 a.m. Arizona time in winter is 7:00 a.m. Pacific and 9:00 a.m. Mountain.

What it costs

2026 prices, per the tribe. 2027 prices haven't been announced.

In 2026, early access added $40 per person for the campground and $160 per lodge reservation.

Cancellations and transfers

Transfers and resale are prohibited. Friends in your group can pay you back, up to what you paid, but you can't sell or hand the booking to someone else. The penalty can be a cancelled booking with no refund and a permanent ban.

No cancellations. Once you book, you can't cancel or get a refund, so be sure of your dates and your group before you pay.

The tribe can close all or part of the reservation at any time, including for flooding. Monsoon season brings flash flood risk in summer.

Check-in and getting to Hualapai Hilltop

Check in before you hike. Check-in is at the tourist office at Grand Canyon Caverns & Inn, at mile marker 115 on Route 66 near Peach Springs. You can check in the day before or the morning of Day 1, and that's where you get your wristbands. Missing check-in cancels the booking with no refund.

Check-in hours (2026):

The drive: the trail starts at Hualapai Hilltop, at the end of Indian Road 18, about 60 miles from the Route 66 turnoff. Allow at least an hour and a half for that road. The nearest gas is 70 to 90 miles from the trailhead, and there's no public transit.

Parking at the Hilltop is limited and spills onto the road, and each car is registered at check-in. You can't camp or sleep in your car at the Hilltop.

The hike in

It's 8 miles from Hualapai Hilltop to Supai Village, where the lodge is, and 2 more miles to the campground. There's no water on the trail, so carry all you need for the hike in. Campsites are first come, first served once you arrive.

Trails close when it's above 115°F. No campfires, drones, alcohol or drugs, and jumping off the falls carries a $5,000 fine and a 10-year ban.

Pack mules and the helicopter

Pack mules carry up to 4 bags each, 32 lb per bag, and are booked online in advance for specific days.

The helicopter is run privately, tickets are sold on the day of travel only, and tourists have the lowest priority. In 2026 it flew Sundays, Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays. Don't plan around it.

Plan the trip with your group

Once you have dates, the hard part is everyone else: who's driving to Hualapai Hilltop, who's carrying the stove, how much food for three nights. Draft the trip once and share it, so the whole group packs from the same list.

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