Grand Canyon Is Reopened to Public

The Grand Canyon is open to visitors again.

The tollbooths, scenic overlooks and souvenir shops opened first thing Monday morning, ending a shutdown that was the first in the park’s 76-year history.

Motels and cafeterias were back in business, and hikers were allowed onto a network of backcountry trails.

Mule rides into the mile-deep chasm were to resume today, as were services at Phantom Ranch, a rustic lodge on the banks of the Colorado River that can be reached only by rafters, mules and hikers who brave the nine-mile trail that winds a vertical mile down from the canyon rim.

The National Park Service estimates it lost $75,000 in revenue from the $10-per-car entrance fee that went uncollected after the park was closed Thursday.