Trailer Village RV Park

Beautiful scenery all around!
The staff was very friendly and helpful with any info and questions. There are elk everywhere when I stayed.
Pull through sites were lone enough for my 35' trailer however my site was not level and took every leveling block, ramp to get it elevated on the right side by almost 7". I was glad I had the level mate pro setup to do this. Lots of tree around good shade. Lots of paths around for the puppies to walk - if it paved in the park, dogs allowed, however check with the park staff and campground staff for current areas/restrictions. I didnot use any of the campground facilities while docked in my sites so not sure about what is available/ clean/ locations.

We arrived after 6 pm so had to check in at the lodge. The line was very long and it took about 20 minutes. The employees there couldn’t be bothered to answer any of our questions since we weren’t staying at the lodge. Treated us like the red headed step child. Had a spot close to the bathrooms and they were filthy so we just used our own in the RV. The water froze every night there. More importantly, even though we were close to the village I would not recommend shopping there. Everything is at least 4 times more expensive than usual. The drive to the nearest town is a 3 hr round trip.

If you stay here get all supplies in Flagstaff before arriving. The park itself is gorgeous and we had a great time. The staff at the gift shops and shuttles were all lovely. I would say the higher price is worth not going back and forth outside the park every day but that’s the only perk.

We arrived late but check in was easy at the Yavapai Lodge. Then we discovered our assigned spot was already taken, but staff quickly assigned us another spot close to the bathrooms.
The bathrooms are warm, but not really very clean. For this rate, they really should give the toilets a few minutes of attention and fix up the place a little.
Our water connection froze up, found out it isn't heat traced despite the winters there routinely falling well below freezing! However, their guy come out to blow-torch it in less than 15 minutes, so I have to give credit to their maintenance staff.
The location is great, just wish they gave the place a bit more attention and care.

We loved this campground! Close proximity to shuttle, paved trails to rim, and grocery store (yet felt secluded as well). The elk visits each morning and evening were pretty spectacular. Our site was at the end of an aisle which gave us a sense of privacy. It overlooked the woods too. The nearby restroom was closed but, with full hookups not really needed too often (there was another restroom located within walking distance). Showers are at the neighboring Mather Campground for a nominal fee (again, because of full hook-ups at Trailer Village, you may not need this amenity.). There are paved trails connecting the entire park to all the sites and shopping, which makes for great walking and bicycling. There is a shuttle stop at Trailer Village and the shuttle runs throughout the day and into the evening every few minutes. Riding the shuttle avoids hunting for parking spaces at the more popular sites. A great stay!

This privately run RV camping facility within the GCNP is tailored to accommodate all sizes of RVs from trailers to mega-monsters. All sites are drive-through and have full hookups and picnic tables. Some (like ours) even have nearby shade trees. The sites are close but staggered to allow some sense of privacy. We arrived to discover there had been a mixup in our reservation date. The desk staff was very helpful in allowing us to occupy a cancelled space. The campsite is in comfortable biking distance from the main park attractions and the convenient park shuttle bus to all others stops next to the camp entrance booth. We had a terrific 2-day visit and would recommend this RV park to any visitors who want a comfortable GCNP experience.

Trailer Village has two kinds of sites - premier and not so premier. The difference is $10/night and we sprang for the 50' long premium site. We had a paved pull-thru ( pretty much all sites are pull-thru) and full hookups. All the sites in these rows are sharply angled pull-thrus and the tree branches were not a problem on Row C. Parking was simple and we used 2 boards to level side-to-side. There was also no difficulty with the location of our electric, water or sewer. The site had a dirty, rusty grill on a stand, which we had no use for, and a wood picnic table. There are no fire rings or patio here.
Check-in is "different" - you have to pull well past the office towards a sign that says school bus stop and park there, then walk back to the office where they will assign you your site and take payment for the remainder of your bill. Trailer village has restrooms but no showers. For showers and laundry you go to the nearby Mather Campground, which is cheaper, no hookups, and more like a state park layout. The drive up 64 is two lane for the most part with a few very small towns along the way.
Fuel (including diesel) is available at an Exxon in Tusayan (South Entrance) or Chevron at Desert View at the East Entrance.
Two of our nights we had Elk visit the greenway near the Restroom building, near our site C13. Also so many hike along the roads, a coyote along a greenway, and a wild horse out on 64. Ravens are all over the campsite looking for scraps.
If we were coming back here again, I would not hesitate to stay here for the value of the location. If I had a smaller, 30' or less camper, and could get by without hookups, then Mather Campground would be fine too.
We visited there for 4 nights in mid April. Temps were in the 70's daytime and 30's to 40's overnight.
Try to fit a drive out to Desert View, different views of the canyon and the Colorado River and less visitors. Many pull offs and viewing points along the way. It's a 2 lane road and is quite twisty as you approach the end. The Watchtower is closed, but all the other locations there are open. (Market, Trading Post, Gas station)
The main Visitor Center near the Bike Shop and Mather Point was closed. Information is posted outside on bulletin boards.
There is a hike we found on a website that wasn't mentioned in official publications - Google Shoshone Point trail. It is east of the village off of 64 and has a small parking lot and a level, 1 mile hike, through Ponderosa Pines. Ends up at the Rim of the Canyon, then go left (west) and you will come to a picnic grove with tables and a fire ring.
El Tovar breakfast doesn't require a reservation and food was delicious - coffee too. Show up at 7 or you will have a long wait.
Try to see a sunrise or sunset and during inclement weather the colors really popped on the canyon walls and clouds were dramatic.
Biking on the greenway trails was excellent!
Market Plaza grocery was fully stocked, no worries about leaving for food.
Post office next door to grocery will accept General Delivery and the counter service was friendly.

The only negative here is the sites are close, parking lot close, urban KOA close. And they are pricey - highest we paid on our 5 week tour of the S.W.
But having full hookups inside the National Park where you can ride the shuttle bus from right at the front of the campground is worth it. And you're inside the park - we were greeted my an Elk, grazing next to our site. She returned several times and pretty much dared vehicles to bother her :-).
The Utilities were all solid.
The staff that checked is in was a little abrupt, not rude, just not overly talkative or helpful. But I'm sure the staff rotates and you won't have the same experience.

This is a convenient RV park that is expensive for what you get like all lodging in a NP.

Beware, there are 2 types of sites. “”Classic” means crappy. The other sites are paved and decent. The classic sites are the former employee housing sites where they’ve cleared away the old trailers. Our first site was so bad I could not level our TT with nearly 6”. The sewer had no cover and was just an open pipe. The electric is 50/20a only, so you need an adaptor for 30a. The bathroom was non functional so there were only portables. The trash cans were small and packed full most of the time.

I go here again for the convenience, but not at a classic site.