Shopping choices are rather limited on the North Rim, but if you run out of toothpaste or want to pick up a few souvenirs to take home, you’ll find what you need. The North Rim Visitor Center’s bookstore offers nature guides, posters, videos, and coffee-table books, as well as learning-themed items for kids of all ages.

Forget to bring a hat or sunscreen? The gift shop (8 a.m.–9 p.m. daily) in the lodge complex has a wide selection of items, from hiking hats to T-shirts, jewelry, native art, books, and plenty of souvenirs for the kiddies.

Additional camping gear can be found at the campground’s General Store (928/638-2611, ext. 270, 7 a.m.–8 p.m. daily mid-May–Sept. 30, 7 a.m.–7 p.m. daily Oct. 1–14), along with sundries, snacks, and picnic supplies.

Outside the park, Kaibab Lodge (Hwy. 67, 5 mi. north of park entrance, 928/638-2389) has a selection of gifts and souvenirs, from cutesy country-themed items to flint knives and arrowheads knapped by a local artisan.

If you’re interested in Native American art, be sure to stop at the Jacob Lake Inn (928/643–7232), which is 45 miles north of the rim, near the junction of Highways 67 and 89A. The Navajo rugs decorating the walls of the dining room are for sale, as are silver and turquoise jewelry, sand paintings, pottery, kachinas, baskets, and other traditional crafts made by Navajo, Hopi, Zuni, and Paiute Indians. The inn also has a wide selection of books, maps, and gifts.