This stop includes a small shop/restaurant, hotel, gas station, and visitor center. Before heading south to explore the Kaibab Plateau, stop to fuel up and check the surrounding forest for typical birds, such as Red Crossbill, Cassin’s Finch, American Three-Toed Woodpecker, Clark’s Nutcracker, etc. There are feeders at the visitor center and a water feature at the Inn that can be very attractive to migrants. Look also for Kaibab Squirrels, the Kaibab Plateau’s endemic (sub)species of Tassel-eared Squirrel, almost all-black with a white tail. Note that in winter, AZ-67 is closed.

Jacob Lake Inn has been family owned and operated since it was founded by Harold and Nina Bowman in 1923. Now, their daughter Effie Dean Bowman Rich, her children, and grandchildren continue the tradition of competent friendly service, comfortable beds, excellent meals and baked goods, outstanding quality Native American Arts and Crafts, and useful information about this unique area.

Jacob Lake Inn is an “Inn” in the original sense of the word: a public house that offers hospitality and recreation. The name evokes the idea of home-like comfort, rustic surroundings, and friendly service. We welcome you to visit and experience what it was like to travel when the journey was as important as the destination.

For more than 80 years we have followed the following philosophy at Jacob Lake Inn: Travelers are our guests and are welcome in our home.

The North Rim of the Grand Canyon is a scenic 44-mile drive from Jacob Lake Inn. Built in 1923, Jacob Lake Inn is nestled in the towering pines of the Kaibab National Forest. With complete facilities for the traveler to Grand Canyon’s North Rim including beautiful rooms, a gift shop, dining room, lunch counter, and service station.

Centrally located for visits to the Grand Canyon, Zion National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park, the Navajo and Hopi Reservations, the Vermillion Cliffs, and Lake Powell, Jacob Lake Inn is the perfect base camp for anyone wishing to tour the beautiful sights of the Southwest. We offer our services year-round with a variety of activities for each season such as sightseeing, fishing at the Colorado river, camping, snowmobiling, cross-country skiing, hiking, biking, or just relaxing.