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Arizona’s Havasupai Falls have been closed to tourists since March 16 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, and the Havasupai Tribe issued another statement to potential visitors last week: Rafters may not enter tribal land or approach the waterfalls from the Colorado River either.
Backpackers and campers who visit the famous falls enter from the top of the canyon, hiking 8 miles down to the town of Supai and then several miles more to reach to the turquoise falls. River rafters hike up to the falls from the Colorado River.
Tribe chairwoman Evangeline Kissoon said in a statement released June 22: “Notice is hereby given that the Havasupai Reservation, including the Havasupai Tribe’s Traditional Use Lands, are closed to Grand Canyon river guides and tourists.”
There are no COVID-19 cases on the Havasupai Reservation and the tribe is on “strict lockdown protocol” to prevent the spread of disease.
‘Boats cannot dock at the confluence’
Because of the pandemic, commercial and private rafting trips through the Grand Canyon were halted until June 14. The confluence of the Colorado River and Havasu Creek is a popular spot for boats to dock on the journey so…
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