Bringing your own portable charger is a great way to manage your phone’s battery.

Charging your camera in the remote depths of the Grand Canyon can be a challenge. Portable chargers offer a practical solution in this off-grid environment. There are many styles and brands available. Anker chargers are a staff favorite.

A few things to consider:

• Conserve battery life whenever possible. Although it might be tempting to review or edit your photos at the end of the day, enjoy your time amidst the canyon’s breathtaking vistas instead. Photos seldom do the beauty and vastness of the canyon justice. 🙂

• Make sure your phone is on airplane mode and/or power-saving mode to prevent unnecessary energy consumption from running apps or searching for signals or Wi-Fi, which aren’t available in the Grand Canyon anyway.

• Solar chargers are not recommended. It is hard to keep the solar panels in the sun throughout the day, and they usually don’t deliver more than a partial charge.

• While we do provide a communal charger, it doesn’t have enough capacity to power everyone’s devices. Given the large group size of over 30 people, we kindly ask that guests limit usage. To use this charger, you’ll need a USB or a regular wall plug. Please note that recharging your portable power bank using the communal charger won’t be possible.