| 1. | Getting there requires a fairly steep hike from the Rim Drive trailhead.
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| 2. | The West Rim Drive will be closed to private cars year-round.
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| 3. | The West Rim Drive has been closed to private vehicles during the summer since 1974.
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| 4. | Beyond Cleetwood Cove, on East Rim Drive there are a series of seven turnout-parking vista points.
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| 5. | Pieces as large as were found on Crater Rim Drive while blocks hit the crater overlook area.
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| 6. | West Rim Drive was completed in 1912.
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| 7. | The West Rim Drive and Yaki Point already are closed to private vehicles from March through October.
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| 8. | Rustic stone guardrails were constructed along curves, at drainages, and at most of the Rim Drive viewpoints.
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| 9. | The final two miles ( 3 km ) of Rim Drive passes by the Castle Crest Wildflower Garden.
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| 10. | In any event, the East Rim Drive between Desert View and Tusayan will remain open to all traffic.
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