After Floods, Grand Canyon Opens on a Limited Basis. What to Know. NYT > Top Stories By: Ceylan Yeğinsu 31 August 2026 at 17:18 As the search for missing visitors continues, the National Park has shut down hotels and much of its terrain, but visitors can still enter. © J. Baird/National Park Service, via Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesGrand Canyon National Park was partially open for day use on Monday after flash flooding killed one person and prompted a search-and-rescue operation for at least 15 people.