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The fire that destroyed the Grand Canyon Lodge was burning on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Lightning started the Dragon Bravo Fire on July 4, 2025.

The Dragon Bravo fire has prompted National Park Service (NPS) officials to close the Grand Canyon's North Rim entrance for the season. Newsweek reached out to the NPS by email for comment. A ...

The Dragon Bravo wildfire, one of two fires north of the canyon, burned down the historic Grand Canyon Lodge and nearby cabins July 13. The lodge was the only hotel inside the park's North Rim.

The fire was burning in the ponderosa pine forest within the northern national park boundaries, consuming 5,000 acres. The entire North Rim of the Grand Canyon was closed.

Grand Canyon National Park posted the photo on Facebook on July 13, 2025. National Park Service Aramark, the company that operated the lodge, said all employees and guests were safely evacuated.

A USA TODAY analysis found more than 600 fires that burned at least partly inside national parks in the past four decades.