Lightning started the Dragon Bravo Fire on July 4, 2025. 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. The fire had burned between 50 and 80 structures on the North Rim, according to park officials.

From Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs criticizing the federal government's handling of a wildfire that is causing destruction at Grand Canyon National Park to a deadly shooting involving sheriff's deputies in the Valley,

The Grand Canyon Lodge was the park's one and only hotel, according the National Park Service, with the next nearest lodgings roughly 18 miles away.

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AZFamily/AP) - A historic lodge on the Grand Canyon’s North Rim has been destroyed by a wildfire, the park confirmed Sunday. Grand Canyon National Park Superintendent Ed Keeble told park residents and staff that the Grand Canyon Lodge, the only lodging at the North Rim, was consumed by the flames.

The Dragon Bravo Fire was started by a lightning strike, and the federal government managed it as a controlled burn, leading to the destruction of dozens of structures.