re: Has anyone ever hiked Havasu Falls at The Grand Canyon

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Thinking of going in July

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I am pretty sure permits have been sold out for the entire summer for months. You have to book way ahead of time. Going through a travel group may get around this.

If you are taking a kid I'd recommend spring time (plus you will catch some ASU and NAU girls on spring break).

As for Grand Canyon in July, I did a rim to rim a few years back the second week of July. Hundred plus degrees every day. We did all of our hiking from 5 am to 11 am and stayed wet (drank lots of water, soaked head and shirt anytime we passed a water source). We spent the afternoons at Ribbon Falls, the Colorado River, and these hidden pools near Indian Gardens. It was hot but the cold water to play in made it bearable (every water source in the canyon seems to be cold as frick). There were lots of college age kids and recent HS grads out that week, as well as a few Boy Scout groups.

You can certainly explore the canyon in July/August but you have to be smart about it. I imagine Havasu Falls would be fine as long as you are in the shade or in the water and have proper expectations for 100+ degrees dry heat. Anyone high school age and older I'd say go for it, younger kids may not be mentally or physically ready for that extreme.

(Although based on your posting I would bet your kid isn't a whiny little bitch so he may be up for the heat).