Grand Canyon hotels were forced to shut down ahead of the busy Labor Day weekend because a half-century-old pipeline that brings water to the region ruptured, park officials said Wednesday.

Visitors won't be able to stay overnight in hotels at Grand Canyon National Park after a series of breaks in the main pipeline that serves the popular tourist destination.

Starting Thursday, visitors can't stay overnight at Grand Canyon hotels because of a series of water main breaks.

All park concessions will halt overnight accommodations, including at El Tovar, Bright Angel Lodge, Maswik Lodge and Phantom Ranch.

AP photo - Visitors and dignitaries flood into the recently renovated lobby of the El Tovar Lodge at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon under the gaze of numerous trophy mounts last month in ...

Associated Press GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — The main pipeline providing water to the Grand Canyon National Park has failed after a series of breaks, leading to a sudden and ...