Utah National Parks Road Trip

A guided mighty 5 tour takes the hassle out of planning a diy utah road trip and could make sense if you d rather not drive.

Utah national parks road trip.

This multiday adventure on remote byways is a journey through the slickrock heart of the american west linking utah s mighty five national parks zion bryce canyon capitol reef arches and. Zion bryce canyon capitol reef arches and canyonlands plus the grand canyon and off trail adventures in salt lake city old oraibi and kanab on this 1 302 mile trip. Road trip guide to utah s mighty 5 national parks. Arrive in salt lake city drive to moab.

Salt lake city to fishlake zion. Along the way you ll be treated to sheer sandstone cliffs canyon floor hoodoos soaring arches and unrivaled sunsets. If you re doing a guided tour of the national parks flying into salt lake city makes the most sense. On your way to zion from salt lake city airport i highly recommend taking all or a portion of the 40 mile fishlake loop.

Once you ve picked up the car head southeast for the 3 5 hour drive from salt lake city to moab utah. Towering aspen trees line much of this drive which is quite a change of scenery from the national parks in this state. Stop 2 on the utah road trip and another one of utah s big five national parks close to moab is canyonlands national park. There are 2 ways to get into canyonlands from moab.

If you only have one week here is a whirlwind road trip through utah to visit all five national parks. 5 utah national parks plus grand canyon road trip. The trip is predominantly in the state of utah but crosses into arizona as well. Drive to capitol reef visit capitol reef sleep in torrey or near bryce canyon.

5 utah national parks plus grand canyon road trip hit all five utah national parks. The 11 day ish depending on how often you stop road trip traverses 1 500 miles six national parks that s zion bryce canyon capitol reef arches canyonlands and grand canyon plus monument valley as seen in our fave hbo thriller westworld and a slew of tiny desert towns. Mighty 5 road trip itinerary.