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djsamuel
Nomad
Jul 29, 2014

Grand Canyon Village to Moab

During my initial planning for our upcoming trip, I used the Trip Planner on the Good Sam web site. For the segment from the Grand Canyon Village to Moab, it has us heading east on Rt 64 to 89 N. However, I just entered the trip on Garmin's BaseCamp, and it routed us from Grand Canyon Village, south on Rt 64 to I-40 East, and then Rt 89 N from I-40. The travel time for that route was about 1.5 hours longer than the route the GoodSam planner came up with. When I added a waypoint to force BaseCamp to take us out on 64 East to 89, it shows the trip taking significantly longer.

I have Basecamp set to RV mode. Is route 64 East out of Grand Canyon Village significantly slower due to terrain, road conditions, etc? I'm wondering why BaseCamp is saying the best route is the longer route.

Thanks,

Doug
Roads and Routes
  • dahkota's avatar
    dahkota
    Explorer
    Jul 29, 2014
    some pics of the route

    Can't tell you why the Garmin wants to avoid it, unless it doesn't consider it a state road (rather, a park road) and so assumes the speed limit is lower than it is.

    I've driven the road - no big deal... Google maps shows that section as 55 miles and 1.25 hours - that includes the GC congested area.
  • djsamuel's avatar
    djsamuel
    Nomad
    Jul 29, 2014
    dahkota wrote:
    some pics of the route

    Can't tell you why the Garmin wants to avoid it, unless it doesn't consider it a state road (rather, a park road) and so assumes the speed limit is lower than it is.

    I've driven the road - no big deal... Google maps shows that section as 55 miles and 1.25 hours - that includes the GC congested area.


    This is exactly what I needed. Thanks!

    Doug
  • jmckelvy's avatar
    jmckelvy
    Explorer
    Jul 29, 2014
    We've driven 64 east to 89 and vice-versa several times. Its a perfectly fine highway. We always enjoy stopping at the Cameron Trading Post.
  • 2gypsies1's avatar
    2gypsies1
    Explorer III
    Jul 29, 2014
    64 east to 89 is the way to go. We've done it a few times. No big deal.
  • intheburbs's avatar
    intheburbs
    Explorer
    Jul 29, 2014
    Just drove that exact route two weeks ago. 64 east to 89 is fine. Garmin probably doesn't like it because it's through the park and has a lower speed limit. One or two steep grades (downhill), but otherwise an easy route. Just be on the lookout for idiots stopped in the middle of the road looking at elk.

    We saw this guy right on 64, about 4 miles east of GCV.
  • D_E_Bishop's avatar
    D_E_Bishop
    Explorer
    Jul 29, 2014
    Yumm! Din Din. Just joking, I gave up hunting a long time ago due to lack of time to do it. I sure miss all those roasts my cement finisher would bring us from his hunts in CO. A couple of years ago the crews in the Village were planting new local plants around the visitors center. The elk were coming in about sunset and eating everything in the planters. Even they prefer native plants.

    The route by the way is really interesting, I never tire of how the whole West can change in appearance from breakfast through sunset. Sometimes it can get a little windy over there but all I do is slow down and relax. Here is hoping we get some of rain we have missed in the last seven years. Powell needs it as does the folks on the South Rim.

    Dave and Sharon
    Grand Canyon Association Members
  • Lauren's avatar
    Lauren
    Explorer
    Jul 29, 2014
    Hate to be a "been there done that many times" but we have. The 64 east to 89 is just great. And pulloffs to gawk at things as well.

    On edit. Even with all this great technology out there, you can now understand why I love the Forums!

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