Grand Tour of National Parks
I am thinking of taking the Grand Tour next (2019) year. I have seen Tour Bus ads where they talk about starting in Las Vegas and going to Zion Nat Park and on to the Arches and then east to Colorado...
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It sounds like your Grand Tour is only for the Arizona-Utah-Colorado national parks. Is that correct? Have you been to Yellowstone, Grand Teton, and Glacier before? How much time do you intend to spend on your tour?
Your 5th wheel is about the same size as ours and we specifically got that size so it would fit into most National Park and Forest Service campgrounds in the West. We have been to all the places you suggested and you will not have any problems fitting into campgrounds at those parks, but you will have to pay extra to go through the tunnel at Zion to get to Bryce Canyon. The key is to get reservations for those parks as early in the year as possible, preferably as soon as the reservation window opens.
As for routes, what route are you planning to take from Florida to the West? That will provide a starting point for route planning. In other words, there's not much point in driving all the way to Las Vegas to start the tour, when you will be much closer to New Mexico and Colorado as you travel west.
For some ideas on Colorado routes, not-to-miss sights, and campgrounds, see my blog HERE.
Your 5th wheel is about the same size as ours and we specifically got that size so it would fit into most National Park and Forest Service campgrounds in the West. We have been to all the places you suggested and you will not have any problems fitting into campgrounds at those parks, but you will have to pay extra to go through the tunnel at Zion to get to Bryce Canyon. The key is to get reservations for those parks as early in the year as possible, preferably as soon as the reservation window opens.
As for routes, what route are you planning to take from Florida to the West? That will provide a starting point for route planning. In other words, there's not much point in driving all the way to Las Vegas to start the tour, when you will be much closer to New Mexico and Colorado as you travel west.
For some ideas on Colorado routes, not-to-miss sights, and campgrounds, see my blog HERE.
