Utah national parks trip in June
We will be visiting a few of Utah's national parks in June for the first time. Over two weeks, we will be staying in Zion, Bryce, Grand Staircase/Escalante, and then Arches/Moab (in that order). Reser...
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Lots of good advice here.
Our first trip to Arches, drove from Moab up to the back entrance to Dead Horse Point in a rented Jeep. You'll pass some beautiful potash evaporation ponds. Well, the ponds aren't beautiful, but their turquoise color against the surroundings certainly is. If you saw the movie Thelma and Louise, you'll pass their "jumping off" spot.
That was pre-RV days. But that drive was why we knew when we bought our RV that we had to get a Wrangler to tow.
In May, 2004 (pre-retirement days) we visited the 4 Parks you mentioned in 2 weeks. That was long enough for us to get in some good hikes and back roads. Will you get to do everything? No. Will it give you a good idea of where you want to come back to for more? Yes. And we have. On that trip, Capitol Reef NP was just an overnight stop with a day and a half to explore. We've been back since then to enjoy the big name Parks, plus lesser know Parks in the area that we didn't have time to even think about, much less visit, on that first trip.
Enjoy as much as you can and plan to return for more.
Safe travels.
Our first trip to Arches, drove from Moab up to the back entrance to Dead Horse Point in a rented Jeep. You'll pass some beautiful potash evaporation ponds. Well, the ponds aren't beautiful, but their turquoise color against the surroundings certainly is. If you saw the movie Thelma and Louise, you'll pass their "jumping off" spot.
That was pre-RV days. But that drive was why we knew when we bought our RV that we had to get a Wrangler to tow.
In May, 2004 (pre-retirement days) we visited the 4 Parks you mentioned in 2 weeks. That was long enough for us to get in some good hikes and back roads. Will you get to do everything? No. Will it give you a good idea of where you want to come back to for more? Yes. And we have. On that trip, Capitol Reef NP was just an overnight stop with a day and a half to explore. We've been back since then to enjoy the big name Parks, plus lesser know Parks in the area that we didn't have time to even think about, much less visit, on that first trip.
Enjoy as much as you can and plan to return for more.
Safe travels.
