I am planning a trip to the national parks in Utah in April 2016. I would like to know about weather in the parks,road conditions and other tourist that time of year.Thanks

April is a great time to go and the temps will be wonderful. Look up average temps here. This RV park is our favorite.

April can be warm, cold, windy and snowy at higher elevations, such as Bryce Canyon. The roads would be fine should it snow, after a few hours of sunshine. Bryce is gorgeous with a little snow on the hoodoos. It's a good time to avoid crowds and if you are prepared for the whole gamut of weather, you'll love being in the parks in early spring.

Check out Moab, Utah. You can see the Arches Ntl park, Canyonlands Natl park, Moab Giants is a new museum of prehistoric dinasauers with life size replicas. Also further south is Monument Valley.....

April is a great time to visit Zion. It is not too hot yet and you do not have the crowds. It is also a great time to visit Moab.

X2 on all parks. Depending on the size of your rig, you need to be sure to get to the tunnel in time for an escort if approaching Zion from the east. Probably too early to swing down to the GC North rim. You need to do that sometime. Have fun. There is a nice campground about a mile south of the entrance to Arches.

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jamesu
Explorer
Mar 03, 2016
sweetnoni wrote:
Coming south from Moab, stop at Blanding for a nice museum, and also a museum at the state park in town. Visit Hovensweep also, really remote, but worth the drive.

X2 for Hovenweep National Monument. Off the beaten path east of Blanding on Utah/Colorado border when you're heading toward Monument Valley/4 Corners area. Much smaller site, yet equally fascinating as Mesa Verde in its own way.
sweetnoni
Explorer
Mar 03, 2016
Coming south from Moab, stop at Blanding for a nice museum, and also a museum at the state park in town. Visit Hovensweep also, really remote, but worth the drive.
vermilye
Explorer
Mar 01, 2016
Be sure to check out some of the Utah State Parks in the area. Dead Horse Point, Kodachrome Basin & Goblin Valley are all worth a visit.

As long as you are into April for Zion (when the shuttles are running) the parking won't be bad, however since they start on April 1st, the last couple of weeks in March are a madhouse. Almost no parking anywhere along the Zion Canyon road.
Lauren
Explorer
Mar 01, 2016
And don't pass up Capitol Reef! Not a fan of Zion River RV Park (ethics issue).
4runnerguy
Explorer
Feb 29, 2016
April is a busy time in Moab and Zion. It's the perfect weather and everybody knows it. You might find reservations tough to get at the more desirable CG's. Bryce can still be cool with even occasional snow showers in early to mid April, just depending on the year. At least Jeep Safari week in Moab is at the end of March this year, so that shouldn't be a problem for you. I usually try to get a couple of weeks of camping at Moab in April and May.
J_herb
Explorer II
Feb 29, 2016
April 16 through 24 is free National Parks week It will be busy, we forgot about it one year and we had to boondock one night as the NP.Cg.were full, we do a lot of boondocking so that was no problem for us. click
Dick_A
Explorer
Feb 29, 2016
Moved from Class A forum.
2gypsies1
Explorer III
Feb 29, 2016
Here's the calendar of events for Moab. Check out April/May:

http://www.discovermoab.com/calendar.htm
RFCN2
Explorer
Feb 29, 2016
April in Moab is great. That is the time of Jeep Week. At the higher altitudes it can snow. At really high altitudes like Bryce it can snow a lot in April and for sure turn very cold. We went to Zion in mid May a few years back and it was cold rainy and light snow. So be mindful of altitude in April.
gswcgi
Explorer
Feb 27, 2016
We spent a few weeks this fall at both Arches NP and Canyonlands NP. Both are spectacular. If you camp in the parks they are both dry camping. Fill up your tanks before entering, no water available. empty your holding tanks before entering. Make reservations before you go. Great trip!!!