Canyonlands, Arches, Capitol Reef, Bryce Canyon, Zion, Grand Staircase NM, are all on the list. 3, maybe 4 motorcycle riders, 2 wives that will be staying with the RV's, and we are thinking of Moab as a base camp in September. Maybe also Richfield or Cedar City. The bikes are all road bikes, this is not an off road exploration at all. We want to have a base camp where the ladies can have A/C, and we can meet up for the evenings. Only firm info is we are going in late September. Open to suggestions on what we can do for 5 days, and a decent RV park.

in 5 days ? way to ambitious . moab area to see arches and most of canyonlands will eat up 5 days and still won't see it all. portal would be the nicest park in the moab area. capitol reef is kind of isolated from the rest. a couple nice rv parks in torry . escalade and bryce could be doable rubys out side bryce is excellent. zion has lots to see and do,

donkeydew wrote:in 5 days ? way to ambitious . moab area to see arches and most of canyonlands will eat up 5 days and still won't see it all. portal would be the nicest park in the moab area. capitol reef is kind of isolated from the rest. a couple nice rv parks in torry . escalade and bryce could be doable rubys out side bryce is excellent. zion has lots to see and do,x2 Not really that close together to have one base camp you need to look at a map more carefully Zion, Bryce, Capital Reef, Moab was 372 milesWe used 4 parks and 19 days to see all Five parks

to echo the other posters; 5 days isn't enough to see Arches and Islands in the Sky, let alone the rest of your list. A lot of these park can't be seen from behind a steering wheel (or handlebars.) Needles District has a lot of roads winding around inside it, might be more suited to seated viewing.

We did them last summer. We took 21 days.

We took 2 nights and a full day each at Bryce and Zion and saw most of them using the shuttles plus our toad.

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RideSlow
Explorer
Feb 03, 2017
I was looking at the Benchmark maps as I posted, and the info you all are providing is excellent. 2 of us will get together soon to narrow down what we can really do. Main problem is we have been doing this ride every fall for 15 years, and are running out of cool places to go ride. I am the last one working, or I am sure we would be down there for the month.

Thanks again
JoeH
Explorer III
Feb 03, 2017
Yes-- you will need more time and I'd recommend moving campsites as you visit parks. Moab was a blast seeing Arches and Canyonlands . A couple funs things we did in addition to teh hiking and sightseeing was a jet boat on the river ( you will get soaked) and renting side by side 4 wheelers here - Devil's Backbone/Hells Revenge
ORbiker
Explorer
Feb 03, 2017
RideSlow wrote:
Canyonlands, Arches, Capitol Reef, Bryce Canyon, Zion, Grand Staircase NM, are all on the list. 3, maybe 4 motorcycle riders, 2 wives that will be staying with the RV's, and we are thinking of Moab as a base camp in September. Maybe also Richfield or Cedar City. The bikes are all road bikes, this is not an off road exploration at all. We want to have a base camp where the ladies can have A/C, and we can meet up for the evenings. Only firm info is we are going in late September. Open to suggestions on what we can do for 5 days, and a decent RV park.

I would look for a park close to the junction with 12 and 89. That's central enough to see most of your list. Bryce is my favorite park in Utah. I have ridden in Utah 5 times touring the parks. What others are saying is correct. 5 days won't even come close to sampling the massive amount of scenery (and awesome roads).

Here is a bit of reading and pics in one of my ride reports.

UTAH Memorial Day extended trip 2015
Gonzo42
Explorer
Feb 03, 2017
We took 2 nights and a full day each at Bryce and Zion and saw most of them using the shuttles plus our toad.
4huskers
Explorer
Feb 03, 2017
We did them last summer. We took 21 days.
GordonThree
Explorer
Feb 03, 2017
to echo the other posters; 5 days isn't enough to see Arches and Islands in the Sky, let alone the rest of your list. A lot of these park can't be seen from behind a steering wheel (or handlebars.) Needles District has a lot of roads winding around inside it, might be more suited to seated viewing.
rr2254545
Explorer
Feb 02, 2017
donkeydew wrote:
in 5 days ? way to ambitious . moab area to see arches and most of canyonlands will eat up 5 days and still won't see it all. portal would be the nicest park in the moab area. capitol reef is kind of isolated from the rest. a couple nice rv parks in torry . escalade and bryce could be doable rubys out side bryce is excellent. zion has lots to see and do,

x2 Not really that close together to have one base camp you need to look at a map more carefully Zion, Bryce, Capital Reef, Moab was 372 miles

We used 4 parks and 19 days to see all Five parks
donkeydew
Explorer
Feb 02, 2017
in 5 days ? way to ambitious . moab area to see arches and most of canyonlands will eat up 5 days and still won't see it all. portal would be the nicest park in the moab area. capitol reef is kind of isolated from the rest. a couple nice rv parks in torry . escalade and bryce could be doable rubys out side bryce is excellent. zion has lots to see and do,

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