ZION, BRYCE, MONUMENT VALLEY EARLY OCT.
Plan on being in the Zion area starting the first week of Oct. Approx. 10-14 days. Looking for tips on what is a must see in the parks and surrounding area. Also your suggestions on campgrounds in the...
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We did this trip last fall and had a blast. You're going at a great time. The trees will turn about first week in October to second week in October and that's a particularly beautiful time.
For a short travelog, we didn't care much for Bryce, too many buses dumping out too many people at once. But we loved GSENM (Grand Staircase National Monument)....we took Skutumpah Road down by Kodachrome State Park and that lead us to several slot canyon hikes which were beautiful.
We also stopped off in Page, which was really special (Wahwep RV Park in Glen Canyon - a very nice RV park), to see the Horseshoe Bend of the Co. River, and the Navajo Bridge that crosses the Co. River further south. This can also be a great place to see condors, as they release them from the San Diego Zoo north of the Grand Canyon, and the birds seem to haunt the canyon area around the Navajo Bridge.
There's also a great hike Antelope Canyon up a little east of Page, that's worth a great look.
Finally, Zion we stayed at the Zion River Resort and we loved it. It is further away from the entrance of the park than some other parks, but it is by far the best park in the area, unless you want to do some boondocking inside the park (no hookups). We didn't find the drive all that hard to and from Zion.
Do take the tunnel drive into Zion, it is spectacular and very dramatic.
For a short travelog, we didn't care much for Bryce, too many buses dumping out too many people at once. But we loved GSENM (Grand Staircase National Monument)....we took Skutumpah Road down by Kodachrome State Park and that lead us to several slot canyon hikes which were beautiful.
We also stopped off in Page, which was really special (Wahwep RV Park in Glen Canyon - a very nice RV park), to see the Horseshoe Bend of the Co. River, and the Navajo Bridge that crosses the Co. River further south. This can also be a great place to see condors, as they release them from the San Diego Zoo north of the Grand Canyon, and the birds seem to haunt the canyon area around the Navajo Bridge.
There's also a great hike Antelope Canyon up a little east of Page, that's worth a great look.
Finally, Zion we stayed at the Zion River Resort and we loved it. It is further away from the entrance of the park than some other parks, but it is by far the best park in the area, unless you want to do some boondocking inside the park (no hookups). We didn't find the drive all that hard to and from Zion.
Do take the tunnel drive into Zion, it is spectacular and very dramatic.
