Zion vs. Bryce campgrounds

ctomallo wrote:
Hello! We're planning our first BIG RV trip for late July. We will drive from Ohio to Yellowstone (with stops at the Badlands, & Mt. Rushmore), then south to Zion/Bryce and finally the north rim of the Grand Canyon. We have two kids ages 11 & 13.

We will only have 2 days total to explore the Zion and Bryce area. Does it make more sense to stay in one park both nights and drive the toad to the other for the day? Or do we stay one night at each? If we stay in one spot, which park would you recommend? Any favorite campgrounds? (as of right now, Watchman is booked)

(I am a bit concerned about the heat at Zion for my kids but Zion seems to be a top place to visit).

Any advice regarding where to stay and how to make the most of our time would be appreciated. Also, if you think we need to spend both days at one park to have a better appreciation for it, please let me know which you recommend.

Thanks so much for your thoughts!
Cara

Let me take a different tact. On your First trip you are really pushing it, not that the rest of us never have but we have learned to slow down and smell the Roses.

My suggestion would be to drive directly to the furthest point then head back as time allows. Having been to all these locations, my best advise would be to drive through many of them and visit a couple. First thing is all these locations are HOT in July, HOT so you might just slide off into the Mountains for a little relief.

If you really want advise from the forum give us a little more info and we will load you up. Like length of time you will be traveling, One of the other things we found while traveling with our kids is that we were able to push them on the early part of the trip but at the end they just would be tired and if we pushed too much all was lost.

Got to Go, will tune in tonight and add to this.

BOL,