Recommendations for National Parks in Utah

vtwindwalker wrote:
Are you driving a Class A. There are many roads that are off the beaten path that will show you amazing sites that you might want to think about. Are you hiking or driving to see the sights? Moab is great and I can give you some suggestions for some hiking.

Yes, we are in a Class A, but will be using the TOAD to get around.

I stayed at one KOA mid ways between Bryce and zion when I was there.
bumpy

Don't forget Dead Horse Point State Park, which you pass on the way to CanyonLands. Dead Horse Point also has a campground that is a great place to stay and right in the middle of everything.
There are also plenty of places to just pull off and park your RV and stay right next to the Colorado River in North Moab.
We have been back to the area several times and each time we see different and spectacular sights. If you have a toad, you will want to take the 30+ mile loop drive around Moab. The road winds up through the mountains and valleys and some great locations to see wildlife.
You will find out that no matter how long you stay, you will want to go back to see more.
Down by Mexican Hat, UT, you will want to take your toad through The Valley of the Gods and drive the Moki Dugway. You can also get a great steak dinner at the Swinging Steak restaurant in Mexican Hat. Right next door to the restaurant is a basic RV park. Nothing fancy but fine for a day or two to explore the area.

Are you driving a Class A. There are many roads that are off the beaten path that will show you amazing sites that you might want to think about. Are you hiking or driving to see the sights? Moab is great and I can give you some suggestions for some hiking.

Moab! We stayed at the Moab Rim Campark 1900 South Hwy. 191 Phone 435-259-5002 very nice park and it don't cost you a lot! Eat at the Brewery in town very good food! We stayed a week and from Moab we visited we visited Arches, Canyonland, went into Colorado and visited National Monument, then back into Utah and we visited Valley of the Gods and Navajo Twin Rocks and Mexican Hat and Monument Valley.

While it seems like a wonderful holiday, if I was planning it I would just do two of them, and stay for four to six days in each place. We found we started to get "rocked out" and just wanted a break from the crowds and hiking.

Zion is the lowest in elevation, and is very popular. Try booking there in the serviced site campground first. From there, you will have many daily chances to go on different hikes by the bus/shuttle into the Zion Valley.

Another spot for sure is Bryce. There is a large well serviced private campground just outside the park gates, and again, during the summer season there is a shuttle bus to take you from just outside this RV Park to many of the hiking trails in Bryce. When we stayed there we asked the RV Park host if they could give us a car ride to the first hiking trail that starts outside of the park and they did. This gave us a spectacular one way hike for about five miles through the canyons, and we were able to catch the free shuttle bus back to the RV Park.

For Canyonlands and Arches, you can stay in Moab. The rest are pretty far apart. We stayed on the east side of Zion at a lodge/RV resort (it wasn't very elegant, but was fine), because our friends were staying in the lodge. Bryce is pretty isolated and the main option is Ruby's, which operates a little village with inns/lodges/rv park and shops on the entrance road. There's a nice private rv park in Torrey, UT, which is west of Capital Reef. The drive from Bryce to Capital Reef is beautiful on Rte. 12 (I think) and totally doable in a big rig. From Capital Reef to Moab is kind of dreary in my opinion, but still interesting, and Moab is a fun town.