Route from Yellowstone to Moab area? Is 191 good?

[DHart]

Looking at the map, 191 looks like the way to go. We will be going south to Petrified Forest National Park, then on to Scottsdale.

Never having been on it... any routing advisories for those with a large motorhome (43' Class A)?

Is the road reasonably well paved?

Thanks for your input.

[trailertraveler]

okgc wrote:

trailertraveler wrote:
If you do not have a copy of the Mountain Directory,

Has this book been updated recently yet? Copyright from other sources selling it is 2002. That is kinda old.

Call the contact number in the link. My copy is copyright 2006. As for being out of date, I doubt the mountains grew or shrank much. Roads get resurfaced, widened, etc, but straightening them and putting in new tunnels doesn't happen often. I find my copy very useful. If you feel it is too out of date, don't purchase it. You can see grade profiles on routes in Google Earth and I believe other sources.

[okgc]

trailertraveler wrote:
If you do not have a copy of the Mountain Directory,

Has this book been updated recently yet? Copyright from other sources selling it is 2002. That is kinda old.

[jolooote]

Its been a few years since we were there. You probably should do a search and contact the park to see if a 43' would fit.

[DHart]

Thanks to everyone for the info.

Joe... which park are you talking about and can they handle a 43' motorhome?

[jolooote]

191 is a very nice route, but the climb up the west side of the lake at Flaming Gorge is very steep. I'd stay on 191 on the east side. Once atop the mesa, there is a long series of switch backs(10?) down into Vernal. Go slo...save U'r brakes. Vernal is a very nice town. Get all supplies there. The Dinosaur area is kind of bleak outside the park. There is a very nice visitors center in town. Most of the, few, private RV parks are usually full of Gas/Oil field workers. If U don't need electric, I'd stay inside the park at one of their CGs.

[harley-dave]

If you want to avoid the interstate stay on 191 until you get to 60/260, over to Showlow. From there you have 60/77 to Mesa through Salt river Canyon and Globe. Or take 260 across to Payson then down 87. Avoid 191 below Springerville/Eagar since it is the curviest road in the country.
Bikers love it, RV's not so much. The climb out the Salt river canyon is pretty steep but lots of passing lanes etc. other option is across I40 to Holbrook and down through Heber, or all the way to Flagstaff and I17.

Dave

[TexasShadow]

we have taken 191 north from Moab to Yellowstone three or four times in the last few years. Ours is 38ft and we pull a Grand Cherokee with a brake system of its own. We have no problems, but there are a couple pretty tough passes to cross,
The highway is good and well kept, maybe a little rough south of Vernal, but not all the way to Helper. The road is good all the way to I 40. After that, I don't know what route to advise to get to Scottsdale. Somebody else will have that info.

[trailertraveler]

If you do not have a copy of the Mountain Directory, I suggest you get one.

US-191 from Yellowstone to Rock Springs is a good 2 lane road. South of Rock Springs in goes through Flaming Gorge and then down a steep descent into Vernal, UT where you can visit Dinosaur National Monument and the Utah Field House Museum.

Heading South from Vernal, US-191 goes over a 9,000' pass and a rather steep descent into Helper. There is a descent between I-70 and Moab. South of Moab there are a lot of things to see including:
Needles District
Newspaper Rock
Hovenweep National Monument
Natural Bridges National Monument
Bluff Fort
South Fork of Mule Canyon and House on Fire
The Valley of The Gods
Edge of the Cedars State Park
Dinosaur Museum
Monument Valley
UT-261 the Moki Dugway
Goosenecks State Park
Canyon de Chelly National Monument.

We love this route and there is likely more to see than you will have time for. Hope you have a Great Trip!