Traveling thru Southern Utah + Grand Canyon
In another week I will be towing my 5th Wheel down I-15 in Utah to Arches Nat'l Park, Bryce, and Zion Parks. Then to Grand Canyon North Rim and around to South Rim G.C. I will go down to Sedona, the...
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Looking at Google Maps, it looks like the shortest route from I15 to Arches is to pick up route 6 at Spanish Fork all the way to I70. Haven't personally used that route so can't advise on grades. The route we have used is route 28 south from Nephi to route 89 to I70. Easy drive with no grades on either 28 or 89.
To get to Bryce from Arches I'd like to suggest I70 to route 24 to route 12. That said, route 12 has some short sections of 14% grades and the 1/4 mile "hogsback' section with deep drop offs on both sides of the road. We had no issues with our class C, but towing a large 5th wheel could be a white knuckle experience. An easy alternative would be to take I70 back west from Arches to I89 south to Bryce.
Vehicles over 13'-1" high and combined length over 50 feet are prohibited from the tunnel in Zion on route 9. If you exceed the limit, you can continue south on route 89 to Fredonia and take route 389/59 to get to the west side of Zion.
Route 89A between Fredonia and Jacob Lake has a 6-7% climb for a couple of miles onto the Kaibab Plateau. At Jacob lake there is a nice Forest Service campground with no hookups. About a mile down route 67 is the Kaibab Camper Village with FHU. Good food at the Jacob Lake Inn. In addition to the views from the North Rim Lodge, I highly recommend taking the drive to Point Imperial and Cape Royal.
Eastbound from Jacob Lake there is a couple of miles of descent at 6-7% then easy driving to route 89 south to route 64 to the South Rim.
To get to Bryce from Arches I'd like to suggest I70 to route 24 to route 12. That said, route 12 has some short sections of 14% grades and the 1/4 mile "hogsback' section with deep drop offs on both sides of the road. We had no issues with our class C, but towing a large 5th wheel could be a white knuckle experience. An easy alternative would be to take I70 back west from Arches to I89 south to Bryce.
Vehicles over 13'-1" high and combined length over 50 feet are prohibited from the tunnel in Zion on route 9. If you exceed the limit, you can continue south on route 89 to Fredonia and take route 389/59 to get to the west side of Zion.
Route 89A between Fredonia and Jacob Lake has a 6-7% climb for a couple of miles onto the Kaibab Plateau. At Jacob lake there is a nice Forest Service campground with no hookups. About a mile down route 67 is the Kaibab Camper Village with FHU. Good food at the Jacob Lake Inn. In addition to the views from the North Rim Lodge, I highly recommend taking the drive to Point Imperial and Cape Royal.
Eastbound from Jacob Lake there is a couple of miles of descent at 6-7% then easy driving to route 89 south to route 64 to the South Rim.
