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Re: 12 night trip: CA to UT & CO Natl. Parks
rexlion wrote: I really enjoyed hiking the Narrows in Zion, and also it was fun to ride the shuttle to the north end and coast my bike almost all the way down to the CG. On your way from Zion to Bryce, you'll drive through Red Canyon (there are a couple of short tunnels there and a pretty NF CG). Try to allot an hour to hike the Arches Trail, a couple of dirt road miles north off the highway. These arches are different from what you'll see in Arches NP, and it's not a long hike but a bit of uphill climb. Personally, the bugs at Great Sand Dunes would be a huge negative. Are you sure you want to put up with that? I would suggest skipping that place and RMNP. Instead, from Durango you can take the Million Dollar Hwy north through Telluride and Ouray for some mountain scenery that IMO is better than RMNP. If you like it, detour around to Telluride also and see the waterfall east of town as well as pretty Trout Lake just to the south. There's a nice state park CG at Ridgeway. Then continue north and take a driving tour through Colorado National Monument; there's another nice state park CG north of there at Fruita. From that point it's a short hop to your planned stop at Dino Monument. One more detour to think about, between stops 4 & 5 the kids would probably have a blast playing hide and seek among the sandstone fissures bordering the CG at Goblin Valley SP; or at least allot an hour to see the giant sandstone mushroom-like hoodoos in the valley. Great info and pics. I did not realize Great Sand Dunes had so many mosquitoes. One of my bucket list items is to visit all of the Natl. Parks (plus I love getting the stamps in my NP passport :), maybe we will just drive in and see the park for an hour or two and then get back on the road. There are so many parks I need to get too, I figure when I am close enough to one I might as well pop in to say I have been there. We like boondocking as much as we can, I always seem to find a cool boondocking site outside of parks. Love the pics and suggestions.We will definitely visit the Goblin Valley SP.508Views0likes0CommentsRe: 12 night trip: CA to UT & CO Natl. Parks
Thanks everyone for the input and advice. I will look at the parks and my schedule again. Covering a lot in 2 states in 2 weeks is not daunting for us. We are pretty ambitious. June 2017 we did 17 nights with 4 kids and a dog hitting: NV, Craters of the Moon NM, Jackson Hole, Grand Tetons NP, Yellowstone NP, Glacier NP, Northern MT, Theodore Roosevelt NP, Badlands NP, Mt. Rushmore, Blackhills, Wind Cave NP, middle of WY, and the Bonneville Salt Flats. And we all lived to tell about it :) Appreciate everyone's advice!509Views0likes0CommentsRe: 12 night trip: CA to UT & CO Natl. Parks
Thanks Dadio24, that's a good tip on Mesa Verde. Okay, I might be able to pull out a few more nights. On this plan, what should I cut down or add to? 1 night out in middle of NV 1 night Great Basin NP 2 nights Zion NP 1 night Bryce Canyon NP 1 night Capital Reef NP 2 nights Arches NP 2 nights Durango 1 night Great Sand Dunes NP 2 nights Rocky Mountain NP 2 nights return back to NorCal (We are not afraid of long driving days)508Views0likes0Comments12 night trip: CA to UT & CO Natl. Parks
I am planning our summer roadtrip for June. Time is tight this year and I think I only have 12 nights. Might be able to squeeze in a few more nights if needed. Main goal is visiting the NP's in Southern Utah and Colorado. Zion, Bryce, Capital Reef, Arches (already have done Grand Canyon), then into CO for Mesa Verde, Great Sand Dunes, and Rocky Mt. Main question, how long do you think I should spend in each park? I was thinking 2, but if there are some parks we can drive into for just a night, which ones are those? I have 3 kids ages 15, 13 & 10 who do not like to hike. We do small hikes, probably under 3 miles round--trip. So going on major hiking trails is not in the plan. Thanks in advance for any tips. Below is my rough plan. Rough draft plan for the trip.3.8KViews0likes17CommentsCuster SP south to Wind Cave NP on 87
Just finishing up my route planning for our 6 NP tour this month. Traveling through the Black Hills and seeing Custer SP and down into Wind Cave NP, where we plan to stay the night. How is 87 south of 16A for a class C 32 ft? I have read to avoid the Needles and Iron Horse Hwys because of the tight curves and tunnels. Is 87 in this section okay? TIA1.5KViews0likes5CommentsRapid City, SD heading west to N.California
I am planning our summer road trip for June 2017. Round trip from Northern California area I have a good plan for the first half of our trip out visiting Grand Tetons, Yellowstone, Glacier, Mt. Rushmore and other attractions around Rapid City. On our way back home I am stumped for places to visit. Looking for ideas through southern WY, northern UT and central NV. Anything fun you can think of for a family of 5, 3 kids ages 14, 12, and 9. We are in a 32ft class C with no toad, so places RV friendly are a must. Thanks in advance for the ideas.1.9KViews0likes8CommentsRe: Roadtrip planning site?
Thanks everyone, you have given me some good advice. I am going to take a look at the Good Sam trip planner, sounds like just what I am looking for. I am a planner and I need to plan out all my stops. Traveling with 3 kids I don't want to run into a situation where I cannot find a place or need to run around to several places before I find something suitable.356Views0likes0CommentsRoadtrip planning site?
What roadtrip planning site do you use? Looking for something that maybe has hour markers or an easy way to add overnights stops at certain points. For example; driving from northern California to Florida is around 45 hours. If I want to drive 10 hours a day and then just find an rv park to stop at for the night around the 10 hour mark. I used Roadtrippers.com for a trip through OR and it was a lot of adding waypoints to try and find the right places for stops. Would be much easier if I could see hour markers and I just pick an estimated hour of when I would like to stop for the day. Of course I understand these estimates are not including the places I want to visit.2.9KViews0likes13CommentsRe: Best Big Rig Park in Lake Tahoe Area
What are your thoughts for good Tahoe sites during the winter? Have a new class C 32 foot we would like to take out to visit the snow for a few nights. Kids would like sledding or snowshoeing close by the campground. Coming from Rocklin/Roseville area. Thoughts on the TT Snowflower park?747Views0likes0Comments
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