Utah

A big national-park state of red-rock landscapes, home to five national parks including Arches, Canyonlands and Zion.

Utah lies in the western United States, with the Wasatch Range and the Great Salt Lake in the north and the red-rock canyon country of the Colorado Plateau in the south. The state has five national parks: Zion, Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef, Arches and Canyonlands. Moab is the gateway to Arches and Canyonlands, Torrey leads to Capitol Reef, and Escalante is surrounded by Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. The mountains near Salt Lake City are a winter ski destination. Spring and fall are the best times to visit the southern parks, and summers are hot. The main gateway is Salt Lake City International Airport, and the south can also be reached via Las Vegas.

Destinations

• Zion National Park
• Moab (Arches & Canyonlands)
• Capitol Reef National Park (Torrey)
• Escalante
• Salt Lake City
• St. George
• Kanab
• Bryce Canyon National Park
• Park City
• Monument Valley
• Page & Lake Powell
• Mesa Verde National Park (Cortez)

Itineraries

• Southwest Grand Circle Self-Drive in – A loop from Las Vegas linking Utah's red-rock parks, Monument Valley, Antelope Canyon and the Grand Canyon South Rim.
• Utah's Mighty Five National Parks Crossing in – A one-way crossing from Las Vegas to Salt Lake City, covering Zion, Bryce, Capitol Reef, Arches and Canyonlands.
• US West National Parks & Coast Grand Loop – A Los Angeles loop passing through Las Vegas, the Grand Canyon, Antelope Canyon, Yosemite, and San Francisco, returning…
• Valley of Fire, Zion & Bryce Loop – A 4-day loop from Las Vegas featuring the red rocks of Valley of Fire, Zion Canyon, and the hoodoos of Bryce Canyon.
• Four Corners Ancestral Puebloan Loop – An Albuquerque-based loop through the Four Corners region, featuring cliff dwellings, narrow-gauge railroads, Monument…
• Salt Lake City & Wasatch Range Skiing – Based in Salt Lake City and Park City, ski Alta, Snowbird, Deer Valley, and Park City Mountain, with evenings spent in…
• Salt Lake City, Grand Teton and Yellowstone Loop – From Salt Lake City, drive through Grand Teton and across Yellowstone, then return via Craters of the Moon in Idaho.
• Las Vegas, Death Valley, and the Western Grand Canyon: Zion – A self-drive trip based in Las Vegas, covering Red Rock Canyon, Death Valley, the western Grand Canyon, Valley of Fire…
• Colorado's Four National Parks: 13-Day Grand Loop – A clockwise grand loop from Denver, linking Great Sand Dunes, Mesa Verde, Black Canyon of the Gunnison, and Rocky Mount…
• San Juan Skyway & Mesa Verde – In and out of Durango: experience the narrow-gauge railroad, the Million Dollar Highway, historic mining towns, and cli…