All five of Utah’s national parks in one loop: from Salt Lake City to Zion and its canyons, on to the hoodoos of Bryce Canyon, along Scenic Byway 12 and Kodachrome Basin to Capitol Reef, through Goblin Valley to Moab with Arches and Canyonlands – and back past Dead Horse Point. 1,562 kilometres, under 150 on five of the nine days: in these parks the real route starts on foot.
A sample route to look at. If you copy it, your own copy lands in your plans – there you can change days, stops and order.
Dashed line: detour to a stop away from the route (there and back).
1 Day 1
-
09:00Salt Lake City Start
- Right on your way.
-
10:30Motorhome · 219 km · 3 h 39 min
-
14:09Scipio
- Overnight – day 1 ends here after 219 km.
3 campgrounds near the day’s end
- Salt Lake City KOA Holiday 5 km OpenStreetMap
- Pony Express RV Resort 10 km · Sun RV Resorts OpenStreetMap
- Mueller Park Group Picnic 13 km · USDA Forest Service · 54 sites Recreation.gov
2 Day 2
-
Continue from hotel: Scipio
-
Motorhome · 182 km · 3 h 2 min
-
Parowan
- Overnight – day 2 ends here after 182 km.
3 Day 3
-
Continue from hotel: Parowan
-
08:26Motorhome · 34 km · 34 min
-
09:00Cedar Breaks National Monument
A deeply eroded rock amphitheater with colorful limestone formations, protected since 1933. Written by Claude from Wikidata facts
- Detour from the route: 3,9 km there and back.
-
11:00Motorhome · 128 km · 2 h 8 min
-
13:08Zion Canyon
Steep red sandstone walls line this Utah canyon, carved by the Virgin River. Written by Claude from Wikidata facts
- Right on your way.
-
18:08Motorhome · 3 km · 3 min
-
18:11Springdale
- Overnight – day 3 ends here after 165 km.
3 campgrounds near the day’s end
- Watchman Campground 4 km · National Park Service · 190 sites · RVs up to 79 ft (24,1 m) Recreation.gov
- South Campground (Ut) 5 km · National Park Service · 128 sites · RVs up to 57 ft (17,4 m) Recreation.gov
- Range RV Campground 12 km OpenStreetMap
4 Day 4
-
Continue from hotel: Springdale
-
08:49Motorhome · 11 km · 11 min
-
09:00Angels Landing
A narrow sandstone ridge in Zion National Park with steep drops and canyon views. Written by Claude from Wikidata facts
- Right on your way.
-
11:00Motorhome · 75 km · 1 h 15 min
-
12:15Kolob Canyons
- Detour from the route: 6,6 km there and back.
3 campgrounds near the day’s end
- The Orchards at Kolob RV Resort 9 km OpenStreetMap
- Lava Point Campground 15 km · National Park Service · 6 sites · RVs up to 19 ft (5,8 m) Recreation.gov
- Red Ledge RV Park 15 km OpenStreetMap
5 Day 5
-
06:00Motorhome · 180 km · 3 h
-
09:00Bryce-Canyon-Nationalpark
Red and orange rock spires known as hoodoos fill the wide amphitheaters of this park in Utah, established in 1928. Written by Claude from Wikidata facts
- Well known: Wikipedia articles in 60 languages.
-
14:00Motorhome · 76 km · 1 h 16 min
-
15:16Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
A vast expanse of desert and canyon terrain in southern Utah, marked by rugged cliffs and deep gorges, protected since 1996. Written by Claude from Wikidata facts
- Right on your way.
3 campgrounds near the day’s end
- Arch Campground 30 km · Utah State Parks
- Cannonville KOA 38 km OpenStreetMap
- White House Campground 40 km · Bureau of Land Management · 12 sites Recreation.gov
6 Day 6
-
08:12Motorhome · 48 km · 48 min
-
09:00Kodachrome Basin State Park
- Right on your way.
-
11:00Motorhome · 108 km · 1 h 48 min
-
12:48Boulder
- Overnight – day 6 ends here after 156 km.
3 campgrounds near the day’s end
- Arch Campground 2 km · Utah State Parks
- Cannonville KOA 9 km OpenStreetMap
- North Campground (UT) 21 km · National Park Service · 103 sites · RVs up to 60 ft (18,3 m) Recreation.gov
7 Day 7
-
Continue from hotel: Boulder
-
07:30Motorhome · 90 km · 1 h 30 min
-
09:00Capitol-Reef-Nationalpark
Colorful rock formations and a massive fold in the earth's crust run through this park in Utah, established in 1937. Written by Claude from Wikidata facts
- Well known: Wikipedia articles in 37 languages.
- Detour from the route: 5,1 km there and back.
-
14:00Motorhome · 72 km · 1 h 12 min
-
15:12Hanksville
- Overnight – day 7 ends here after 162 km.
3 campgrounds near the day’s end
- Capitol Reef Group Campground 11 km · National Park Service · 1 sites Recreation.gov
- Fruita Campground 12 km · National Park Service · 72 sites · RVs up to 52 ft (15,8 m) Recreation.gov
- Wonderland RV Park 23 km OpenStreetMap
8 Day 8
-
Continue from hotel: Hanksville
-
08:09Motorhome · 51 km · 51 min
-
09:00Goblin Valley State Park
- Right on your way.
-
11:00Motorhome · 164 km · 2 h 44 min
-
13:44Moab
- Right on your way.
3 campgrounds near the day’s end
- Sun Outdoors Moab Downtown 1 km · Sun RV Resorts OpenStreetMap
- Sand Flats Recreation Area Group Campsites 2 km · Bureau of Land Management · 6 sites · RVs up to 30 ft (9,1 m) Recreation.gov
- Portal RV Resort - Moab 3 km
9 Day 9
-
08:26Motorhome · 34 km · 34 min
-
09:00Arches-Nationalpark
- Well known: Wikipedia articles in 51 languages.
-
13:00Motorhome · 6 km · 6 min
-
13:06Delicate Arch
A freestanding sandstone arch about 16 meters tall, perched high above the Colorado Plateau. Written by Claude from Wikidata facts
- Detour from the route: 2,1 km there and back.
-
16:06Motorhome · 82 km · 1 h 22 min
-
17:28Mesa Arch (Island in the Sky)
A freestanding sandstone arch in Canyonlands National Park that frames a wide view of the canyon landscape below. Written by Claude from Wikidata facts
- Right on your way.
-
20:28Motorhome · 9 km · 9 min
-
20:37Grand View Point Overlook
- Right on your way.
-
22:37Motorhome · 36 km · 36 min
-
23:13Dead Horse Point State Park Destination
- Right on your way.
3 campgrounds near the day’s end
- Cowboy Camp Campground 8 km · Bureau of Land Management Recreation.gov
- Horsethief Campground 11 km · Bureau of Land Management Recreation.gov
- Portal RV Resort - Moab 17 km
Campgrounds: recreation.gov (RIDB) · Parks Canada, contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada · OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)