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Red Rocks & Painted Canyons

Get ready for the ultimate desert loop. We’re hitting all of Utah’s "Mighty 5" in a week, starting and ending in the neon glow of Vegas. It’s a lot of windshield time, but with views this good, you won’t mind.

7days
20stops
DAY01

Harry Reid International Airp… → Springdale

Overnight in Springdale
  1. 10:00
    Harry Reid International Airport (LAS)· start
  3. 14:00
    ⭐ Zion National Park South
  5. 18:30
    Springdale· overnight
Accommodation
Springdale
DAY02

Zion-Mount Carmel Highway → Bryce Canyon City

Overnight in Bryce Canyon City
  1. 09:00
    Zion-Mount Carmel Highway· start
  3. 13:00
    ⭐ Bryce Canyon National Park
  5. 17:30
    Bryce Canyon City· overnight
Accommodation
Bryce Canyon City
DAY03

Scenic Byway 12 → Capitol Reef National Park

Overnight in Capitol Reef National Park
  1. 09:00
    Scenic Byway 12· start
  3. 13:00
    Kiva Coffeehouse
  5. 15:30
    ⭐ Capitol Reef National Park· overnight
Accommodation
Torrey
DAY04

Hickman Bridge Trail → Dead Horse Point

Overnight in Dead Horse Point
  1. 09:00
    Hickman Bridge Trail· start
  3. 11:00
    Goblin Valley
  5. 15:00
    ⭐ Dead Horse Point· overnight
Accommodation
Moab
DAY05

Arches National Park → Park Avenue

Overnight in Park Avenue
  1. 07:00
    ⭐ Arches National Park· start
  3. 15:00
    Moab Main Street
  5. 19:00
    Park Avenue· overnight
Accommodation
Moab
DAY06

Canyonlands National Park (Is… → Hanksville

Overnight in Hanksville
  1. 08:00
    ⭐ Canyonlands National Park (Island in the Sky)· start
  3. 13:00
    Long Drive South
  5. 17:00
    Hanksville· overnight
Accommodation
Torrey (Return)
DAY07

Torrey to Vegas → Harry Reid International Airp…

  1. 08:00
    Torrey to Vegas· start
  3. 13:00
    St. George
  5. 16:00
    ⭐ Harry Reid International Airport (LAS)
Heads Up
  • Day 7: 5.5h driving — plan rest stops
  • Buy the "America the Beautiful" pass ($80) at the first park; it covers all five.
  • Book your Arches Timed Entry months in advance.
  • Day 7: St. George → Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) flight transit only 3.0h — allow ≥5h door-to-door
  • 🛫 Route includes 1 flight + 0 rail segments. Map shows them as dashed lines (connection only, not real road).