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Grand Circle Loop

Fourteen days, eight parks, and a very doable big scenic loop without turning it into a death march.

14days
43stops
DAY01

Depart → Springdale

Overnight in 17:30 Springdale
  1. 09:00
    09:00 Depart· start
  3. 13:30
    ⭐ 13:30 Zion National Park South
  5. 17:30
    17:30 Springdale· overnight
Accommodation
Springdale
DAY02

Zion Canyon Scenic Drive → Tonight stay

Overnight in Tonight stay
  1. 08:00
    ⭐ 08:00 Zion Canyon Scenic Drive· start
  3. 13:30
    13:30 Mount Carmel Highway
  5. 17:00
    17:00 Bryce Canyon National Park
  7. Tonight stay· overnight
Accommodation
Bryce Canyon City or near the park entrance
DAY03

Bryce → Capitol Reef National Park

Overnight in 16:30 Capitol Reef National Park
  1. 06:30
    ⭐ 06:30 Bryce Canyon National Park· start
  3. 11:30
    11:30 Scenic Byway 12
  5. 16:30
    16:30 Capitol Reef National Park· overnight
Accommodation
Torrey
Food
  • pie in Fruita area · If pie is available in the Fruita area when you pass through, that’s exactly the kind of low-stakes road-trip win worth taking.
DAY04

Capitol Reef Scenic Drive → Moab

Overnight in 17:30 Moab
  1. 08:30
    ⭐ 08:30 Capitol Reef Scenic Drive· start
  3. 13:00
    13:00 Goblin Valley
  5. 17:30
    17:30 Moab· overnight
Accommodation
Moab
DAY05

Arches National Park → Moab

Overnight in 17:00 Moab
  1. 07:00
    ⭐ 07:00 Arches National Park· start
  3. 12:30
    12:30 Devils Garden
  5. 17:00
    17:00 Moab· overnight
Accommodation
Moab
DAY06

Canyonlands National Park → Dead Horse Point

Overnight in 16:30 Dead Horse Point
  1. 08:00
    ⭐ 08:00 Canyonlands National Park, Island in the Sky· start
  3. 12:30
    12:30 Mesa Arch
  5. 16:30
    16:30 Dead Horse Point· overnight
Accommodation
Moab
DAY07

Depart Moab → Mexican Hat

Overnight in 17:00 Mexican Hat
  1. 08:30
    08:30 Depart Moab· start
  3. 12:30
    12:30 Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park
  5. 17:00
    17:00 Mexican Hat· overnight
Accommodation
Monument Valley area or Mexican Hat
DAY08

Monument Valley sunrise → Horseshoe Bend

Overnight in 16:30 Horseshoe Bend
  1. 08:00
    ⭐ 08:00 Monument Valley sunrise· start
  3. 12:30
    12:30 Page
  5. 16:30
    16:30 Horseshoe Bend· overnight
Accommodation
Page
DAY09

Glen Canyon Dam Overlook → Grand Canyon South Rim

Overnight in 16:30 Grand Canyon South Rim
  1. 08:30
    08:30 Glen Canyon Dam Overlook· start
  3. 10:30
    ⭐ 10:30 Lake Powell / Wahweap area
  5. 16:30
    16:30 Grand Canyon South Rim· overnight
Accommodation
Grand Canyon Village or near the South Entrance
DAY10

Grand Canyon South Rim viewpo… → Grand Canyon Village

Overnight in 17:00 Grand Canyon Village
  1. 06:30
    ⭐ 06:30 Grand Canyon South Rim viewpoints· start
  3. 11:30
    11:30 Desert View Drive
  5. 17:00
    17:00 Grand Canyon Village· overnight
Accommodation
Grand Canyon Village or near the South Entrance
DAY11

Depart Grand Canyon → Holbrook

Overnight in 17:30 Holbrook
  1. 08:00
    08:00 Depart Grand Canyon· start
  3. 13:30
    ⭐ 13:30 Petrified Forest National Park
  5. 17:30
    17:30 Holbrook· overnight
Accommodation
Holbrook
DAY12

Flagstaff → Uptown Sedona / nearby viewpo…

Overnight in Uptown Sedona / nearby viewpoint
  1. 09:00
    Flagstaff· start
  3. 12:30
    ⭐ Sedona scenic area
  5. 17:30
    Uptown Sedona / nearby viewpoint· overnight
Accommodation
Sedona
DAY13

Depart Sedona → Pahrump

Overnight in 17:30 Pahrump
  1. 08:00
    08:00 Depart Sedona· start
  3. 13:30
    13:30 Mojave desert corridor
  5. 17:30
    17:30 Pahrump· overnight
Accommodation
Pahrump
DAY14

Death Valley → Harry Reid International Airp…

  1. 07:30
    ⭐ 07:30 Death Valley National Park· start
  3. 12:30
    12:30 Zabriskie Point / Furnace Creek area
  5. 17:30
    17:30 Harry Reid International Airport (LAS)
Accommodation
none
Heads Up
  • Day 13: 6.5h drive driving — plan rest stops