Utah'S Mighty 5: The Ultimate
7 day Roadigo trip with 28 stops: Las Vegas → Zion → Bryce Canyon → Capitol Reef → Canyonlands → Arches → Las Vegas
Las Vegas → Zion → Bryce Canyon → Capitol Reef → Canyonlands → Arches → Las Vegas
Vegas to the Sanctuary of Zion
Pick up your rental (get an SUV if you can for comfort) and hit the road immediately. We’re trading the neon lights for red rocks.
Harry Reid International Airport (LAS)
Pick up your rental (get an SUV if you can for comfort) and hit the road immediately. We’re trading the neon lights for red rocks.
Zion National Park
Even among America's national parks, few can match the stunning beauty of Zion National Park. Situated between the Dixie and Canyon Country regions of southern Utah, the park protects a series of incredible rock formations and high sandstone cliffs, and is a favorite spot for hiking, backpacking, canyoneering and climbing.
The Narrows (Riverside Walk)
Hike the paved Riverside Walk to the start of the Narrows. If the water level is safe, wade in a bit to experience the towering canyon walls closing in.
Canyon Overlook Trail
The historical buildings and structures of Zion National Park represent a variety of buildings, interpretive structures, signs and infrastructure associated with the National Park Service's operations in Zion National Park, Utah.
Hoodoos and High Altitudes
One last look at the valley floor before we climb in elevation.
Zion National Park
Even among America's national parks, few can match the stunning beauty of Zion National Park. Situated between the Dixie and Canyon Country regions of southern Utah, the park protects a series of incredible rock formations and high sandstone cliffs, and is a favorite spot for hiking, backpacking, canyoneering and climbing.
Bryce Canyon National Park
Bryce Canyon National Park is a national park in Utah's Canyon Country. Some 35,835 acres (14,502 ha) or 56 mi² (145 km²) in extent, the designated area around the spectacular Bryce Canyon (not actually a canyon, but rather a giant natural amphitheater created by erosion) became a United States National Monument in 1923 and was designated as a National Park in 1928.
Navajo Loop & Queen’s Garden Trail
This is the "must-do" hike. You’ll descend from Sunset Point down "Wall Street" (a narrow switchback canyon) and walk among the spire-like hoodoos.
Sunset Point
Watch the rocks turn from orange to glowing red as the sun goes down. The stargazing here is world-class if the sky is clear.
The Most Scenic Drive in America
Today is all about the journey. This road is consistently ranked one of the most beautiful drives in the US.
Scenic Byway 12
State Route 12 or Scenic Byway 12 (SR-12), also known as "Highway 12 — A Journey Through Time Scenic Byway", is a 123-mile-long (198 km) state highway designated an All-American Road located in Garfield County and Wayne County, Utah, United States.
Kiva Coffeehouse
Stop here for a break. The architecture is cool, and the views over the Grand Staircase-Escalante are unbeatable.
Lower Calf Creek Falls
If you're feeling active, this 6-mile round-trip hike leads to a stunning 126-foot waterfall in the middle of the desert.
Capitol Reef National Park
Capitol Reef National Park is a national park of the United States in south-central Utah. The park is approximately 60 miles (100 km) long on its north–south axis and just 6 miles (10 km) wide on its east-west axis, on average. The park was established in 1971 to preserve 241,904 acres of desert landscape and is open all year, with May through September receiving the most visitors.
Cathedrals and Canyons
A moderate hike to a massive natural bridge. It’s a great way to stretch your legs before the drive to Moab.
Capitol Reef (Hickman Bridge)
A moderate hike to a massive natural bridge. It’s a great way to stretch your legs before the drive to Moab.
Goblin Valley State Park
Goblin Valley State Park is a Utah State Park on the edge of the San Rafael Swell in Eastern Utah. This park encompasses a large number of rock Hoodoos ranging in size from 1-3 meters tall.
Dead Horse Point State Park
Dead Horse Point State Park is in Utah, near the city of Moab. It offers a panoramic view of the Colorado River far below as it makes its way toward the Grand Canyon.
Moab
Moab is a town in the Utah's Canyon Country and a gateway to the nearby Arches National Park and other attractions in Canyon Country.
The Island in the Sky
This district of the park sits on a massive mesa.
Canyonlands National Park (Island in the Sky)
This district of the park sits on a massive mesa.
Mesa Arch
Mesa Arch is a pothole arch on the eastern edge of the Island in the Sky mesa in Canyonlands National Park in northern San Juan County, Utah, United States. Mesa Arch is a spectacular natural stone arch perched at the edge of a cliff with vast views of canyons, Monster Tower, Washer Woman Arch, Airport Tower, and the La Sal Mountains in the distance.
Grand View Point Overlook
Walk the rim trail for views that seem to go on forever. You can see the "White Rim" road winding thousands of feet below you.
Shafer Canyon Overlook
Look down at the crazy switchbacks. If you see dust clouds, those are 4x4 vehicles tackling the most famous back-country road in Utah.
Arches and Icons
You need a timed-entry reservation here! Get in early to beat the heat and the crowds.
Arches National Park
Arches National Park is a national park that is in Utah's Canyon Country near the town of Moab. It is home to the world's greatest concentration of natural arches, including Delicate Arch, one of the state's most famous icons.
Devils Garden
Hike to Landscape Arch, one of the longest natural spans in the world. It looks impossibly thin.
The Windows Section
Easy walks to see North Window, South Window, and Turret Arch. You can get right up underneath them.
Delicate Arch
Delicate Arch is a 52-foot-tall (16 m) freestanding natural arch located in Arches National Park, near Moab in Grand County, Utah, United States. The arch is the most widely recognized landmark in Arches National Park and is depicted on Utah license plates and a postage stamp commemorating Utah's centennial anniversary of admission to the Union in 1896.
The Long Haul Back
It's a long haul back to Vegas, so we're hitting the I-70 and I-15.
Moab
Moab is a town in the Utah's Canyon Country and a gateway to the nearby Arches National Park and other attractions in Canyon Country.
Cove Fort
Beaver in Central Utah is a town of 3,200 people (2019) close to the Tushar Mountains, and anyone who visits the town feels like they are at the foothills of the Rockies.
St. George
Saint George, also George of Lydda, was an early Christian martyr who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to holy tradition, he was a soldier in the Roman army. Of Cappadocian Greek origin, he became a member of the Praetorian Guard for Roman emperor Diocletian. During the Diocletianic Persecution, he was sentenced to death for refusing to recant his Christian faith.
Harry Reid International Airport (LAS)
Drop off the car and catch your flight. You’ve officially conquered the Mighty 5!
- Day 7: 6.5h drive driving — plan rest stops
- Day 2: 27h 44m driving — plan rest stops
- Day 3: 28h 31m driving — plan rest stops
- Day 7: 7h 27m driving — plan rest stops