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Red Rocks & Painted Canyons:
7days
28stops
Day 1: Vegas to the Sanctuary of Zion
3 stops
Harry Reid International Airport (LAS)
10:00
Zion National Park
13:30
Springdale
17:30
Day 2: High Altitudes & Hoodoos
4 stops
Zion-Mount Carmel Highway
09:00
Checkerboard Mesa
11:15
Bryce Canyon National Park
13:30
Sunset Point
18:00
Day 3: The Most Scenic Drive in America
4 stops
Highway 12
09:00
Kiva Coffeehouse
11:00
Lower Calf Creek Falls
13:00
Capitol Reef National Park
16:00
Day 4: Canyons and Cathedrals
4 stops
Hickman Bridge
09:00
Cathedral Valley Overlook
11:30
Goblin Valley
15:00
Moab
18:00
Day 5: Arches: The Land of Stone Spans
4 stops
Arches National Park
07:00
Devil's Garden
11:00
The Windows Section
15:00
Park Avenue
17:00
Day 6: Island in the Sky
5 stops
Canyonlands National Park
09:00
Mesa Arch
10:21
Grand View Point Overlook
12:36
Dead Horse Point
14:51
Green River
18:00
Day 7: The Long Stretch Home
4 stops
San Rafael Swell
09:00
Cove Fort
12:00
Valley of Fire
15:00
Harry Reid International Airport (LAS)
18:00
Heads Up
- 1. Buy the "America the Beautiful" National Park Pass ($80) at the first gate; it covers all parks on this trip.
- 2. Pack layers—Bryce is 8,000ft high and cold, while Moab is low desert and hot!
- 3. Day 2: 60h 8m driving — plan rest stops
- 4. Day 3: 41h 22m driving — plan rest stops
- 5. Day 4: 6h 31m driving — plan rest stops
- 6. Day 6: 5h 27m driving — plan rest stops
- 7. Day 7: 8h 9m driving — plan rest stops