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Desert Stone Loop
This plan avoids the Grand Canyon North Rim because current NPS information for 2026 notes seasonal reopening details and possible status changes; the South Rim is the safer anchor for a first Grand Canyon visit.
Route: Las Vegas → Hoover Dam → Seligman → Grand Canyon Village → Mather Point → Hopi Point → Desert View Watchtower → Cameron → Page → Horseshoe Bend → Antelope Canyon → Wahweap Overlook → Navajo National Monument → Monument Valley → Mexican Hat → Goosenecks State Park → Natural Bridges National Monument → Hanksville → Capitol Reef → Torrey → Lower Calf Creek Falls → Bryce Canyon → Zion → Springdale → Las Vegas
✅ Current month (May) is in this region's prime season. Grand Canyon / Zion / Antelope: Mar-May & Oct best. Jun-Aug 40°C+ heat is dangerous on trails.
A 12-day driving-only loop from Las Vegas through Grand Canyon South Rim, Monument Valley, Bryce Canyon, and Zion — slow enough to actually feel the desert change around you.
12days
40stops
2024drive km
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1
Neon to Canyon Rim
4 stops · 4h 43m · 462km
2
First Canyon Light
3 stops · 25m · 12km
3
Desert View Road
4 stops · 2h 36m · 222km
4
Water and Sandstone
3 stops · 25m · 19km
5
Into Navajo Country
4 stops · 3h 5m · 283km
6
Buttes at Sunrise
3 stops · 1h 41m · 91km
7
River Bends and Bridges
3 stops · 2h 46m · 235km
8
Orchards and Red Cliffs
4 stops · 1h · 77km
9
Highway 12 Magic
3 stops · 2h 26m · 181km
10
Hoodoo Sunrise
3 stops · 20m · 10km
11
Red Walls of Zion
3 stops · 1h 55m · 140km
12
Canyon Walks Home
3 stops · 3h 12m · 291km