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Desert Stone Loop

This version avoids the failed Bluff → Natural Bridges National Monument leg completely and does not depend on Natural Bridges at all.

10days
25stops
1723km
DAY01

Las Vegas → Hoover Dam

124 km · 1h 40m driving · Overnight in Hoover Dam
  1. 09:00
    Las Vegas· start
  2. 33 km · 26m
  3. 10:00
    Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area
  4. 91 km · 1h 14m
  5. 15:30
    Hoover Dam· overnight
Accommodation
Boulder City
DAY02

Boulder City → Grand Canyon Village

241 km · 2h 21m driving · Overnight in Grand Canyon Village
  1. 08:30
    Boulder City· start
  2. 0.2 km · 1m
  3. 11:30
    Seligman
  4. 240 km · 2h 20m
  5. 16:30
    Grand Canyon Village· overnight
Accommodation
Grand Canyon Village / Tusayan area
DAY03

Mather Point → Hermits Rest

4.4 km · 11m driving · Overnight in Hermits Rest
  1. 06:00
    Mather Point· start
  2. 3.9 km · 8m
  3. 10:00
    Grand Canyon
  4. 0.5 km · 3m
  5. 15:30
    Hermits Rest· overnight
Accommodation
Grand Canyon Village / Tusayan area
DAY04

Grand Canyon Village → Horseshoe Bend

52 km · 58m driving · Overnight in Horseshoe Bend
  1. 08:30
    Grand Canyon Village· start
  2. 12 km · 18m
  3. 10:30
    Desert View Watchtower
  4. 40 km · 40m
  5. 15:30
    Horseshoe Bend· overnight
Accommodation
Page
DAY05

Page → Monument Valley Navajo Tribal…

145 km · 1h 30m driving · Overnight in Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park
  1. 09:00
    Page· start
  2. 4 km · 6m
  3. 11:30
    Navajo National Monument
  4. 141 km · 1h 24m
  5. 16:00
    Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park· overnight
Accommodation
Monument Valley / Kayenta area
DAY06

Monument Valley Navajo Tribal… → Moab

240 km · 2h 33m driving · Overnight in Moab
  1. 07:30
    Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park· start
  2. 39 km · 27m
  3. 11:00
    Mexican Hat
  4. 201 km · 2h 6m
  5. 16:30
    Moab· overnight
Accommodation
Moab town center
DAY07

Delicate Arch → Dead Horse Point

39 km · 46m driving · Overnight in Dead Horse Point
  1. 06:30
    Delicate Arch· start
  2. 29 km · 32m
  3. 11:30
    Windows Section
  4. 9.9 km · 14m
  5. 16:30
    Dead Horse Point· overnight
Accommodation
Moab town center
DAY08

Moab → Torrey

299 km · 3h 11m driving · Overnight in Torrey
  1. 08:30
    Moab· start
  2. 48 km · 35m
  3. 12:30
    Capitol Reef National Park
  4. 251 km · 2h 36m
  5. 17:00
    Torrey· overnight
Accommodation
Torrey / Capitol Reef gateway area
DAY09

Torrey → Bryce Canyon City

179 km · 2h 9m driving · Overnight in Bryce Canyon City
  1. 08:30
    Torrey· start
  2. 174 km · 2h 3m
  3. 12:00
    Bryce Canyon National Park
  4. 4.3 km · 6m
  5. 17:00
    Bryce Canyon City· overnight
Accommodation
Bryce Canyon City / park entrance area
DAY10

Bryce Canyon City → Las Vegas

400 km · 4h 21m driving
  1. 07:30
    Bryce Canyon City· start
  2. 133 km · 1h 45m
  3. 10:30
    Zion Canyon
  4. 2.3 km · 5m
  5. 16:30
    Springdale
  6. 265 km · 2h 31m
  7. 18:00
    Las Vegas
Heads Up
  • Book lodging near the park gateways early
  • Keep a full water stash in the car
  • Avoid letting the tank drop too low in Navajo Nation and southern Utah