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Utah Big Five Loop

10days
29stops
956km

The route

Tap a day or a town

You sleep in Zion National Park · Bryce Canyon National Park · Capitol Reef National Park · Moab · Arches National Park — start in Las Vegas, end in Salt Lake City.

DAY01

Las Vegas → Pa’rus Trail

257 km · 2h 36m driving · Overnight in Pa’rus Trail
  1. 09:00
    Las Vegas· start
  2. 255 km · 2h 32m
  3. 12:30
    Springdale
  4. 2 km · 4m
  5. 16:30
    Pa’rus Trail· overnight
Accommodation
Springdale
DAY02

Zion Canyon → Emerald Pools Trail

13 km · 20m driving · Overnight in Emerald Pools Trail
  1. 08:00
    Zion Canyon· start
  2. 0.2 km · 1m
  3. 09:30
    Riverside Walk
  4. 13 km · 19m
  5. 14:30
    Emerald Pools Trail· overnight
Accommodation
Springdale
DAY03

Zion-Mount Carmel Tunnel → Bryce Amphitheater

118 km · 1h 37m driving · Overnight in Bryce Amphitheater
  1. 08:30
    Zion-Mount Carmel Tunnel· start
  2. 10 km · 15m
  3. 11:00
    Red Canyon
  4. 108 km · 1h 22m
  5. 15:30
    Bryce Amphitheater· overnight
Accommodation
Bryce Canyon City or Tropic
DAY04

Sunrise Point → Bryce Point

3.5 km · 12m driving · Overnight in Bryce Point
  1. 08:00
    Sunrise Point· start
  2. 1.2 km · 4m
  3. 09:00
    Queen's Garden Trail
  4. 2.3 km · 8m
  5. 15:30
    Bryce Point· overnight
Accommodation
Bryce Canyon City or Tropic
DAY05

Escalante → Fruita Historic District

205 km · 2h 43m driving · Overnight in Fruita Historic District
  1. 09:00
    Escalante· start
  2. 85 km · 1h 3m
  3. 12:30
    Head of the Rocks Overlook
  4. 120 km · 1h 40m
  5. 16:30
    Fruita Historic District· overnight
Accommodation
Torrey
DAY06

Capitol Reef → Goosenecks Overlook

8.1 km · 12m driving · Overnight in Goosenecks Overlook
  1. 08:30
    Capitol Reef· start
  2. 1.6 km · 3m
  3. 10:00
    Capitol Reef Scenic Drive
  4. 6.4 km · 9m
  5. 15:30
    Goosenecks Overlook· overnight
Accommodation
Torrey
DAY07

Torrey → Moab

142 km · 1h 43m driving · Overnight in Moab
  1. 09:00
    Torrey· start
  2. 15 km · 14m
  3. 11:30
    Goblin Valley
  4. 127 km · 1h 29m
  5. 16:30
    Moab· overnight
Accommodation
Moab
DAY08

Mesa Arch → Dead Horse Point

72 km · 59m driving · Overnight in Dead Horse Point
  1. 08:30
    Mesa Arch· start
  2. 62 km · 48m
  3. 11:00
    Grand View Point Overlook
  4. 9.6 km · 11m
  5. 15:30
    Dead Horse Point· overnight
Accommodation
Moab
DAY09

Balanced Rock → Delicate Arch Viewpoint

71 km · 1h 3m driving · Overnight in Delicate Arch Viewpoint
  1. 07:30
    Balanced Rock· start
  2. 56 km · 47m
  3. 09:00
    Devils Garden
  4. 14 km · 16m
  5. 16:30
    Delicate Arch Viewpoint· overnight
Accommodation
Moab
DAY10

Moab → Salt Lake City

67 km · 1h 8m driving · long drive
  1. 09:00
    Moab· start
  2. 31 km · 33m
  3. 10:00
    Castle Valley Overlook
  4. 36 km · 35m
  5. 16:30
    Salt Lake City
Accommodation
Salt Lake City downtown or near the airport
Heads Up
  • Day 10: 5h 17m driving — plan rest stops
  • Check current NPS/UDOT road and shuttle updates before you go, especially for Zion Canyon shuttle operations, Zion-Mount Carmel Tunnel rules, and any weather-related high-elevation or desert-road closures.
  • Zion’s official park page points visitors to current shuttle, road, and facility conditions.
  • Bryce’s current-conditions page notes seasonal/temporary road status updates.