Option 1:
May 16 fly into DEN, drive to Glenwood Springs, CO
May 17 ebikes on Glenwood Canyon Trail, drive to Moab
May 18, Arches (Park Avenue, scenic drive, Balanced Rock, Double Arch, Landscape Arch)
May 19, Dead Horse Point, Grand View Point in Canyonlands, Goblin Overlook in Goblin Valley
May 20, Hanksville (The Bentonite Hills, Long Done Silver, Factory Butte)
May 21, Capitol Reef (Grand Wash Trail, Hickman Bridge, Scenic drive to Capitol Gorge [don't hike], Fruita School, Goosenecks overlook, hike Sunset Point Trail)
May 22, Escalante, Devils Garden Trail, Willis Creek Slot Canyon Trail
May 23, Bryce, scenic drive Sunrise Point, hike Queens Garden, Agua Canyon Overlook, Ponderosa Canyon Overlook, Rainbow Point Parking
May 24, Zion, Hike Observation Point, bus to Temple of Sinawava to hike The Zion Narrows Riverside Walk, get off at some more bus stops on the way back as time allows
May 25, Las Vegas
May 26, fly home LAS-BWI
OPTION 1: One week trip, flying in, hotel staying, restaurant eating:
Day 1: arrive in Vegas, chill
Day 2: explore Vegas, head to Bryce Canyon Villas or similar, 4.5 hour drive.
Day 3: Bryce: Navajo Loop and Queens Garden, 1/2 hour from Villas, 30 seconds from each other.
Day 4: Escalante: Willis Creek Slot Canyon, Devil's Garden (Bryce is 1 hr from Escalante)
Day 5: Escalante: Lower Calf Creek Falls, Capitol Reef: Capitol Reef Scenic Drive, Petroglyphs (Escalante is 1 hr 40 from Capital Reef)
Day 6: Zion: Canyon Overlook Trail, Many Pools (capital reef is 4 hrs from Zion)
Day 7: Zion: East Rim to Observation Point, drive back to hotel near Vegas airport (Zion to airport, 3 hours)
Day 8: fly home in the morning
OR
Option 2: Driving from MD:
Day 1: MD to Hocking Hill State Park, OH, 6.5 hours
Day 2: OH to Garden of the Gods, IL, 7 hours
Day 3: IL to Ozark National Scenic Riverway, 3.5 hours
Day 4: Elk City State Park, KS, 5 hours
Day 5: Lake Scott State Park, KS, 5 hours
Day 6: Great Sand Dunes National Park CO, 5.5 hours
Day 7: Moab, UT, 6 hours
Day 8: Bryce, UT, hours
Day 9: Bryce: Navajo Loop and Queens Garden
Day 10: Escalante: Willis Creek Slot Canyon, Devil's Garden
Day 11: Escalante: Lower Calf Creek Falls, Capitol Reef: Capitol Reef Scenic Drive, Petroglyphs
Day 12: Zion: Canyon Overlook Trail, Many Pools
Day 13: Zion: East Rim to Observation Point,
Day 14: salt lake city: 4.5 hours
Day 15: American Heritage Center, Larame, WY: 6 hours
Day 16: Scenic Driving tour of the Sandhills region of Nebraska including car henge: 7 hours
Day 17: Grotto of the Redemption, Iowa: 5.5 hours
Day 18: Chicago, IL: 7 hours
Day 19: Cedar Point Amusement, OH: 5 hours
Day 20: Maryland: 7 hours
*OR*
Day 15: Dinosaur National Monument, UT: 4 hours (or the DNM Canyon visitor Center in CO saves about an hour and a half on the road, but doesn't have the fossils).
Day 16: Estes Park, CO: via Trail Ridge Road: 6.5 hours
Day 17: Pass through Pawnee Grasslands and the Buttes on the way to the Nebraska National Forest which is the start of the #1 scenic drive in Nebraska, 7.5 hours
Day 18:
OPTION 3:
*************************Flying out and just doing CO/UT********************
Would need to camp and cook to save the hotel/restaurant money
Great Sand Dunes to Old Hundred Mine: 4.5 (Great Sand Dunes adds 2 hours)
Old Hundred to Cliff Palace Mesa Verde: 2 hr 40 min (Cliff Palace adds 2 hours)
Old Hundred to Moab: 4 hr (Moab adds 34 minutes) (Old Hundred adds 3 hours in San Juan Ntl Forest)
Moab to Zion: 5 hr 21min (Zion adds 3 hours)
Moab to Bryce: 4 hr 26 min
Moab to Escalante: 4 hr 1 min
Cliff Palace to Zion: 6 hr 42 min
Cliff Palace to Bryce: 7 hr 15 min
Cliff Palace to Escalante: 6 hr 56 min
Cliff Palace to Moab: 2 hr 55 min
Escalante to Dinosaur/Vernal: 5 hr 49 min
Escalante to Moab: 4 hr
Moab to Dinosaur/Vernal: 3 hr 41 min (Dinosaur adds 2 hours)
Bryce to Little Wild Horse Canyon: 3 hr 47 min (Little Wild Horse Canyon adds 2 hrs)
Little Wild Horse Canyon to Dinosaur/Vernal: 4 hr 35 min
Dinosaur to Emerald Lake: 6 hrs 6 min (Emerald Lake adds 2 hours)
The problem is that Dinosaur and Estes are very far from everything else and add long (6+ hours) days of driving which results in hotel and food charges, but no real vacationing/experiencing. Consider arriving Denver, and leaving from Las Vegas, or vice versa. That would mean skipping the white water rafting, or doing it in a different place than Dinosaur.
Day 15: American Heritage Center, Larame, WY: 6 hours
Day 16: Scenic Driving tour of the Sandhills region of Nebraska including car henge: 7 hours
Day 17: Grotto of the Redemption, Iowa: 5.5 hours
Day 18: Chicago, IL: 7 hours
Day 19: Cedar Point Amusement, OH: 5 hours
Day 20: Maryland: 7 hours
*OR*
Day 15: Dinosaur National Monument, UT: 4 hours (or the DNM Canyon visitor Center in CO saves about an hour and a half on the road, but doesn't have the fossils).
Day 16: Estes Park, CO: via Trail Ridge Road: 6.5 hours
Day 17: Pass through Pawnee Grasslands and the Buttes on the way to the Nebraska National Forest which is the start of the #1 scenic drive in Nebraska, 7.5 hours
Day 18:
OPTION 3:
*************************Flying out and just doing CO/UT********************
Would need to camp and cook to save the hotel/restaurant money
Day 1: Fly to Denver, arrive at noon, drive Best Western Amalmosa near Great Sand Dunes
Day 2: Great Sand Dunes National Park CO, 5.5 hours
Day 3: Ouray/Telluride, 5 hours
Day 3: Moab, UT, 3 hours
Day 5: Escalante: Willis Creek Slot Canyon, Devil's Garden, 4 hour drive
Day 6: Escalante: Lower Calf Creek Falls, Capitol Reef: Capitol Reef Scenic Drive, Petroglyphs
Day 6: Bryce: 1 hour drive
Day 7: Bryce: Navajo Loop and Queens Garden
Day 6: Bryce: 1 hour drive
Day 7: Bryce: Navajo Loop and Queens Garden
Day 8: Zion: Canyon Overlook Trail, Many Pools, 2 hour drive
Day 9: Zion: East Rim to Observation Point,
Day 10: salt lake city: 4.5 hours
Day 11: Dinosaur National Monument, UT: 4 hours (or the DNM Canyon visitor Center in CO saves about an hour and a half on the road, but doesn't have the fossils).
Day 12: Estes Park, CO: via Trail Ridge Road: 6.5 hours
Day 13: Denver
Great Sand Dunes to Old Hundred Mine: 4.5 (Great Sand Dunes adds 2 hours)
Old Hundred to Cliff Palace Mesa Verde: 2 hr 40 min (Cliff Palace adds 2 hours)
Old Hundred to Moab: 4 hr (Moab adds 34 minutes) (Old Hundred adds 3 hours in San Juan Ntl Forest)
Moab to Zion: 5 hr 21min (Zion adds 3 hours)
Moab to Bryce: 4 hr 26 min
Moab to Escalante: 4 hr 1 min
Cliff Palace to Zion: 6 hr 42 min
Cliff Palace to Bryce: 7 hr 15 min
Cliff Palace to Escalante: 6 hr 56 min
Cliff Palace to Moab: 2 hr 55 min
Escalante to Dinosaur/Vernal: 5 hr 49 min
Escalante to Moab: 4 hr
Moab to Dinosaur/Vernal: 3 hr 41 min (Dinosaur adds 2 hours)
Bryce to Little Wild Horse Canyon: 3 hr 47 min (Little Wild Horse Canyon adds 2 hrs)
Little Wild Horse Canyon to Dinosaur/Vernal: 4 hr 35 min
Dinosaur to Emerald Lake: 6 hrs 6 min (Emerald Lake adds 2 hours)
The problem is that Dinosaur and Estes are very far from everything else and add long (6+ hours) days of driving which results in hotel and food charges, but no real vacationing/experiencing. Consider arriving Denver, and leaving from Las Vegas, or vice versa. That would mean skipping the white water rafting, or doing it in a different place than Dinosaur.
9 h 16 min (408 miles) - ()
9 h 16 min typically
408 miles
via UT-24 W
via unnamed roads
9 h 16 min without traffic
This route has tolls.
Arches National Park Visitor Center
Moab, UT 84532
Head southeast toward Arches Entrance Rd
34 s (161 ft)
Follow US-191 N and I-70 W to UT-24 W in Wayne County
2 h 5 min (133 mi)
Turn left onto Arches Entrance Rd
0.8 mi
Turn right onto US-191 N
27.0 mi
Turn left to merge onto I-70 W
32.6 mi
Take exit 149 for UT-24 W toward Hanksville
0.4 mi
Turn left onto UT-24 W
43.8 mi
Turn right to stay on UT-24 W
28.3 mi
2 h 6 min (133 mi)
Capitol Reef National Park
Utah
Head west on UT-24 W
18.7 mi
Turn left onto UT-12 W
44.5 mi
1 h 26 min (63.3 mi)
Lower Calf Creek Falls
Boulder, UT 84716
Head southeast on UT-12 W
14.1 mi
Turn left onto BLM200/Hole in the Rock Rd
12.2 mi
Turn right onto BLM 225
0.3 mi
45 min (26.6 mi)
Devils Garden Parking Area
Escalante, UT 84726
Follow BLM200/Hole in the Rock Rd to UT-12 W
25 min (12.5 mi)
Head northeast on BLM 225 toward BLM200/Hole in the Rock Rd
0.3 mi
Turn left onto BLM200/Hole in the Rock Rd
12.2 mi
Turn left onto UT-12 W
Street View
44 min (38.8 mi)
Follow Kodachrome Rd to BLM500/Skutumpah Rd in Kane County
27 min (9.0 mi)
Turn left onto Kodachrome Rd/Main St
Continue to follow Kodachrome Rd
2.6 mi
Continue onto Cottonwood Canyon Rd
0.3 mi
Slight right onto BLM500/Skutumpah Rd
2.8 mi
Turn right to stay on BLM500/Skutumpah Rd
1.6 mi
Turn left to stay on BLM500/Skutumpah Rd
Destination will be on the right
1.7 mi
1 h 35 min (60.4 mi)
Willis Creek Slot Canyon trailhead
Kanab, UT 84741
Follow BLM500/Skutumpah Rd and Kodachrome Rd to UT-12 W in Cannonville
27 min (9.0 mi)
Head northwest on BLM500/Skutumpah Rd toward Willis Creek Rd
1.7 mi
Turn right to stay on BLM500/Skutumpah Rd
1.6 mi
Turn left to stay on BLM500/Skutumpah Rd
2.8 mi
Slight left onto Cottonwood Canyon Rd
0.3 mi
Continue onto Kodachrome Rd
2.6 mi
Drive
25 min (17.1 mi)
Turn left onto UT-12 W
12.1 mi
Turn left onto UT-63 S
4.9 mi
Turn left
2 min (0.2 mi)
54 min (26.3 mi)
Navajo Loop Trail
Utah 84764
Head northeast
95 ft
16 s (95 ft)
Queens Garden Trail
Utah 84764
Head north toward UT-63
0.2 mi
Turn right onto UT-63
4.9 mi
Turn left onto UT-12 W
13.6 mi
Turn left onto US-89 S
43.1 mi
Slight right
Toll road
0.1 mi
Slight right onto UT-9 W
Toll road
22.7 mi
Turn right onto Floor of the Valley Rd/Zion Canyon Scenic Dr
2.0 mi
1 h 58 min (86.7 mi)
Zion Canyon Scenic Dr
Utah
Head southwest on Floor of the Valley Rd/Zion Canyon Scenic Dr toward
Service Rd
Street View
2.0 mi
Turn left onto UT-9 E
Toll road
Destination will be on the right
6.8 mi
23 min (8.8 mi)
Many Pools Trailhead
Zion national park, UT 84767
Head northeast on UT-9 E
Toll road
3.0 mi
Turn left onto E Rim Trail
Destination will be on the left
0.1 mi
9 min (3.1 mi)
East Rim Trailhead, Zion National Park
E Rim Trail, Orderville, UT 84758
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