Utah National Parks Road Trip Winter

Stop 2 on the utah road trip and another one of utah s big five national parks close to moab is canyonlands national park.

Utah national parks road trip winter. What to pack for a utah national park road trip. On your way to zion from salt lake city airport i highly recommend taking all or a portion of the 40 mile fishlake loop. Itinerary for a scenic utah arizona winter road trip. Visiting any of the 5 utah national parks means you will be spending a lot of time outdoors or at least i hope you will.

Salt lake city to fishlake zion. From summer s torrential downpours and triple digit temps to winter s snowstorms and biting wind. Visit zion bryce canyon capitol reef arches and canyonlands plus the grand canyon and adventures in salt lake city old oraibi and kanab on this 1 302 mile trip. But on the flip side this same veritable movie set of scenic landmarks is.

The summer months in southern utah pass along a familiar path. Arizona national parks southwestern utah utah january 16 2018 by jason leave a comment this article may contain sponsored content or affiliate links. Here s the best winter road trip through utah. Towering aspen trees line much of this drive which is quite a change of scenery from the national parks in this state.

The grand circle road trip includes parks. During the high season the hot and sunny red rock wonderland welcomes the majority of its annual visitation travelers from around the world flock to utah s five national parks to witness the postcard scenery in person under the steady summer sun. I sky s higher elevation averaging 6 100 feet helps. Weather can be unpredictable in utah but expect scorching heat and summer thunderstorms and freezing winters.

National parks road trip. Road trip guide to utah s mighty 5 national parks. Zion and bryce canyon national parks arches and canyonlands national parks grand canyon national park capitol reef national. There are 2 ways to get into canyonlands from moab.

It is open seasonally from april through october. The grand circle road trip is one of the most famous national parks road trips in the country. The trip is predominantly in the state of utah but crosses into arizona as well. Plan to spend about seven days on this 300 mile winter road trip through the national parks ski resorts and small towns of southern utah.

Zion lodge is open all winter but bryce canyon lodge is closed.