Utah road trip

[Tom n Sandra]

Hello everyone! Below is our final itinerary for our First trip in our 2018 43' Entegra Anthem. We would love to hear suggestions from people who have been in these locations! we really have no idea what to do in each park once we get there!
DATE DAY DESTINATION/ACTIVITIES
5/3 Thursday Leave Olympia and drive to A-Frame RV Park
5/4 Friday Drive to Salt Lake City; stay at Mountain Shadows Site# 110
5/5 Saturday Spend day in Salt lake city, judge Uno, temple square, choir practice?
5/6 Sunday Drive to Moab Rim RV Park 5/6 - 5/10; rent Jeep
5/7 Monday Visit Arches as the sun rises
5/8 Tuesday Visit Canyonlands
5/9 Wednesday Visit Deadhorse Point and Prehistoric Museum
5/10 Thursday Drive to Canyons of Escalante RV Park
5/11 Friday Drive to Ruby's Inn RV Park and Campground
5/12 Saturday Natural Bridges National Monument and Capitol Reef National Park
5/13 Sunday Bryce Canyon National Park
5/14 Monday Drive to North Rim, Grand Canyon
5/15 Tuesday Spend day in Grand Canyon
5/16 Wednesday drive to Zion River RV Park
5/17 Thursday Zion National Park
5/18 Friday Start drive home
5/19 Saturday Drive home
5/20 Sunday Arrive home

[twogypsies]

Are you really serious with that plan? It's much too ambitious. You won't even begin to explore those beautiful national parks and areas. Do you have more time you could tack onto your trip? Every national park has a wonderful web site with things to do, road information, special alerts, etc. Check them out.

Here's the one for Arches Nat'l Park: https://www.nps.gov/arch/index.htm

[Tom n Sandra]

Originally Posted by twogypsies

Are you really serious with that plan? It's much too ambitious. You won't even begin to explore those beautiful national parks and areas. Do you have more time you could tack onto your trip? Every national park has a wonderful web site with things to do, road information, special alerts, etc. Check them out.

Here's the one for Arches Nat'l Park: https://www.nps.gov/arch/index.htm

No unfortunately have to be at work Monday. It’s kind of like cruising! :-)

[Busskipper]

Originally Posted by Tom n Sandra

Hello everyone! Below is our final itinerary for our First trip in our 2018 43' Entegra Anthem. We would love to hear suggestions from people who have been in these locations! we really have no idea what to do in each park once we get there!
DATE DAY DESTINATION/ACTIVITIES
5/3 Thursday Leave Olympia and drive to A-Frame RV Park
5/4 Friday Drive to Salt Lake City; stay at Mountain Shadows Site# 110
5/5 Saturday Spend day in Salt lake city, judge Uno, temple square, choir practice?
5/6 Sunday Drive to Moab Rim RV Park 5/6 - 5/10; rent Jeep
5/7 Monday Visit Arches as the sun rises
5/8 Tuesday Visit Canyonlands
5/9 Wednesday Visit Deadhorse Point and Prehistoric Museum
5/10 Thursday Drive to Canyons of Escalante RV Park
5/11 Friday Drive to Ruby's Inn RV Park and Campground
5/12 Saturday Natural Bridges National Monument and Capitol Reef National Park
5/13 Sunday Bryce Canyon National Park
5/14 Monday Drive to North Rim, Grand Canyon
5/15 Tuesday Spend day in Grand Canyon
5/16 Wednesday drive to Zion River RV Park
5/17 Thursday Zion National Park
5/18 Friday Start drive home
5/19 Saturday Drive home
5/20 Sunday Arrive home

As this is just going to be a drive by trip after Moab - let's add a Few more drive throughs - Mormon Tabernacle - All the Ski Mountains around SLC - Lake Powell - Mexican Hat - Goosenecks - Page - Antelope Canyon - Kolob Canyon - Kodachrome - Escalante - Goblins - Capitol Reef - Dinosaur - Mesa Verde - Chaco Canyon - Four Corners .............and be sure to run up to Angels Landings and do the Narrows while in Zion. . .

Plus a little more to see/do in Moab - https://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/f...d/29448394.cfm -

Sounds like a great trip, but might need a little more time..... . .

JMHO,

[beaverfever]

the road to the north rim usually does not open till the 15th

[jlechmanik]

You are visiting places for one day where we visit for 3 to 7 days. WAY too much driving and not enough seeing. I would drop about half of the visits for another time. This will be our fourth year visiting Utah. Started with a 3 day Zion visit. Last year and this year are week long visits....

[traveldawg]

this is insane. your spending 3 days in places that 7 or more days to enjoy and learn about.

whatever.....

you won't see choir practice on a saturday - best check that SLC schedule.

since you asked, here is my advice... pick 2 or 3 major places and stay there rather than do nothing but drive; you have bit off more than you know.

[Tom n Sandra]

Any advice regarding what to do with only one day in a park? Highlights, previews etc....?

[twogypsies]

Originally Posted by Tom n Sandra

Any advice regarding what to do with only one day in a park? Highlights, previews etc....?

As stated in my above post.... go to the nps.gov site for each national park and look at the 'Things To Do' section. Pick out what kind of things you like to do and go from there. You might just have time to drive through the park, stop at the viewpoints, perhaps take a hike and attend a Ranger program at night.

[gazingm42]

Living here in Utah I feel your trip is going be way too many sites. I feel you need 2 to 3 days in Moab and 2 to 3 in Zion NP. I would scratch caynonlands and or dead horse. I feel you have too tight off a trip to enjoy what Moab and Zions alone have to offer.

[Arch Hoagland]

Are you pulling a toad?

We've stayed at A Frame RV a couple times. Convenient to the freeway.

Be aware Mountain Shadows RV sprays your rig at night with the lawn sprinkler system. Very hard water, leaves strong water marks.

[Bilgerat]

Info for North Rim Grand Canyon.

https://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/north-rim.htm