Las Vegas Circular 10 – A great highly recommended nature’s lover varied trip that focuses on the most beautiful national parks of the west (mainly in Utah and Wyoming) – Zion, Bryce, Yellowstone, Grand Teton, Arches, Canyonlands and the Grand Canyon, in addition to Dinosaur National Monument, Flaming Gorge, the Monument Valley, Page/Lake Powell area and the cities of Salt Lake City and Las Vegas.
Day 1 – Land in Las Vegas and spend the afternoon in the city
Lodging location: Las Vegas
Day 2 – Drive to Zion National Park and visit the park, 2.5 hours drive
Lodging location: Springdale
Day 3 – Drive to Bryce National Park on scenic route 9 and visit the park, 2 hours drive
Lodging location: Bryce
Day 4 – Drive to Grand Teton National Park, 8.5 hours drive
Lodging location: Jackson
Day 5 – Visit the southern part of Grand Teton National Park and enjoy activities around Jackson, less than 1 hour drive in each direction
Lodging location: Jackson
Day 6 – Drive north through Grand Teton, towards Yellowstone National Park, after entering the park visit the West Thumb Geyser Basin (on the shores of Lake Yellowstone), and enjoy abundant wildlife in Hayden Valley, in the afternoon enjoy the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone’s wonderful waterfalls and views, 3 hours drive
Lodging location: Canyon (or Lake Yellowstone)
Day 7 – Drive west in the park and visit the Upper and Midway Geyser Basin, 2 hour drive
Lodging location: West Yellowstone
Day 8 – Visit the Lower Geyser Basin and drive north to Mammoth Hot Springs and tour the springs, in the afternoon drive east through the Lamar Valley and exit the park, 3 hours drive
Lodging location: Cooke City
Day 9 – Drive to Cody and visit the town’s wonderful museums, 1.5 hours drive (or 2.5 hours drive via the scenic Beartooth Hwy – not suitable for RVs)
Lodging location: Cody
Day 10 – Drive south through Wyoming to Flaming Gorge, on the way stop at the small town of Thermopolis (which has hot springs and petroglyphs), 5 hours drive
Lodging location: Flaming Gorge
Day 11 – Go on a short rafting trip in Flaming Gorge and them drive to the Dinosaur National Monument and visit the monument’s Quarry (circled in red in this map), 2 hours drive
Lodging location: Vernal
Day 12 – Drive to Harpers Corner (circled in blue in this map) in Dinosaur National Monument, which has extraordinary scenery, and from there continue to Moab (see link to map here), 5.5 hours drive
Lodging location: Moab
Day 13 – Visit Arches National Park, 1 hour drive in each direction
Lodging location: Moab
Day 14 – Go on a half day rafting tour on the Colorado River (out of Moab) and then visit Canyonlands National Park (Island in the Sky district), 1 hour drive in each direction
Lodging location: Moab
Day 15 – Drive to the Monument Valley spend the day in this magnificent area and in the afternoon drive to Page, 4.5 hours drive
Lodging location: Page
Day 16 – Drive to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon and on the way visit Antelope Canyon (reserve in advance) or hike to the Horseshoe Bend, 5 hours drive
Lodging location: South Rim or Tusayan
Day 17 – Visit the South Rim of the Grand Canyon and drive to Las Vegas, 4 hours drive
(on the way to Las Vegas stop in Hoover Dam and if you have time – drive a portion of Route 66 and stop at Seligman)
Lodging location: Las Vegas
Day 18 – Fly home
– In order to fill this route with content – see our Southwest USA and Northwest USA destinations pages, where you can find articles that include suggestions what to do in various locations along this route.
