Salt Lake City to Las Vegas 5 – A beautiful breathtaking, diverse route that features spectacular scenery – perfect for nature lovers. This route combines a visit to the one and only Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks in addition to a visit to the red sandstone, high altitude deserts and canyons of Southern Utah and the following National Parks – Arches, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef, Bryce and Zion.
Day 1 – Land in Salt Lake City and spend a few hours in the city
Lodging location: Salt Lake City
(if you land early you may start driving north on this day, lodging on the way, for example here)
Day 2 – Drive to West Yellowstone and enter Yellowstone National Park and visit the Lower Geyser Basin, 6 hours drive
(you may postpone visiting the Lower Geyser Basin and move the visit to day 4 – instead of visiting Norris Geyser Basin, in this case 1 hour drive will be deducted to the total hours in this day)
Lodging location: West Yellowstone
Day 3 – Visit the Midway and Upper Geyser Basin, 1 hour drive in each direction
Lodging location: West Yellowstone
Day 4 – Visit Norris Geyser Basin and drive north to Mammoth Hot Springs and tour the springs, in the afternoon bath in the Boiling River, 2 hours drive
Lodging location: Gardiner
Day 5 – Drive east to the Lamar Valley and tour the valley and then drive to the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and tour the canyon’s wonderful waterfalls and views, 1.5 hours drive
Lodging location: Canyon (or Lake Yellowstone)
Day 6 – Drive south to Grand Teton National Park through West Thumb Geyser Basin (on the shores of Lake Yellowstone), 3 hours drive
Lodging location: Jackson
Day 7 – Visit the southern part of Grand Teton National Park and enjoy activities around Jackson, in the afternoon start driving south to Park City, 4.5 hours drive
Lodging location: Park City
Day 8 – Continue driving south to Moab, in the afternoon go rafting on the Colorado River (out of Moab), 4 hours drive
Lodging location: Moab
Day 9 – Visit Arches National Park, 1 hour drive in each direction
Lodging location: Moab
Day 10 – Visit Canyonlands National Park (Island in the Sky district), 1 hour drive in each direction
Lodging location: Moab
Day 11 – Drive to Bryce National Park through Capitol Reef National Park (it is highly recommended to drive via roads 24 and 12), 5 hours drive
Lodging location: Bryce
Day 12 – Visit Bryce National Park and drive to Zion National Park on scenic route 9, 2 hours drive
Lodging location: Springdale
Day 13 – Spend the day in Zion National Park’s Canyon
Lodging location: Springdale
Day 14 – Drive to Las Vegas and enjoy the afternoon in the city, 2.5 hours drive
Lodging location: Las Vegas
Day 15 – Spend the day in Las Vegas
Lodging location: Las Vegas
Day 16 – 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.
