{"id":1995,"date":"2024-04-19T19:46:49","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T19:46:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/detouron.com\/blog\/?p=1995"},"modified":"2025-07-22T17:14:57","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T17:14:57","slug":"utahs-mighty-parks-roadtrip-las-vegas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/detouron.com\/blog\/utahs-mighty-parks-roadtrip-las-vegas\/","title":{"rendered":"Utah’s Mighty 5 and more: 8 days roadtrip from Las Vegas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Looking for the best active road trip around the Southwest? Below is our most complete itinerary of Utah’s Mighty 5 national parks – Zion, Bryce, Capitol Reef, Arches, Canyonlands – as well as the Grand Canyon and a few other amazing destinations along the way. It may look like a speedy trip, but you’ll do so much hiking in each park that you’ll feel like you know every corner of it. The only decisions you have to make is where to stay each night. Note that this road trip is best combined with campgrounds that are the closest to each destination. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Panorama Point, Capitol Reef National Park<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Get our roadbook to experience the magic of Utah’s Mighty 5 parks in 8 days<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You can download our mini-guidebook to save you time and energy in creating an itinerary from scratch. This personalized roadbook includes the most pertinent information about the parks, directions to trailheads, alternate activities in case your original plan falls through, fun facts about the area, and a few other helpful tidbits.
Of course you can do your own research on Google, Lonely Planet, TripAdvisor, Yelp, talk to locals, and use many other resources to decide where to go. But you’ll get an overload of information. That\u2019s where DetourOn comes in. Choose to download only the itinerary or the entire personalized roadbook directly from the DetourOn Planner<\/a>. You’ll have the most pertinent and interesting information for a stress-free travel experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Much value could be added to your travels when you have more time to enjoy your surroundings and waste less energy fretting about how to do it.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Exit ladder from Antelope Canyon<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Itinerary summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

8 days to Zion, Bryce, Capitol Reef, Arches, Canyonlands, Monument Valley, Lake Powell,<\/strong> and the Grand Canyon<\/strong>. This itinerary is ideal as a camping road trip any time of year. Keep in mind that summer temps are scorching, so keep the longer hikes for early morning or late evening. In winter, you may be hiking and camping in snow in places like Bryce and the Grand Canyon. No matter the season, there’s something new to experience year-round. You may want to return to follow the exact same itinerary in a different season!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Highlights<\/h3>\n\n\n\n