Salt Lake City to Utah's Beautiful National Parks!

Moab sunset
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It will be hot in summer, but that makes a perfect desert setting for this RV vacation.  Travel on  a family road trip  from salt Lake City, south to Utah's incredibly breathtaking National Parks and back up again to Salt Lake City.   It could take you between 7 and 10 nights depending on how long you want to stay in each place, travelling 650 miles, give or take.  Just make sure you make the most of the fascinating scenery.  Have a lookie at the route planned:

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Salt Lake city - National Parks and back up to Salt Lake City

Lets get this road trip underway...


Day 1 - Salt Lake City:

Arrive in Salt Lake City and pick up your booked RV!  Depending on what time you arrive in Salt Lake City, spend the night in an RV park or take to the road heading to Arches National Park, Moab. This journey takes about 5 hours so you could break it up with a night on the road.  Unita National Forest out of Salt Lake City has 29 developed camp grounds and offers uncrowded forest experiences, a plethora of recreational activities and pretty campsites.  Take a hike through the wilderness areas or a paddle on the fir lined lake.  Enjoy a semi-wilderness camping experience... but with all the facilities of your RV. 

Broken Arch, Arches National Park
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Day 3 - Arches National Park:

Arches National Park is a striking natural environment combining colors, textures, and some fascinating natural stone arches.  Explore the interesting desert formations and panoramic views. It IS incredible.  Take a guided tour through the sandstone arches, towers and fins on a slightly challenging hike.  Learn some of the geological reasons behind the formations on the tour.  

Moab is the best place to stay to access all the national parks and return you RV at night to your campsite.  

However, Arches National Park has one camping option in the park.  See the light on the arches as the sun goes down and then wake up to the  arches with the sunrise light.   

Campsites:

• Arch View Resort
• Moab KOA
• Ron's Pack Creek Campground and RV Park

Canyonlands National Park
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Day 4 & 5 - Canyonlands :

If you've spent enough time in Arches National Park, spend the following day in Canyonlands National Park.  Canyonlands is a wonderland of outdoor recreational activities amongst unusual rock formations and incredible colors.  

Take a jet boat ride through the best part of the Colorado River that runs through Canyonlands National Park.  Pass remote canyons of exquisite beauty, fossilized sea beds, Indian ruins and many spectacular rock forms.  

Choose from many more activities in Canyonlands such as biking, horseback riding fishing, four wheeling, taking magnificent photos or gazing through the clear skies to the stars. 

There are two campgrounds in Canyonlands Park:

• Squaw Flat Campground
• Willow Flat Campground

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Day 6 - Dead Horse Point: 

Fulfill your days in Canyonlands National Park and then head over to Dead Horse Point State Park.  The name may not sound too appealing but rest assured the park is one of wondrous beauty.   Stroll along the Rim walk.  It towers 2,000 feet above the Colorado River obviously proving awe-inspiring views of canyon country, pinnacles and buttes.  The park is open till 10pm daily and the visitor centre till 6pm.  Enjoy some refreshments at the  Pony Expresso Coffee shop.  

There is a camping ground in the Park:

• Kayenta Campground

If you can't get a campsite for your RV in either of the on site RV parks, try out some in Moab.

4 Wheel driving from Moab
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Day 7 - Moab:

Moab has plenty of activities on offer, often out in the National Parks.  Find tours for scenic raft trips, the perfect way to explore the parks from the flowing river, go on a hummer tour, an ATV tour, a horseback tour or a bike tour,  try your skills at Canyoneering or rent a Jeep for the day.  There is so much to be explored and many fun ways to do it. 

If you don't want to take the same route back to Salt Lake City as you came in on then jump on highway 50 for a longer more scenic route of roads you haven't seen a few days previously.  You could stay at an RV park in Manti-La Sal Forest, near Santaquin or near Nephi.  The road is yours to do what you will.  


Arrive back in Salt Lake City and stay a night or more there or return the RV and head home to tell of all the fantastic memories. 


Right, let's book that RV, the prefect way to traipse your family across country. You're sure to find some specials at RV Rental Sale Finder! Book away and have a fantastic journey!!