Rock Therapy Road Trip: Grand Canyon, Zion and Moab

Helll yea!

 

This looks like it will be a fun road trip.... Looks like OP has it all mapped out.

 

Interesting. I'll be in the area from May 28th till June 4th. Driving down from Kansas City.

My gf and I plan on visiting Moab, Zion, Capital Reef, Grand Canyon, and Havasupai.

 

If you have the time check out Canyonlands (island in the sky), you can do the auto tour in like 3-4 hours. If you have any more time, check out Arches NM, a few short hikes... another 4-5 hours.

 

If your route coincides with one of our days we should link up

 

Wow. Looks like quite a road trip! Couple comments/suggestions on your itinerary though.

Not sure what the casto & losee canyon loop you plan on, but you can't drive your truck up casto or losee...atv/mtb/hike/horse only.

With the lake down so low, it might be a bit farther drive to get to lone beach camp? A possible alternative is camping up at alstrom point. If you skip zion/bryce, you can also consider smoky mountain road/left hand collett to get to hole in the rock. Not sure of road conditions though...

 

Looking at your map I would skip Hole in the Rock, it's just way too long and slow going and will eat a ton of time, trust me. Better to do that one by itself someday so you can take your time and explore. If you decide to skip it, forget the Glen Canyon Nat Rec area as well (there's not much there but a really low lake) and instead head north from Escalante to check out Capitol Reef NP via waterpocket fold and then spend a good 3-5 hours each at Canyonlands NP and Arches NP on the floater day near Moab.

 

Here's my schedule if anyone wants to meet up.

Sat (5.28) - Denver
Sun - Mon (5.29 - 30) - Moab
Tues - Wed (5.31 - 6.01) - Canyonlands (White Rim)
Thur - Fri (06.02 - 03) - Zion

May make another stop in Moab on the way back - depending on time etc.

 

Discussions commenced, lasted about 1 min and decided to change route per your suggestion. As we learned yesterday, is national boating holiday, and all lake calling will be a cluster fuck. Than you sir!

 

Photo Dump
Grand Canyon South Rim
Havasupai Point

 

Horseshoe Bend
Marble Canyon

 

Coral Pink Sand Dunes


Gooseberry Mesa



Zion


Bryce Canyon

 

Moab




SevenMile Rim


Top of the World


Hells Revenge