About this route
Utah's Mighty Five — five national parks connected by some of the most scenic highway in the American West. Red rock, white rock, orange hoodoos, natural bridges, and desert canyons on a scale that photographs cannot convey.
Stops on this route
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Start
Zion National Park
Start in Zion — the Narrows, Angels Landing, and red cliffs towering above the Virgin River.
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1
Bryce Canyon
Thousands of orange hoodoos in a natural amphitheatre — sunrise here is unmissable.
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2
Escalante
Gateway to Grand Staircase — slot canyons, petrified wood, and Calf Creek Falls.
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3
Capitol Reef
The Waterpocket Fold — 160 km of warped, tilted, colourful rock layers.
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4
Goblin Valley
Thousands of mushroom-shaped rock formations — Mars on earth.
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5
Canyonlands
Island in the Sky — the view from Grand View Point is 160 km of canyon.
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6
Dead Horse Point
The Colorado River makes a goose-neck 600 metres below you.
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End
Arches National Park
End at Arches — over 2,000 natural stone arches, including Delicate Arch at sunset.
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