{"id":2120,"date":"2021-10-11T15:06:50","date_gmt":"2021-10-11T15:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatrideswest.com\/?page_id=2120"},"modified":"2021-10-12T20:35:57","modified_gmt":"2021-10-12T20:35:57","slug":"utahs-national-parks-loop","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/greatrideswest.com\/?page_id=2120","title":{"rendered":"Utah&#8217;s National Parks Loop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"top\" \/>\n<p>Utah has five National Parks and is within a day&#8217;s ride of 4 more national parks. The diversity and location of the state is amazing; from high alpine settings to beautiful canyons and everything in between. This trip highlights both well known and little known roads. <strong>Utah&#8217;s National Parks Loop<\/strong>&nbsp;is a 5 day, 1,520 mile tour starting and ending in Salt Lake City, Utah.&nbsp; This tour will take you into all geographic regions of <strong>Utah<\/strong> and is in and around 5 National Parks, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nps.gov\/zion\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Zion<\/a>,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nps.gov\/brca\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Bryce Canyon<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nps.gov\/care\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Capitol Reef<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nps.gov\/cany\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Canyonlands<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nps.gov\/arch\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Arches<\/a>, and includes and the<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blm.gov\/ut\/st\/en\/fo\/grand_staircase-escalante.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/cebr\/index.htm\">Cedar Breaks National Monument.<\/a>&nbsp; The tour averages 304 miles per day.&nbsp; This tour can easily be extended to allow for extra days for hiking and\/or sightseeing.  In addition, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nps.gov\/glca\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Lake Powell<\/a> (Glen Canyon National recreation Area) or neighboring National Parks in Nevada, Arizona and Wyoming are close by.  You can also add riding areas from the any of the other&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/greatrideswest.com\/?page_id=15\">greatrideswest.com Tour Routes<\/a>.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/greatrideswest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/SUM33SB01web-1-1024x681.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/greatrideswest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/SUM33SB01web-1-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2147\" data-link=\"https:\/\/greatrideswest.com\/?attachment_id=2147\" class=\"wp-image-2147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greatrideswest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/SUM33SB01web-1-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/greatrideswest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/SUM33SB01web-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/greatrideswest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/SUM33SB01web-1-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/greatrideswest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/SUM33SB01web-1-624x415.jpg 624w, https:\/\/greatrideswest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/SUM33SB01web-1.jpg 1504w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/greatrideswest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/100_1185-1024x768.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/greatrideswest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/100_1185-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2149\" data-link=\"https:\/\/greatrideswest.com\/?attachment_id=2149\" class=\"wp-image-2149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greatrideswest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/100_1185-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/greatrideswest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/100_1185-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/greatrideswest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/100_1185-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/greatrideswest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/100_1185-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/greatrideswest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/100_1185-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/greatrideswest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/100_1185-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/greatrideswest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/100_1166-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/greatrideswest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/100_1166-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2150\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/greatrideswest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/100_1166-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/greatrideswest.com\/?attachment_id=2150\" class=\"wp-image-2150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greatrideswest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/100_1166-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/greatrideswest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/100_1166-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/greatrideswest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/100_1166-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/greatrideswest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/100_1166-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/greatrideswest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/100_1166-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/greatrideswest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/100_1166-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong>A Note about Google Maps.<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;If you are clicking on a map link below in the winter time, many of the roads on these tours are closed. &nbsp;Google will route you around closed roads, so be aware of this issue so you don\u2019t plan a trip that excludes many of the highlighted roads.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/dir\/Salt+Lake+City,+Utah\/40.7539449,-111.7114513\/40.919146,-111.5864818\/41.0673714,-111.7402904\/41.2483125,-111.7773693\/Woodruff\/41.2598093,-110.9489231\/40.9327756,-110.8315067\/40.6390343,-111.2634068\/Park+City\/@40.6898169,-111.5250187,11z\/data=!4m27!4m26!1m5!1m1!1s0x87523d9488d131ed:0x5b53b7a0484d31ca!2m2!1d-111.8910474!2d40.7607793!1m0!1m0!1m0!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x8753db369d76fb8b:0x7b2ed1f87c393622!2m2!1d-111.1624159!2d41.5218878!1m0!1m0!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x87520f632c6303fd:0xd871c4df25375794!2m2!1d-111.4979729!2d40.6460622!3e0?hl=en&amp;authuser=0\" target=\"_blank\">DAY 1 MAPS &amp; DIRECTIONS<\/a>: 235 Miles. &nbsp;Overnight in Park City, Utah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/dir\/40.6501187,-111.4996612\/39.9020012,-111.6720236\/39.6754925,-111.3140411\/39.3358988,-110.9659119\/Moab,+UT\/@39.6247791,-111.7624288,8z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m12!4m11!1m0!1m0!1m0!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x8747e1e59ab82d8d:0xb32b17af1d5c42d!2m2!1d-109.5498395!2d38.5733155!3e0?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">DAY 2 MAPS &amp; DIRECTIONS<\/a>: 306&nbsp;Miles. &nbsp;Overnight in Moab, Utah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/dir\/Moab,+Utah+84532\/38.7719532,-109.5909678\/The+Needles+Visitor+Center,+UT-211,+Moab,+UT+84532\/37.5738088,-109.4881489\/37.8764267,-110.3504532\/Torrey\/@37.9331256,-110.6825569,9.5z\/data=!4m23!4m22!1m5!1m1!1s0x8747e1e59ab82d8d:0xb32b17af1d5c42d!2m2!1d-109.5498395!2d38.5733155!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x8737e4cd47b17787:0x71bda5ba9373d611!2m2!1d-109.759472!2d38.1681902!1m0!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x8749ff8e155131c1:0x7d4e6314e22a6876!2m2!1d-111.4190654!2d38.2988691!3e0?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">DAY 3 MAPS &amp; DIRECTIONS<\/a>: 369&nbsp;Miles. &nbsp;Overnight in Torrey, Utah<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/dir\/38.3202009,-111.3811009\/38.2140237,-111.2108866\/37.8442565,-111.4292884\/Bryce,+UT\/37.4772222,-112.2427783\/Mt+Carmel+Junction\/Springdale\/@37.376035,-113.1573536,8z\/data=!4m24!4m23!1m0!1m0!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x8735661d424f7aa5:0x2d8a03fa99f95372!2m2!1d-112.1564018!2d37.6739665!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x80cad242aa6cff8d:0x69969dbadba56a69!2m2!1d-112.679726!2d37.2227249!1m5!1m1!1s0x80ca8d360b511ef1:0xd9b264a5aeb7087a!2m2!1d-112.9985515!2d37.1888713!3e0?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">DAY 4 MAPS &amp; DIRECTIONS<\/a>:&nbsp;263 Miles. &nbsp;Overnight in &nbsp;Springdale, Utah<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/dir\/Springdale\/37.4916704,-112.5338473\/Cedar+Breaks+National+Monument,+UT-143,+Brian+Head,+UT+84719\/37.6121429,-112.8369875\/37.6310203,-112.8319937\/37.8193311,-112.4359667\/38.5645164,-112.2689504\/Gunnison\/Provo\/Salt+Lake+City\/@37.9943506,-112.714691,8.75z\/data=!4m37!4m36!1m5!1m1!1s0x80ca8d360b511ef1:0xd9b264a5aeb7087a!2m2!1d-112.9985515!2d37.1888713!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x80b5617ffe207d53:0x9f22e2d59a78397e!2m2!1d-112.8450537!2d37.6346735!1m0!1m0!1m0!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x874b8043547b86fb:0x42652397cb7fcf8f!2m2!1d-111.8182582!2d39.1552391!1m5!1m1!1s0x874d9271930bf1bf:0x1d90f12600b556ef!2m2!1d-111.6585337!2d40.2338438!1m5!1m1!1s0x87523d9488d131ed:0x5b53b7a0484d31ca!2m2!1d-111.8910474!2d40.7607793!3e0?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">DAY 5 MAPS &amp; DIRECTIONS<\/a>: 347 Miles. &nbsp;Trip ends in&nbsp;Salt Lake City, Utah<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Utah has five National Parks and is within a day&#8217;s ride of 4 more national parks. The diversity and location of the state is amazing; from high alpine settings to beautiful canyons and everything in between. This trip highlights both well known and little known roads. Utah&#8217;s National Parks Loop&nbsp;is a 5 day, 1,520 mile [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-2120","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/greatrideswest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2120","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/greatrideswest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/greatrideswest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greatrideswest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greatrideswest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2120"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/greatrideswest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2120\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2152,"href":"https:\/\/greatrideswest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2120\/revisions\/2152"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/greatrideswest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}