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I am from Hong Kong and is planning to visit the following National Parks -
Yellowstone National Park Grand Teton National Park Grand Canyon National Park Arches National Park Bryce's Canyon National Park Zion National Park Yosemite National Park I shall start from Salt Lake City. Could someone tell me the optimized travel plan to visit all these 7 national parks. Thanks. |
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In article , "philip"
wrote: I am from Hong Kong and is planning to visit the following National Parks - Yellowstone National Park Grand Teton National Park Grand Canyon National Park Arches National Park Bryce's Canyon National Park Zion National Park Yosemite National Park I shall start from Salt Lake City. Could someone tell me the optimized travel plan to visit all these 7 national parks. Thanks. How long do you have? That's a lot of driving. Yellowstone-Grand Teton can be done in 2 hours (park exit to park entrance) From there, it's down to Arches (a full day's drive). Bryce & Zion are about 4-6 hours away. About 6 hours too to the north rim of Grand Canyon. From there, at least a full day's drive to Yosemite (can pass Bryce and Zion on your way there. If starting from SFO, I d say at least 1 1/2 days to drive to Yosemite. |
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"philip" wrote:
Yellowstone National Park Grand Teton National Park Grand Canyon National Park Arches National Park Bryce's Canyon National Park Zion National Park If you're going in Summer, it won't matter much which route you take as it will be very hot everywhere. If you're going in the Spring, I recommend going North first in order to see the snow. If you're going in the Autumn, I still recommend going North first in order to avoid the worst of the heat. Yosemite National Park Yosemite is more than a thousand kilometres distant from the closest of the other parks. I recommend you don't try to visit it this trip. But I do recommend you spend some time around Moab, Utah, as it fits in very well with the theme and geography of your trip. I shall start from Salt Lake City. __________________________________________________ ___________ A San Franciscan who's visited 49 of 50 US states http://geocities.com/dancefest/ http://geocities.com/iconoc/ ICQ: http://wwp.mirabilis.com/19098103 IClast at SFbay Net |
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"philip" wrote in message ... I am from Hong Kong and is planning to visit the following National Parks - Yellowstone National Park Grand Teton National Park Grand Canyon National Park Arches National Park Bryce's Canyon National Park Zion National Park Yosemite National Park I shall start from Salt Lake City. Could someone tell me the optimized travel plan to visit all these 7 national parks. Thanks. From SLC Drive North up I-15 to Idaho Falls then take US-20 to West Yelowstone. This is approx a 6-7 hour drive From Yellowstone its only a 2-3 hour drive South to Grand Teton NP From Grand Teton NP you have two options The Fastest way to Moab Utah which is a good base for both Arches NP and Canyonlands NP is to get back on to I-15 and drive South until you hit I-70 which you follow until the US-191 to Moab.This is about a 10 hr drive Alternatively you could take US189/191 to Rock Springs, through the Flaming Gorge Recreational Area to Vernal Utah befor picking up US 40 and US 64 through Dinosaur and Rangely before picking up US 139 to I-70 This is slower but very scenic and would give you a chance to visit Dinosaur National Monument. Allow 2 days for this option From Moab drive south down 191 through Monticello , Blanding, Mexican Hat and Kayenta allowing time to visit Monument Valley. From there its an easy drive to Grand Canyon NP From Grand Canyon NP head via Page towards Zion and Bryce . From Zion/Bryce get back on to I-15 and drive West to Barstow, from there take SR-58 to Bakersfield and the US-395 North and finaly SR-120 East to Yosemite This is a LONG trip and if you plan to go back from Salt Lake City I'd advise omitting Yosemite as its going to add several days driving Keith |
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Keith Willshaw wrote:
"philip" wrote in message ... I am from Hong Kong and is planning to visit the following National Parks - [...] Zion National Park Yosemite National Park From Zion/Bryce get back on to I-15 and drive West to Barstow, from there take SR-58 to Bakersfield and the US-395 North and finaly SR-120 East to Yosemite This is confused. If you go to Bakersfield you'd take California route 99 north to CA-120 east. Taking US 395 north to Yosemite from (just west of) Barstow will be a far more scenic route, BUT it can only be done after Tioga Pass opens in late May to mid-June. You can also get to US395 by going through Death Valley National Park, but this will probably take longer than going down to Barstow, as you will be crossing several mountain ranges into and out of DV. This is a LONG trip and if you plan to go back from Salt Lake City I'd advise omitting Yosemite as its going to add several days driving Yes, whichever route you take, it's a long drive. The _shortest_ route would be to go north from Las Vegas on US95, Nevada State Routes 266/264, US6 to CA120 west. This is the route Mapquest returns, and it's well over 500 miles and 12 hours driving. |
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"Carmen L. Abruzzi" wrote in message ... Keith Willshaw wrote: "philip" wrote in message ... I am from Hong Kong and is planning to visit the following National Parks - [...] Zion National Park Yosemite National Park From Zion/Bryce get back on to I-15 and drive West to Barstow, from there take SR-58 to Bakersfield and the US-395 North and finaly SR-120 East to Yosemite This is confused. If you go to Bakersfield you'd take California route 99 north to CA-120 east. Taking US 395 north to Yosemite from (just west of) Barstow will be a far more scenic route, BUT it can only be done after Tioga Pass opens in late May to mid-June. Yeah I misplaced the numbers Keith |
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"Keith Willshaw" wrote:
From SLC Drive North up I-15 to Idaho Falls then take US-20 to West Yelowstone. This is approx a 6-7 hour drive We drove from the McDonald's near Antelope Island to W. Yellowstone in about 4 1/2 hours without driving all that fast. Even hit some construction. From Yellowstone its only a 2-3 hour drive South to Grand Teton NP That's a little misleading. The two parks actually almost meet at he borders. Yellowstone is very large and it can easily take hours to drive from one end to another. The Grand Tetons are beautiful but it doesn't take that much time to see it unless you plan on hiking or perhaps setting up and painting. We pretty much saw what we wanted to in 3/4 day including taking the boat across Jackson Lake and doing a little hiking on the other side. I'd recommend the boat ride. |
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"Brian" wrote in message ... "Keith Willshaw" wrote: From SLC Drive North up I-15 to Idaho Falls then take US-20 to West Yelowstone. This is approx a 6-7 hour drive We drove from the McDonald's near Antelope Island to W. Yellowstone in about 4 1/2 hours without driving all that fast. Even hit some construction. From Yellowstone its only a 2-3 hour drive South to Grand Teton NP That's a little misleading. The two parks actually almost meet at he borders. Yellowstone is very large and it can easily take hours to drive from one end to another. Quite so , when I drove from central Yellowstone to Grand Teton NP it took me 2 and half hours The Grand Tetons are beautiful but it doesn't take that much time to see it unless you plan on hiking or perhaps setting up and painting. We pretty much saw what we wanted to in 3/4 day including taking the boat across Jackson Lake and doing a little hiking on the other side. I'd recommend the boat ride. Absolutely Keith |
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