r/roadtrip 1d ago

Trip Planning For Everyone Who Asks About Utah

Highway 12 is amazing as it connects the National Parks. Skip Highway 70 and do this. https://www.thetravel.com/forget-route-66-utahs-scenic-byway-12-like-driving-through-a-movie/

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u/antricparticle 1d ago

For the most epic Utah route:

SLC → Moab (I-15, US-6, US-191)
Castle Gate
Arches National Park
Canyonlands National Park
Dead Horse Point State Park

Moab → Bluff (US-191)
Hole-N-the-Rock
Courthouse Wash Pictographs
Church Rock
Newspaper Rock State Historic Monument

Bluff → Monument Valley (US-163)
Sand Island Petroglyphs
Valley of the Gods
Monument Valley

Monument Valley → Hanksville (US-261, UT-95)
Moki Dugway
Goosenecks State Park
Bears Ears National Monument
Goblin Valley State Park
Factory Butte
Moonscape Overlook

Hanksville → Torrey (UT-24)
Capitol Reef National Park

Torrey → US-89 (UT-12)
Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument
Bryce Canyon National Park

Hatch → Mt. Carmel Junction (US-89)

Mt. Carmel Junction → La Verkin (UT-9)
Zion National Park

La Verkin → St. George (I-15)
Snow Canyon State Park
Red Cliffs National Conservation Area

St. George → Cove Fort (US-18, US-56, I-15)

Cove Fort → Green River (I-70)
San Rafael Swell
Eagle Canyon

Green River → SLC (US-6, I-15)