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kmartin977 · 03-05-2020, 04:29 PM

We just did this same trip, all of the National Parks (5) in Utah this past Sept./Oct. We drive a Chateau 24F, no toad. We are a semi-mobile couple. I like to hike when possible, my wife not able to, so touring was from established paved trails/paths/sites. First stop was Moab, for Canyonlands and Arches. Camped in town of Moab. We chose to rent a car for a day, and were able to visit both parks in one day, although an extra day would have been nice for other, more remote areas (Needles). Too far to cover in a day. IMO, It would have been difficult to see these two parks from the RV. Went on to Zion, where we camped in town (Springdale). Great system of local buses to and from the park, then shuttle busses through the park, there are no motorized vehicles allowed in the upper part of the park. FYI: when leaving Zion, headed toward Bryce, they will charge you $15 to go thru tunnel, to allow you to travel thru the center of the tunnel, single file. (Necessary? Required). Went onto Bryce. Camped close to the park (Ruby's Inn), and took shuttle bus right from the campground, into the park. Shuttle buses run throughout the park, and able to see the park via stops along the rim. Great trail systems all over, both along the rim (vistas) and into the canyon (hiking). From there drove up to Capitol Reef (Route 12 highway is spectacular!). Camped in Fruita (Fruita Campground). From here we drove into the park via the main road (paved) in the RV. This park is tricky in the sense there are many 2 wheel and 4 wheel dirt roads off the main road, and we were not adventurous enough to want to drive the RV on them, though many 2 wheel dirt roads are good enough for that. We spent a day touring the park on main road, beautiful, and that was plenty for us. That should give you an idea of what to expect at the various parks, most are very accessible via shuttle buses, etc. No time (other than at Capitol Reef) was spent driving the RV thru the parks. FYI: we took 2 weeks (13 days) for this trip, but that included a number of days in Colorado. The Utah leg took about 7 days. Hope this helps. Enjoy your trip, these are great National Parks!