Las Vegas national parks loop: Zion, Bryce & the Grand Canyon
≈ 1100 km · ~13 h driving · ideal in 8 days · 6 stops
The Southwest's grand slam in one loop from Vegas: Zion's red canyon walls, Bryce's hoodoo amphitheatre, the slot canyons and horseshoe bend at Page, and the one canyon that needs no adjective.
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The route at a glance
- Las Vegas — 1 night
- Springdale — 2 nights
- Bryce Canyon — 1 night
- Page — 1 night
- Grand Canyon Village — 2 nights
- Las Vegas — stop en route
The stops
- 1
Las Vegas
Land, gawk at the Strip for one night, and escape north-east into Utah before it takes your money.
- 2
Springdale
Zion's front porch: the Narrows wading hike and Canyon Overlook at sunset — book Angels Landing's lottery if you dare.
- 3
Bryce Canyon
Sunrise Point at actual sunrise, then drop among the hoodoos on the Queen's Garden loop — other-planet stuff.
- 4
Page
Horseshoe Bend at golden hour and a Navajo-guided slot canyon walk — the two most photographed rocks in America.
- 5
Grand Canyon Village
First look from Mather Point, then walk the Rim Trail west as the light moves — dawn and dusk are when the canyon performs.
- 6
Las Vegas
Close the loop via the Hoover Dam bypass bridge walk — then hand back the keys.
Good to know
One America the Beautiful pass ($80) covers all the parks on this loop. Zion's main canyon is shuttle-only most of the year; Angels Landing needs a permit lottery. Antelope Canyon is Navajo-guided tours only — book weeks ahead. Bryce sits at 2,400 m (it snows into May); summer at the South Rim means 1-hour entrance queues by 9 am. Fuel up in Page and Kanab — distances out here are honest.
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