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Our Ultimate 10-Day American Southwest Road Trip
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This place is less than 28 miles from the city of Page. It is perfect for backcountry adventures! Here you can stop and enjoy ancient arches, prehistoric sites, multicolored cliffs, natural bridges, several slot canyons, and even a couple of long-abandoned movie sets.
While it is famous for its namesake Grand Staircase, there are several other noteworthy landmarks to see including Cottonwood Canyon, Grosvenor Arch, and Kodachrome Basin State Park. Furthermore, this area was once the home of the Fremont and Anasazi and Fremont, so you will also see a plethora of petroglyphs as you wander around here. Finally, this remote spot features five separate ecosystems that range from verdant pine forests to low-lying deserts.
Day 7. Explore Beautiful Bryce Canyon National Park
Bryce Canyon National Park is under 20 miles from the great Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. This national park might be small when compared to others but there are quite a lot of things to see and do here nonetheless. Perhaps the main attraction here is the bright red hoodoos that make the park’s landscape unique.
Veteran visitors say the best way to really see the hoodoos is by strapping on your boots and hiking the popular Queen’s Garden to the well-known Navajo Loop trail, a trail that winds through lush pine forests, unusual, rugged rock tunnels, and, of course, the striking scarlet hoodoos. Thor’s Hammer is reported to be the tallest one at a height of 150 feet. Other well-known hoodoos here are Camel’s Head, Toadstool, and Three Kings.
If you like to hike you may also wish to do the popular Bryce Canyon Fairyland Loop. It’s a relatively easy day hike that goes through the famous Fairyland amphitheater found north of the canyon. It will give you another opportunity to see the striking, rocky landscape that looks almost unearthly.
Not into hiking? Cruise Bryce Canyon’s stunning scenic road from the comfort of your very own car. It goes right through the pretty park and leads to some of the very best viewpoints including Inspiration Point, Natural Bridge, and Sunset Point.
Don’t forget Capitol Reef National Park, Canyonlands National Park, and Arches National Park either. Mind you, if you plan on adding these places to your itinerary, you will need more than 10 days. (You can read about these particular parks elsewhere on this website.)
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