Utah to Seattle
Utah
4I, 5A Page AZ – Lake Powell
5A Antelope Canyon Tours – 1 Hour from Page
Buckskin Gulch (near page) – https://www.blm.gov/visit/buckskin-gulch
Grand Staircase – Escalante National Monument – 30 Minutes from page.
Willis Creek trail – Easy trail all ages – (2hrs, 30 Min from Page) https://www.visitutah.com/places-to-go/parks-outdoors/grand-staircase-escalante/hiking/willis-creek
Buskin Gulch-Wire Pass (We did this) One hour from Page https://www.visitutah.com/places-to-go/parks-outdoors/grand-staircase-escalante/hiking/wire-pass-buckskin-gulch
Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park 2 Hrs from page – East
5B Zion National Park – 2 Hours from Page https://www.nps.gov/zion/planyourvisit/index.htm
The narrows (part of Zion Park) https://www.nps.gov/zion/planyourvisit/thenarrows.htm
5C Bryce Canyon National Park Two Hours from Zion https://www.nps.gov/brca/planyourvisit/index.htm
5D Capitol Reef National Park Three hours from Bryce https://www.nps.gov/care/planyourvisit/index.htm
5E Arches National Park 2 Hours from Capital Reef – https://www.nps.gov/arch/index.htm
Little Wildhorse Canyon – https://www.utah.com/destinations/regions/the-holey-land/little-wild-horse-canyon/
Canyonlands National Park – https://www.nps.gov/cany/index.htm
Descriptions of Slotted Canyon Trails
Willis Creek Narrows Trail – A mostly flat trail in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument that’s easy to navigate
Wire Pass to Buckskin Gulch – A short, mostly easy trail that’s considered the easiest approach to Buckskin Gulch, one of the world’s longest and deepest slot canyons
Upper Antelope Canyon – A canyon with a flat sandy bottom that’s easy for anyone to access
Zebra Slot Canyon – A 5-mile round-trip hike that’s easy to access, but more challenging once inside
Little Wild Horse Canyon – A beginner-friendly canyon in the San Rafael Swell that doesn’t require special equipment or climbing skills
The Narrows – A short, generally dry trip in Capitol Reef that’s considered one of the easiest to visit in the area
After Arches National Park – Head to Four Corners then Mesa Verde ( 3 Hours)
5F – Four Corners https://navajonationparks.org/navajo-tribal-parks/four-corners-monument/
Colorado
5G Mesa Verde National Park https://www.nps.gov/meve
5H Great Sand Dunes National Park 4 Hours from Mesa Verde https://www.nps.gov/grsa/planyourvisit/index.htm
5I Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park 3.5 Hours from Great Sand Dunes https://www.nps.gov/blca/planyourvisit/index.htm
5J, 6A Rocky Mountain National Park, 5 hours from Black Canyon https://www.nps.gov/romo/planyourvisit/index.htm
DRIVE – Trail Ridge Road https://www.nps.gov/romo/planyourvisit/trail_ridge_road.htm
6B Dinosaur National Monument 5 Hours from Rocky Mtns https://www.nps.gov/dino/planyourvisit/index.htm
Dinosaur National monument, national forest https://ioverlander.com/places/4cacac3d-0b14-4c6a-9e80-92fcd305ce75
6C Salt Lake City 3 Hours 30 Min from Dino Nat Monument
Wyoming
6D Elkhorn Arch 3hrs from Salt lake – https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/worlds-largest-elkhorn-arch
6E National ELK Refuge -Jackson Wy – 5Hrs from Salt Lake – https://www.fws.gov/refuge/national-elk
6F Yellowstone 2 ½ hrs from Jackson
Montana
Buy a Montana Non-Resident State park non Resident entry Decal for $50 Link to site: https://ols.fwp.mt.gov/selectItems_input
6G The chuck wagon – Roberts – https://thechuckwagonmontana.com/
The Chuck wagon is 4 ½ hours from West Yellowstone If you go around Yellowstone. If we drive through it’s only 2Hrs 20 Min. Oh, for those reading this the Chuckwagon is an Amish store that has a very good Deli – great place for Lunch.
6H 2 Museum of the rockies 2 Hrs from Roberts
Drive the Beartooth Highway – We have done this many time, its Awesome!
Little big horn national Monument https://www.nps.gov/libi/index.htm
Pictigraph state park https://www.pictographcave.com/ ,
Idaho
6J, 7A Craters of the Moon National Monument 5HRs 30Min from Museum of Rockies – https://www.nps.gov/crmo/index.htm
7B Idaho Potato Museum Blackfoot 130 NW Main St, Blackfoot, ID 83221 https://www.idahopotatomuseum.com/the-tour/
7C Geyser Park-Soda Springs Shoots carbonated water (near lava hot springs) https://www.sodaspringsid.com/recreation/geyser_park/index.php
Lava Hot Springs – https://visitidaho.org/things-to-do/hot-springs/lava-hot-springs/ – https://lavahotsprings.com/hotpools/
Tubing the – Portneuf River https://www.lavatuberental.com/
7D Shoshone Falls 2 ½ Hrs from Geyser Park – https://www.tfid.org/309/Shoshone-Falls
7E Bruneau Dunes State Park 1Hr 30 Min from Shoshone Falls – $29 Camping – https://parksandrecreation.idaho.gov/parks/bruneau-dunes/fees/
7F (approx location) Hells Canyon National Recreation Area 6 Hours from Bruneau Dunes https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/wallowa-whitman/recreation/?cid=stelprdb5238987
Oregon
7G John Day Fossil Beds National Monument 5 Hours from Hells Canyon- https://www.nps.gov/joda/index.htm
7H Newberry National Volcanic Monument – Several Forest Campground – 2Hrs 20 Min from Fossil Beds https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/deschutes/recarea/?recid=66159
https://www.pinesnvines.com/adventures/5-fun-things-to-do-at-newberry-volcanic-national-monument
7I Mount Bachelor
Northwest Forest Pass $30 Annually https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r6/passes-permits/recreation/?cid=fsbdev2_027010
7J, 8A Crater Lake National Park – https://www.nps.gov/crla/index.htm
8B Oregon Dunes https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/siuslaw/recreation/recarea/?recid=42465
https://traveloregon.com/things-to-do/destinations/parks-forests-wildlife-areas/a-locals-guide-to-the-oregon-dunes/?utm_actcampaign=21500817501&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAoae5BhCNARIsADVLzZexTARmw06uaSQv5GD869bqdAhK6ewNW60I4alvPFi85GLiEb_OLYkaAoSEEALw_wcB
8C Depoe Bay (for whale watching) https://whalestaildepoebay.com/whale-watching-tours-depoe-bay-oregon/ https://stateparks.oregon.gov/index.cfm?do=park.profile&parkId=183
8D Cannon Beach 2hrs 30min from Depoe Bay / Haystack Rock – https://www.cannonbeach.org/
Ecola State Park https://stateparks.oregon.gov/index.cfm?do=park.profile&parkId=136
Astoria Column 1Hour from Cannon Beach – https://www.nps.gov/places/astoria-column.htm
Mount Hood https://www.fs.usda.gov/mthood
Washington
Buy discover pass https://store.discoverpass.wa.gov/shop/annualpass
8E Neah Bay, Washington 5 Hours from Astoria
8F Olympic National Park – 2 https://www.nps.gov/olym/index.htm
Silence – https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/one-square-inch-of-silence https://onesquareinch.org/
Hoh Rain Forest https://www.nps.gov/olym/planyourvisit/visiting-the-hoh.htm
Hurricane Ridge Olympic National Park https://www.nps.gov/olym/planyourvisit/visiting-hurricane-ridge.htm
Ape Cave – https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-ape-caves-skamania-washington
Ruby Beach Olympic National Park https://www.nps.gov/olym/planyourvisit/visiting-hurricane-ridge.htm
Rialto Beach https://www.nps.gov/olym/planyourvisit/rialto-beach.htm
FREE with Discovery Pass – Sadie Creek Campground – https://ioverlander.com/places/65063193-0311-4140-8432-26f9681b8c6a
8G, 9A Seattle Wa – From Seattle visit – Mt Ranier, Mt St Helens, etc…
Pikes Place, Mo-Pop, Kerry Park, Space Needle
Seattle Underground https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/seattle-underground
Fremont Troll – https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/fremont-troll
Medieval Village – https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/camlann-village
Pac Man Intersection https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/pac-man-park
Boeing FActory tour – https://www.boeing.com/company/tours
9B Mount Rainier – 2Hrs from Seattle – https://www.nps.gov/mora/index.htm
Mt St Helen Nat Volcanic National Monument – its a 3 Hour drive from Mt Ranier.
9C North Cascades Nat Park 2 ½ Hrs from Seattle https://www.nps.gov/noca/index.htm