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A road trip through Utah

Five national parks in ten days, with the best short hikes in each.

Utah has five national parks within a day's drive of each other. Ten days is enough to see them all without rushing.

Getting there

Fly to Las Vegas or Salt Lake City and rent a car.

Where to stay

Motels in the small towns near each park, booked a few weeks ahead.

What I would do differently

I would carry twice the water I thought I needed.

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Prices in this guide are what I paid. They move every season, so use them as a rough guide.
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Lena Hartmann

I left a desk job in 2019 to travel slowly. This blog is everything I wish I had known before each trip: honest itineraries, real budgets and the places worth the detour.

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