Planning: A Camping Trip Through Utah

For the past month or so, Sarah and I have been planning a road trip through Utah.  After going back and forth about where we want to go and how much time we have, we finally have a plan!!  Although Sarah has been to a couple of the parks before, it wasn't hard to get her to agree to go again.  We will be spending most of our time camping in the upper 90° weather with the exception of Vegas and Bryce Canyon, where we will stay in hotels.

Here is our plan:  
Thur 28^th - Prepack Cars

Staying at home

Fri 29^th - Drive to Vegas and party/ relax

Staying in vegas hotel

Sat 30^th - Drive to Zion

Staying at Watchman Campground

Sun 1^st - Go explore Zion and the area, maybe mountian bike 

Staying at Watchman Campground

Mon 2^nd - Hiking The Narrows, all day like a boss

Staying at Watchman Campground

Tues 3^rd - Angels Landing, then drive to Bryce

Staying at Bryce Canyon Resort

Wed 4^th - Explore Bryce canyon

Staying at Escalante Petrefied Forest SP 

Thur 5^th - Drive to Moab and check out awesome places on the way  

Staying at Devils Garden Campground

Fri 6^th - Arches/ mountian biking or Colorado River Raft

Staying at Devils Garden Campground

Sat 7^th - Moab/ mountian biking

Staying at Devils Garden Campground 

Sun 8^th – Check out moab/ Driving home

I have been doing a lot of research about hiking, camping, and biking in Utah and have learned some very important things so far.  1. You don't have to worry about any bear attacks, but there are coyotes, foxes and snakes to worry about.  2. Bring your booze in with you.  The Mormon population makes it hard to get alcohol.  That brings up a good question.  Do the Mormons in Utah have awesome full suspension bikes to ride around on?  3. Make sure to bring lots of water and a knife on your hikes with you (I knew I shouldn't have watched 127 hours). 4. Stay away from anything that even resembles poison ivy/oak/sumac/poodle dog bush. It took a week and some strong drugs to get Sarah to stop itching from her last run in. 


Sarah and I are both extremely excited about this trip and cant wait to switch up the scenery.  We will be taking lots of photos, and documenting cool tips, and advice about the area we are in.  If you are planning a trip to Utah soon and have any questions let us know!!  If you just came back from a trip and have some tips let us know in the comments below!!