71: Epic 10-Day Utah National Parks Road Trip Itinerary

Exploring the National Parks

Dirt In My Shoes

Science, Society & Culture:places & Travel, Nature, Places & Travel, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 27 March 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Let’s hit the road and travel to some of the most beautiful national parks in the country! In this episode of Exploring the National Parks, we’re taking you on a journey through our home state. This epic 10-day Utah National Parks road trip is a family favorite, and we can’t wait to show you our favorite spots. Join us as we share a really cool sample itinerary that you can enjoy with your family while exploring Bryce Canyon, Arches, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef, and Zion! On the episode’s itinerary: The best location to start this road trip How many days to spend at each national park to see everything The food you don’t want to miss during your road trip Can’t miss hikes at each national park The route we recommend you take to see all 5 Utah National Parks Where to find the best scenery in these parks Other stops and towns en route that you don’t want to miss How to expand your trip by adding a couple of days We hope you enjoy hitting the road with us on this epic 10-day road trip through The Mighty 5 Utah National Parks! If you want more detailed help on what you see in these parks, head over to DirtInMyShoes.com and check out our itineraries for each park. Remember to complete your task for this week! Of all the movies we mentioned in this episode that were filmed in the Mighty 5 area of Utah, which one is your favorite? Head over to the Dirt In My Shoes Facebook or Instagram page and let us know! Check out the full show notes here.

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0:00.0	Get your favorite snacks and your slippers, guys. Let's go get in the car.
0:07.1	That was not. Let's not do that.
0:12.7	Come on. That was great. No. That's how people road trip.
0:17.2	This is the Exploring the National Parks podcast with Dirt in My Shoes.
0:21.6	My Name is Ash and I'm a former park ranger and the founder of Dirt in My Shoes.
0:26.6	I think that the parks are best seen from the trail and I'm here to make National Park
0:31.1	Trip Planning easy.
0:32.6	And I'm John.
0:33.6	I carry the kids on the trails, tell stories and notice all the things that Ash doesn't care about much, like trees.
0:40.9	Join us as we show you around America's spectacular national parks.
0:45.4	We're sharing our favorite places, fun facts, adventures, and misadventures.
0:49.4	And we'll even throw in a little trip planning.
0:52.2	Let's start exploring.
0:58.1	Yeah. even throw in a little trip planning. Let's start exploring. I just wanted to start off today by sharing a quick story that made Ash laugh quite a bit yesterday.
1:05.4	Our boys, we just got them started in Cub Scouts.
1:09.1	And I grew up in Scouts, so as a boy, Cub Scout,
1:12.0	boy scout, I did everything. And last night was our first blue and gold banquet. And so if you've
1:20.1	never been to a blue and gold banquet before, generally speaking, it's kind of like a, it's a
1:24.5	fundraiser for the troop, basically. And at least in the ones where I grew up
1:29.4	in, the blue and gold banquet was a cake auction. Yeah, ours too. I came to the blue and gold
1:36.6	banquet last night expecting a cake auction. On the drive there, I was explaining to the kids,
1:41.7	all right, we're going to probably have a paddle or something like that.
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