Salt Lake City Self Drive Tours

Get more from your Salt Lake City self drive with this suggested Salt Lake City fly drive tour.

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Suggested Self Drive Tour Itinerary from Salt Lake City

Day 1 Salt Lake City Arrival

Arrive at Salt Lake City's International Airport and pick up your rental before proceeding to the hotel in the city where you will stay over night to begin your holiday.
Hotel: Red Lion Hotel

Day 2 Salt Lake City-Bryce Canyon National Park

Distance: 250 Miles
Cross the Wasatch Mountain Range to reach the natural wonders in southern Utah. Visit Bryce Canyon National Park with its fanciful spires and rock formations.
Hotel: Bryce Canyon National Park Area Accommodations

Day 3 Bryce Canyon National Park-Zion National Park

Distance: 50 Miles
It is just a short drive to Zion National Park and some of the world's most incredible sandstone formations formed millions of years ago by the powerful hand of nature. You will have time to stop and explore the points of interest before arriving at your hotel.
Hotel: Zion National Park Area Accommodations

Day 4 Zion National Park-Lake Powell

Distance: 120 Miles
After having discovered the natural wonders of Zion National Park drive west via Kanab to Page where the desert meets deep blue Lake Powell.
Hotel: Holiday Inn Express

Day 5 Lake Powell - (Optional: Grand Canyon)

A full day to enjoy the beauty of Lake Powell. We suggest a boat trip to Rainbow Bridge. Another exciting option is a day trip to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon National Park (120 Miles round trip.)

Day 6 Lake Powell-Monument Valley-Cortez

Distance: 280 Miles
Leave early to explore this magnificent landscape. Travel to the Navajo Indian Reservation, passing the Trading Post of Cameron and through the Painted Desert to beautiful Monument Valley, with its red sandstone spires and monoliths. Continue to Cortez.
Hotel: Anasazi Motor Inn

Day 7 Cortez-Mesa Verde National Park-Durango

Distance: 50 Miles
Depart Cortez for the ruins of Mesa Verde which are valid proof of the highly sophisticated civilization of the Anasazi Indians. Then continue to the charming old gold-mining town of Durango.
Hotel: Holiday Inn Durango

Day 8 Durango-Taos

Distance: 200 Miles
Enjoy the magnificent scenery this morning while strolling along Main Street, Durango, lined with southwestern boutiques. Leisurely depart Durango and pass Pagosa Springs en route to the state of New Mexico-"The Land of Enchantment," and your destination for this evening, the artist's colony of Taos.
Hotel: Quality Inn

Day 9 Taos - Santa Fe - Taos

Distance: 140 Miles
In the morning explore the remarkable Taos Indian Pueblo, a virtually unchanged village inhabited for over 800 years by as many as 1,400 Taos Indians. In the afternoon drive south to Santa Fe, the oldest capital city in the United States. Explore Santa Fe's historic center on a short walking tour. Enjoy the unique atmosphere that has made Santa Fe a mecca for artists. Then return to Taos for the night.

Day 10 Taos - Denver

Distance: 310 Miles
On your way to Denver, drive north through the Land of Enchantment of New Mexico into the state of Colorado. The mountainous terrain of Colorado will surround you providing panoramic scenery en route to Denver. Visit historic Larimer Square in downtown Denver before proceeding to the hotel.
Hotel: Red Lion Downtown

Day 11 Denver - Rocky Mountain National Park - Steamboat Springs

Distance: 160 Miles
You have the day to explore Rocky Mountain National Park. After crossing the Continental Divide of the Rockies continue to the quaint ski resort of Steamboat Springs.
Hotel: Holiday Inn

Day 12 Steamboat Springs - Dinosaur National Monument - Flaming Gorge - Rock Springs

Distance: 280 Miles
Depart Steamboat Springs and enter Dinosaur National Monument at the Colorado/Utah border and visit Dinosaur Quarry, which has produced more skeletons, skulls and bones of dinosaurs than any other dig in the world. Marvel at these remarkable fossil deposits, some as old as 140 million years. Continue on to explore the Flaming Gorge and Red Canyon. Spend the night in Rock Springs, Wyoming.
Hotel: Ramada Limited

Day 13 Rock Springs - Jackson

Distance: 190 Miles
Depart Rock Springs and travel along the Wind River Gorge. Continue north over the high chaparral of Montana and arrive in Jackson by early evening. Enjoy exploring the rustic Old West with a walk around the old-fashioned town square of Jackson.
Hotel: Days Inn

Day 14 Jackson - Grand Teton - Yellowstone National Park

Distance: 80 Miles
The short drive today gives you the chance to leisurely explore Grand Teton National Park. In Yellowstone explore the diverse geothermal features of America's first national park. Old Faithful and Mammoth Hot Springs are the most famous sights of the park. Yellowstone's wildlife roam the park freely, so prepare yourself for bison, deer, elk, moose and possibly a bear. Spend the night in West Yellowstone.
Hotel: Yellowstone National Park Area Accommodations

Day 15 Yellowstone - Salt Lake City

Distance: 350 Miles
You will cross a small portion of the Gem State of Idaho en route to the Mormon State of Utah and its capital, Salt Lake City. Visit the famed Temple and the Tabernacle.
Hotel: Red Lion Hotel

Day 16 Salt Lake City Departure

Return the car at the airport before checking in for your flight home.

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