Utah Vacation Ideas - My Utah Parks

Vacation Itineraries

Looking for ideas for a Utah vacation? Here you'll suggestions for Utah's five national parks along with some of Utah's leisure towns and cities. Also check out our road trip itineraries.

Be sure to hit one, or all, of the Top 10 Things to do and see in Utah Parks. There’s slot canyons, arches, museums, dinosaurs and more.

This small outpost is home to incredible family-friendly river trips, a great museum and one of the most-photographed attractions in the Southwest.

Cassidy Arch in Capitol Reef National Park. Photo by John Fowler [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

The best viewpoints, trails, and attractions in this under-the-radar park.

Hikers at Snow Canyon State Park. Photo courtesy of Utah State Parks

Avoid the crowds during the spring and summer months. When trails become congested, the desert and canyons outside of the park can be a beautiful getaway.

Kids at Mesa Arch in Canyonlands National Park

Students in the 4th grade can get a free annual entry pass for their family to more than 2,000 federal recreation areas, including national parks.

Watching the sunrise at Mesa Arch in Canyonlands National Park.

Surrounded by two national parks with incredible redrock formations, the quirky and lively town of Moab is a great base for a romantic getaway.

Moab Giants Museum exhibit. Courtesy photo

From a walk past life-sized dinosaurs to rafting the Colorado River, your family trip to Canyonlands and Arches national parks will be full of adventure.