Road Trip · 10–14 days · ~1,300 miles
Southwest Grand Circle
Las Vegas → Zion → Bryce → Moab → Monument Valley → Sedona → Las Vegas
Five national parks. One unforgettable loop.
About This Route
The Grand Circle is the single most rewarding road trip in North America. Five of the best national parks in the country — Zion, Bryce, Capitol Reef, Arches, and Canyonlands — strung together in a loop that starts and ends in Las Vegas. Every day looks different. Slot canyons, arches, hoodoos, red rock, green rivers, and skies so dark at night you can see the Milky Way with the naked eye.
Fly into Las Vegas, rent an SUV, and drive. Ten days is the minimum to do this well; fourteen days means you can actually relax. Every stop has its own character, its own hiking culture, and its own hotel market — which means member rates matter most in Moab and Sedona, where the smaller inventory means rates swing wider.
— Our Travel Editor
The Route
6 stops · book hotels at member rates in each city.
Las Vegas
Start and end here. Stock up, sleep in a great bed, and head north.
Zion National Park (Springdale)
Start the park-to-park tour here. The Narrows, Angels Landing, and the Emerald Pools.
Bryce Canyon
Hoodoos at sunrise. Short drive from Zion, totally different landscape.
Moab (Arches & Canyonlands)
Base in Moab for two national parks. Delicate Arch at sunset is worth the trip alone.
Monument Valley
The iconic buttes of the American West. A Navajo Tribal Park with staggering views.
Sedona
Red rock country, luxury resorts, and the best sunset views on the loop.
Hotels to Build Your Route
A curated list of member-rate hotels along every stop on this drive.
How to build your road trip
Book each hotel below through its link to lock in member rates for every night of your trip. One click per stop — no coupon codes, no timing games. Complete your bookings in the order you'll drive the route.
South-Strip location with easy interstate access. Ideal launching and finishing point for a Grand Circle loop.
Center-Strip luxury as a splurge at the start or end of a long road trip.
Iconic Strip resort with massive inventory — an easy anchor night before a multi-park road trip.
Huge resort at the south Strip — freeway access for a quick early-morning departure.
All-suite rooms — the right place to reset after ten days of national park driving.
North-Strip luxury with a quieter pool scene — worth the splurge on your final Vegas night.
Right on Zion Park Boulevard in Springdale — red-rock views from your door and minutes from the park shuttle.
A modern boutique on Moab's Main Street — an easy base for both Arches and Canyonlands with all the downtown dining at your feet.
At the junction of US 160 and US 163 — the closest real hotel town to the Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park entrance.
Boutique adobe-style villas with red-rock views — an intimate, high-design Sedona finish for the Grand Circle.
Travel Editor Tip
Buy the America the Beautiful Pass ($80) for the year — pays for itself across five parks. Member rates matter most in Moab, Sedona, and Springdale, where smaller inventory means bigger rate swings.
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Road trip plan courtesy of Hotel Room Discounters
Book every stop at member rates: https://hotelroomdiscounters.com/road-trips/southwest-grand-circle
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