Zion + Bryce + Grand Canyon - February: 4 days

3 more national parks off the bucket list!

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 TRIP COST FOR 3
Flight: $250/pp (GRR <> LAS)
Car Rental: $193
Hotels: $627
Misc: $213
Total: $1783
Per Person Total: $594

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DAY 1: VEGAS - ZION

• 2 hours, 41 minutes to Zion
• Stopped at Valley of the Fire State Park​ - 1 hour in, worth it!
• Once in Zion, must take Zion park shuttle on the weekends! It's free.

ZION HIKING

• Highly recommend bringing yaktrax - all trails were so icy/snowy
• Temple of sinawava stop
• Riverside walk trail to the narrows
• Zion lodge stop
• Lower emerald pools

​LODGING

• Zion Lodge $120
• cute with a fireplace and all the amenities - inside the park - highly recommend
• ate at their restaurant, Red Rock Restaurant. GET THE NAVAJO TACO.​

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DAY 2: ZION - BRYCE

• Stayed at zion for a little longer
• 1 hour 20 minutes to Bryce
• Kanarraville Falls - 1 hour 52min (WANTED TO BUT DIDNT - YOU SHOULD!)

BRYCE HIKING

• Sunset to sunrise to inspiration point. You can walk the whole rim.
  • We did this because it snowed 30", during the government shutdown, so the roads were not usable.
• Mossy Cave Trail
  • Along the river
  • ​Could walk up to the frozen waterfall

LODGING
Best Western Plus Grand - Bryce Canyon Grand Hotel $114

• Free breakfast
• If you can find something in the park - do that!​

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​DAY 3: PAGE, ARIZONA

• Drive 2 hours, 51 minutes from Bryce
• Horseshoe Bend
• Antelope Canyon (10-noon) for best photos
  • Must do a tour, cannot go on your own - we went through Ken's Tours
  • Ken's Tours - lower antelope canyon (there is also an upper, and I dont know the difference) $50/person
  • We went at 2:30 and the light was totally fine then too
  • This was the best part of our trip and if you can do both lower and upper, I would!

Drive 4 hours, 22 minutes to Grand Canyon

LODGING
Maswik Lodge - inside the Grand Canyon $118

• Nice, but no view. If you can stay at El Tovar - do that!​

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DAY 4: GRAND CANYON - SOUTH RIM

• It just so happened to be Grand Canyon's 100th birthday the day we went - unplanned surprise!
• They gave us free posters & cake at the visitor center.
• Hermit's Road Scenic Drive - East Rim
  • Only open to private vehicles December - February
  • Of course, we took advantage
• Desert View Scenic Drive - South Rim
• Eat lunch at El Tovar's Restaurant, half the price of dinner & so good with views!

Drive 4 hours, 9 minutes to Vegas

LODGING
Harrahs - $115