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Canyon country · Five national parks

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Utah

Red rock from one end to the other. Your bike is waiting in Salt Lake City when you land. From there it's the San Rafael Swell to Moab, the river road and the overlooks of Canyonlands and Dead Horse Point, Capitol Reef and the pioneer orchards at Fruita, Scenic Byway 12 over Boulder Mountain and along the Hogback, the hoodoos at Bryce, and the switchbacks and tunnel into Zion, ending at the oldest hotel in Las Vegas. Five national parks, and the roads between them are the point.

  • 5 riding days · 6 nights
  • ~1,070 miles
  • Fly into Salt Lake City, home from Las Vegas
  • Best: April–May, late September–October
A group of riders on a two-lane road between red sandstone towers in Canyonlands National Park, Utah

Along the route

What you'll see

The stops and roads on the Utah ride.

  • Delicate Arch with the snow-capped La Sal Mountains behind it
    Delicate Arch, Arches National Park (Day 2)
  • The Colorado River gooseneck far below the rim at Dead Horse Point at sunset
    Dead Horse Point (Day 2)
  • The park road curving past a pioneer barn beneath the red cliffs at Fruita in Capitol Reef
    Fruita, Capitol Reef National Park (Day 3)
  • Sunrise on the hoodoos of the Bryce Canyon amphitheater
    Sunrise at Bryce Canyon (Day 4)
  • The Zion-Mount Carmel Highway switchbacking down the canyon wall at dusk
    The switchbacks into Zion Canyon (Day 5)
  • The road curving into the Zion-Mount Carmel tunnel through slickrock
    The Zion-Mount Carmel tunnel (Day 5)

The route

Day by day

5 riding days, 6 nights. Best time: April to May and late September to October, between the snow and the summer heat.

  1. Day 0

    Fly into Salt Lake City

    Evening
    A 15-minute transfer downtown. Bikes are waiting; orientation over dinner.
    Overnight
    Peery Hotel (1910), Salt Lake City
  2. Day 1~240 mi

    Salt Lake City to Moab

    Roads
    US-6 up Spanish Fork Canyon and over Soldier Summit · Price and the coal country of Castle Valley · US-191 to I-70 across the San Rafael Swell · US-191 south past Arches to Moab and UT-128 along the Colorado River.
    Stops
    USU Eastern Prehistoric Museum in Price · the Swell from the Ghost Rock overlook · an evening drive into Arches for Balanced Rock and the Windows.
    Paid tours
    • USU Eastern Prehistoric Museum
    • Arches National Park entry and timed-entry reservation
    Overnight
    Red Cliffs Lodge on the Colorado River, home of the Moab Museum of Film & Western Heritage
  3. Day 2~190 mi

    Canyonlands and Dead Horse Point

    Roads
    UT-128 upriver past Fisher Towers and back · UT-313 out onto the Island in the Sky mesa · the Canyonlands park road to Grand View Point · Dead Horse Point · the Arches scenic drive to Delicate Arch viewpoint.
    Stops
    Fisher Towers · Mesa Arch · Grand View Point · Dead Horse Point overlook · Delicate Arch · the film museum at the lodge, where John Wayne's westerns were shot.
    Paid tours
    • Canyonlands National Park entry
    • Dead Horse Point State Park entry
    Overnight
    Red Cliffs Lodge, Moab
  4. Day 3~210 mi

    Capitol Reef and Scenic Byway 12

    Roads
    US-191 and I-70 to Green River · UT-24 through Hanksville and along the Fremont River into Capitol Reef · the Capitol Reef scenic drive · UT-24 to Torrey · Scenic Byway 12 over Boulder Mountain to Boulder.
    Stops
    Goblin Valley turnoff · Fruita's pioneer orchards and the Gifford House pies · Capitol Reef petroglyphs · the Boulder Mountain overlooks at 9,600 feet.
    Paid tours
    • Capitol Reef National Park entry
    Overnight
    Boulder Mountain Lodge, Boulder, with dinner at Hell's Backbone Grill
  5. Day 4~190 mi

    The Hogback to Bryce Canyon

    Roads
    Scenic Byway 12 along the Hogback, a ridge with a drop on both sides, to Escalante · Kodachrome Basin · UT-12 through Red Canyon's arches · the Bryce Canyon rim road to Rainbow Point and back.
    Stops
    The Hogback · Anasazi State Park Museum in Boulder · Kodachrome Basin · Sunset, Inspiration, and Bryce Points on the rim · sunset from the lodge.
    Paid tours
    • Anasazi State Park Museum
    • Bryce Canyon National Park entry
    Overnight
    Bryce Canyon Lodge (1925), inside the park
  6. Day 5~240 mi

    Zion to Las Vegas

    Roads
    US-89 south · UT-9 through Zion's east entrance past Checkerboard Mesa · the 1930 Zion-Mount Carmel tunnel and the switchbacks down into the canyon · Springdale · UT-9 and I-15 through the Virgin River Gorge into Nevada · downtown Las Vegas.
    Stops
    Checkerboard Mesa · the tunnel windows · the Zion Canyon floor · the Virgin River Gorge · Fremont Street.
    Paid tours
    • Zion National Park entry
    Overnight
    Golden Gate Hotel (1906), the oldest hotel in Las Vegas
  7. Day 6

    Fly home from Las Vegas

    Morning
    Breakfast, then a 15-minute transfer to the airport. Your bike goes back on the trailer and follows you home to Des Moines.

$8,550 per rider

One Price. The Whole Trip.

Included

  • Motorcycle transport there and back from Des Moines, Iowa
  • Round-trip flights from Des Moines
  • Airport transfers
  • Historic hotels every night
  • A planned route on the best roads in the region
  • A lead guide
  • A support vehicle for luggage and tools
  • Every paid tour and admission on the itinerary

Not included

  • Food and drinks
  • Fuel
  • Bike repairs and parts
  • Your riding gear
  • The spare emergency bike, if you need it ($50/day)

Good to know

  • Arches uses timed-entry reservations in season. We handle them.
  • Water is the whole game out here. The support vehicle carries it, and we stop for it more than you'd think.

Riding rule: Open range, sand on the corners, and long gaps between gas stations. We fuel at every chance and ride the canyon roads at a touring pace.

10 riding days · 11 nights

Make it ten days

Start in Colorado instead. Trail Ridge Road, Independence Pass, and the Million Dollar Highway first, then Monument Valley and the Moki Dugway on the way to Moab, and the whole Utah route after that. Ten riding days, Denver to Las Vegas, on one flight and one haul.

$14,150 per rider+$1,250 passenger

See the Colorado & Utah tour

Group: 3 to 6 bikes

How It Works

No two rides are the same. Every tour is built around the group that books it: the pace, the stops, how early you roll out, and whether the afternoon is one more pass or a hot spring. And we pay attention to who rides with whom. We've spent a lot of years around riders and have a good sense of who will mesh, so we match up groups that get along. Most people go home with new friends.

Every tour needs three bikes to run. Got your own crew of three to six? Book the whole tour for your group and we'll set dates that work for you.

  1. Step 1

    Reserve your spot for $200

    Pick a tour and put down a $200 deposit. It holds your place, counts toward your tour price, and is refundable any time you ask. Change your mind about which tour? Move it to another one.

  2. Step 2

    We set the date

    Once enough riders have signed up for a tour, we set the dates with the group. Every tour runs with three to six bikes. The balance is due 30 days before the tour starts.

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