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Yellowstone and Arches Road Trip

Yellowstone and Arches Road Trip

This road trip includes parks: Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, Arches National Park, Canyonlands National Park, Dinosaur National Monument, Craters of the Moon National Monument and more! Use this self-guided road trip to help you plan your adventure through Utah, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and Colorado. From vast canyons to mountain scenery, you can't ask for more on this road trip.

Yellowstone National Park - Grand Prismatic Springs

Yellowstone National Park

Recommended Number of Days: 4

Yellowstone is famous for hosting more than 10,000-plus hot springs and geysers, the majority of the planet"s total. One geyser in particular, Old Faithful, has drawn millions of visitors yearly to Yellowstone National Park. Yellowstone National Park is also home to an abundance of wildlife from bison, elk, coyote to bears and moose.

Grand Teton National Park Mountains

Grand Teton National Park

Recommended Number of Days: 2

Grand Teton is located very closely to Yellowstone so not too much driving between these two parks. Grand Teton offers stunning mountain scenery and a diverse array of wildlife.

Dinosaur National Monument

Dinosaur National Monument

Recommended Number of Days: 2

Dinosaur protects a large deposit of fossil dinosaur bones that lived millions of years ago. Today, many ideas about dinosaurs are changing, and the fossils at Dinosaur National Monument continue to help teach us about these fascinating animals.

Arches National Park - Delicate Arch

Arches National Park

Recommended Number of Days: 2

Arches National Park offers a wealth of beauty and extraordinary arches. From Delicate Arch to an 18 mile scenic drive, Arches National Park has more than enough scenery to awe any park visitor.

Canyonlands National Park

Canyonlands National Park

Recommended Number of Days: 2

Canyonlands National Park is a destination full of spires, buttes, arches, rivers and most spectacular of all, vast canyons. Canyonlands has three different areas, the Maze, Needles and Island in the Sky Districts.

Disclaimer

You should check ahead of time regarding potential road closures and/or construction. Please note, some of our road trips do take you along some dirt roads. Please check a map so that you can alter your route accordingly. All our road trips are designed to be helpful guides to help you build an adventure to suit your needs. We don't recommend specific mileage, nor where exactly to stay due to everyones different needs for driving mileage, etc. We recommend plotting out your route on Google Maps and using ours as guides. Then add or remove locations to build the road trip of your dreams!

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Maine ocean islands provide the only nesting sites for Atlantic puffins in the United States. Eastern Egg Rock in the midcoast region, Seal Island and Matinicus Rock at the mouth of Penobscot Bay, and Machias Seal Island and Petit Manan Island off the downeast coast provide habitat for more than 4,000 puffins each summer.