So you've been done an Arizona vacation, maybe even Colorado and Utah, but have you done the Grand Circle? You may have heard of the term and likely know it well if you live within it. For those that don't know what the Grand Circle means, you aren't alone. It is, in a nutshell, one of the "must do" vacation destinations in North America.
The Grand Circle encompasses five southwestern states but more importantly, is so named because it contains the highest concentration of national and state parks in the United States. Within this 500-diameter area, there are almost 80 parks and hundreds of other attractions. Simply put, the Grand Circle is a bounty of fun and adventure. This isn't about going to Zion or the Grand Canyon, it's about going on a once in a lifetime vacation, something so incredible that it becomes one of the top things you have ever done.
Top Trails of Colorado and New Mexico is part of our four book "Grand Circle Series", providing complete coverage of every trail in all parks within the Grand Circle
Top Trails of Colorado and New Mexico covers 35 parks and a healthy 211 hikes within an area of the Grand Circle. The book covers every park in the western regions of Colorado and New Mexico and neighboring parks within Utah and Arizona. Each park contains information on camping, lodging, and food within the park as well as how to get there and nearest town. The book covers every trail in the park and details what makes the parks unique and worth a visit. From the amazing ruins of Chaco to the cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde to more unknown parks such as Canyon of the Ancients, this book is the only book you will need to hike this spectacular area.
Here are all of the parks covered:
South West Colorado
Mesa Verde National Park
Yucca House National Monument
Canyons of the Ancients National Monument
Mancos State Park
Chimney Rock National Monument
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
Ridgway State Park
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
Curecanti National Recreation Area
Colorado National Monument
Rifle Falls State Park
Dinosaur National Monument
Northwest New Mexico
Chaco Culture National Historic Park
Aztec Ruins National Monument
El Vado and Heron State Parks
Bandelier National Monument
Kasha - Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument
Pecos National Historic Park
Petroglyph National Monument
El Morro National Monument
El Malpais National Monument
Eastern Arizona
Canyon de Chelly National Monument
Four Corners Monument
Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park
Navajo National Monument
Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Park
Petrified Forest National Park
South East Utah
Arches National Park
Dead Horse Point State Park
Canyonlands National Park Island in the Sky District
So you've been done an Arizona vacation, maybe even Colorado and Utah, but have you done the Grand Circle? You may have heard of the term and likely know it well if you live within it. For those that don't know what the Grand Circle means, you aren't alone. It is, in a nutshell, one of the "must do" vacation destinations in North America.
The Grand Circle encompasses five southwestern states but more importantly, is so named because it contains the highest concentration of national and state parks in the United States. Within this 500-diameter area, there are almost 80 parks and hundreds of other attractions. Simply put, the Grand Circle is a bounty of fun and adventure. This isn't about going to Zion or the Grand Canyon, it's about going on a once in a lifetime vacation, something so incredible that it becomes one of the top things you have ever done.
Top Trails of Arizona is part of our four book "Grand Circle Series", providing complete coverage of every trail in all parks within the Grand Circle
Top Trails of Arizona covers 32 parks and a healthy 221 hikes within an area of the Grand Circle. The book covers every park in the central and northern regions of Arizona and neighboring parks within Utah and Nevada. Each park contains information on camping, lodging, and food within the park as well as how to get there and nearest town. The book covers every trail in the park and details what makes the parks unique and worth a visit. From the spectacular depths of the Grand Canyon to Canyon de Chelly, the oldest inhabited place in North America, this book is the only book you will need to hike this spectacular area.
So you've been done an Arizona vacation, maybe even Colorado and Utah, but have you done the Grand Circle? You may have heard of the term and likely know it well if you live within it. For those that don't know what the Grand Circle means, you aren't alone. It is, in a nutshell, one of the "must do" vacation destinations in North America.
The Grand Circle encompasses five southwestern states but more importantly, is so named because it contains the highest concentration of national and state parks in the United States. Within this 500-diameter area, there are almost 80 parks and hundreds of other attractions. Simply put, the Grand Circle is a bounty of fun and adventure. This isn't about going to Zion or the Grand Canyon, it's about going on a once in a lifetime vacation, something so incredible that it becomes one of the top things you have ever done.
Top Trails of Utah is part of our four book "Grand Circle Series," providing complete coverage of every trail in all parks within the Grand Circle
Top Trails of Utah covers 34 parks and a healthy 255 hikes within an area of the Grand Circle. The book covers every park in the southern regions of Utah and neighboring parks within Colorado and Arizona. Each park contains information on camping, lodging, and food within the park as well as how to get there and nearest town. The book covers every trail in the park and details what makes the parks unique and worth a visit. From the amazing red rock walls of Zion to the spires of Cathedral Valley to more unknown parks such as Snow Canyon, this book is the only book you will need to hike this spectacular area.
Here are all of the parks covered:
Southwest Utah
Zion National Park
Quail Creek State Park
Sand Hollow State Park
Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park
Snow Canyon State Park
Gunlock State Park
Frontier Homestead State Park Museum
Cedar Breaks National Monument
South Central Utah
Bryce Canyon National Park
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
Escalante Petrified Forest State Park
Kodachrome Basin State Park
Anasazi State Park Museum
Capitol Reef National Park
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Rainbow Bridge National Monument
Southeast Utah
Goblin Valley State Park
Canyonlands National Park -Island in the Sky District
