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 Canyonlands National Park - Needles District Canyonlands National Park - Maze District Dead Horse Point State Park Arches National Park Goosenecks State Park Edge of the Cedars State Park Natural Bridges National Monument Hovenweep National Monument Four Corners Monument

South West Colorado

Mesa Verde National Park Canyons of the Ancients National Monument Yucca House National Monument

Northern Arizona

Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park Navajo National Monument Antelope Canyon Vermilion Cliffs National Monument Grand Canyon National Park - South Rim Grand Canyon National Park - North Rim Havasu Falls