What are some good National Parks in the Rocky Mountain (Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico) area?
Posted in Colorado Mountain Vacations on May 16th, 2012 | 2 commentsQuestion by Mitch: What are some good National Parks in the Rocky Mountain (Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico) area?
My family is taking a vacation this summer to the Rocky Mountain area. We have already decided to visit Yellowstone, the Grand Canyon, and Las Vegas. We ruled out Mount Rushmore and Death Valley. Thanks in advance!
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too bad you ruled out Mt. Rushmore, it is very cool and the Badlands are a sight to see. Bryce Canyon in Utah, Estes Park in Colorado
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Utah: best are Arches National near Colorado border and
Bryce Canyon National near Arizona
Colorado: best is Rocky Mountain National
Wyoming: best is Yellowstone
Arizona: best is Grand Canyon
New Mexico: Best is Carlsbad Caverns near Texas
Near Las Vegas: visit Hoover Dam
California: best are Yosemite National and Sequoia
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Mesa Verde in SW Colorado is amazing! Beautiful scenery and lots of Anasazi ruins…some of them you can hike around in. If you go there, you must see Cliff Palace and Balcony house.
Along those same lines (old Indian ruins), Chaco Canyon (near Cuba, NM) is really cool, as is Bandelier (near Los Alamos, NM).
Tent Rocks just south of Santa Fe, NM is awsome.
Canyon de Chelly in NE Arizona is gorgeous–home of Spider Woman Rock (you’d recognize it from Jeep commercials).
What about Zion National Park in Utah?
When you go to Vegas, make sure to check out Hoover Dam…it’s unbelievable.
Those are some of my favorites. Enjoy your trip!