RIMFOLD
6 days · from Grand Junction, CO
6-day Arches and Capitol Reef road trip
A 6-day Utah loop from Grand Junction: Delicate Arch and Moab, then Fruita and the Waterpocket Fold. Two Mighty 5 parks on one drive.
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Delicate Arch
Mesa Arch
Landscape Arch
The Windows
Balanced Rock
Park Avenue
The days
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01
Grand Junction → Moab
- Leave Grand Junction after breakfast
- Drive to Moab
- Check in and an easy first evening
- Windows primitive loop (short)
Moab — many hotels and motels
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02
Arches
- Stay local — no long drive.
- Windows primitive loop (short)
- Sand Dune Arch (kids love the sand)
- Sunset at Delicate Arch viewpoint if the hike is too much
Moab — many hotels and motels
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03
Canyonlands Island in the Sky
- Stay local — no long drive.
- Mesa Arch at sunrise
- Grand View Point
- Green River Overlook
Moab — many hotels and motels
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04
Canyonlands Island in the Sky
- Stay local — no long drive.
- Mesa Arch at sunrise
- Grand View Point
- Green River Overlook
Moab — many hotels and motels
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05
Moab → Torrey
- Drive Moab → Torrey
- Pick fruit in season in the Fruita orchards
- Easy walk to the petroglyph panel
- Pie at a Torrey bakery
Torrey — several hotels by the park
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06
Torrey → Grand Junction
- Easy morning if checkout allows
- Drive Torrey → Grand Junction
- Unpack and save the photos
Home in Grand Junction
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