- 5 airport → park routes
- Prices checked Oct 2026
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Airport → park
Pick your runway
Each guide covers a sample itinerary, a line-by-line cost table and the campgrounds worth booking early. All five now have a full day-by-day itinerary, and there's a month-by-month guide to when to go.
Not sure which route suits you? Which route fits me? Compare all five on one map →
Picked a route? What do I book when? Your dated booking timeline →
Got an RV quote? Will my RV fit? Zion tunnel and campgrounds →
Packing? The RV packing list, and what to order to your first US hotel →
Ticket at the gate? Do I need a reservation to get in? All nine parks →
Campground sold out? A legal plan B near every park →
LASLas Vegas → Zion, Bryce & Grand Canyon
The classic 10-day Southwest loop, with real costs.
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SLCSalt Lake City → Arches & Canyonlands
Moab base camp, heat, crowds, unpaved-road rules.
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SLC / BZNYellowstone & Grand Teton
Fly into Bozeman or Salt Lake City? Both compared.
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DENDenver → Rocky Mountain
Land and sleep near the park the same night.
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PHXPhoenix → Grand Canyon
South Rim via Sedona and Flagstaff.
Read the guide →Plan it
Six core planning tools that work together
Enter your vehicle once and the other tools reuse it. Everything stays in your browser; no account, no sign-up.
Flying in from Europe or elsewhere abroad? Licence, age, deposit and the $100 non-resident park fee: start here →
Day by day
Five national-park loops, planned night by night
Each with a map, a campground for every night, drive times and the booking windows that matter. Campsites open six months ahead, so start with our Recreation.gov guide: when sites open, lotteries, and what to book first. Each route guide also has a campsite table with opening windows and RV length limits.
LAS · 10 daysLas Vegas → Zion, Bryce & Grand Canyon
Watchman, North Campground, Mather; Zion vehicle limits.
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SLC · 7 daysSalt Lake City → Arches, Canyonlands & Capitol Reef
Moab base, Devils Garden, Fiery Furnace, Fruita.
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SLC / BZN · 10 daysYellowstone & Grand Teton
Five Yellowstone nights, 2026 seasons, Bozeman variant.
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DEN · 6 daysDenver → Rocky Mountain & Trail Ridge Road
Bear Lake by shuttle, timed entry, Timber Creek.
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PHX · 7 daysPhoenix → Sedona & the Grand Canyon
Mather dry camping, Hermit Road shuttle, Desert View.
Read day by day →Offbeat routes
Seen the rim? Six offbeat routes
A separate shelf, away from the park planning: Area 51 country, the Integratron, White Sands and Roswell, atomic history and ghost towns, the UFO Watchtower and the Great Sand Dunes. Same rules: a campground for every night, RV access rated, legends told as legends.
How a fly-in RV trip works
Three moves, one big view
- 1
Fly in
Pick the airport that keeps your first driving day short: Las Vegas for Zion, Salt Lake City for Arches or Yellowstone, Denver for the Rockies.
- 2
Pick up an RV
Marketplace or fleet, campervan or Class C. We show the full price once mileage, kits and cleaning fees are in.
- 3
Drive to the rim
Sample routes with realistic driving times, plus which campgrounds to reserve and when.
Decide before you book
The questions that move the price most
Flying in from outside the US? Start with licence, age and deposit rules for visitors, plus a ready-to-book checklist. Want a number for your own dates and group? Try the trip cost calculator.
Packing & gear
What the RV already has, and the few things worth adding
A rental RV comes with beds and, if you book it, a kitchen kit. These guides cover the gaps: what fits in a suitcase, what can’t fly, and what to have waiting at your first hotel. Fewer, better things that last more than one trip; Amazon links are marked.
How we work
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