Have you ever been to the National Parks in Utah? Which one is

As long as you have wheels, there is lots to see and do in Utah. Bryce Canyon is my personal favourite, but Zion, Capitol Reef, Arches and Canyonlands are worth a visit also. You can hike the trails, but there is also lots to see that is a 10 minute walk from your car.

Don't go in middle of summer.

Go in spring or fall. Just be prepared with the right clothe and plenty of water.

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>>1141866
I agree with this guy. Most of the stuff you can see from your car, but Arches (pictured) you have to walk / mild hike about 15 minutes if memory serves. Nothing that touristy is very hard though.

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>>1141981

Where did you guys sleep?

Did you camp at the parks?

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Almost never sleep/camp in the parks. Other than way off-season, there is really no way to get a campsite without a reservation. Hotels in the parks are outrageously overpriced. Canyonlands is an exception because it's all native and there is a nice RV park there. Otherwise, I opt for camping just outside the NP's. There is usually lots of public lands outside where you can camp for free or nearly free. Otherwise, I street camp in nearby towns. I don't do Walmarts much any more since they have become overrun with homeless people. I have a camper on the back of my Tacoma which works great for street camping.

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Only arches and it was pretty small. Was pretty but I only got to spend a few hours there.

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Err mrr grrd, I fucking love arches. It's amazing, and if you go in the fall pretty uncrowded. You do have to be willing to walk for like half an hour to get the most out of it, pretty easy trail to get to the big arch. Then it gets tougher, but my unfit, agoraphobic gf did dark angel tower hike without real problems.
North entrance to escalate national monument is a completely ludicrous drive through a fantasy landscape, on a narrow ribbon of road in the sky. Not for nervous people.
They have a petrified forest, which is kinda a lot less impressive than it sounds, but there are clearly some stones that were once wood logs. Don't go expecting an actual forest is what I'm saying, it's still really cool.
Capitol reef national park is awesome and somewhat less frequented, amazing drive down the west side of the park, do it in the evening for great light on the cliffs.
Zion is fucked up popular these days, still pretty, again do it in an off season.
Bryce Canyon has astounding views a moments walk from the parking, but to get the most of it you really want to do a hike down into the hoodoos.
Somewhere between arches and Capitol reef is a spot called goblin valley, I missed it but the pictures are pretty neat, easier access hoodoos from what I understand.
Oh, and Kodachrome basin, right next to Bryce, is pretty cool and was completely deserted when I was there last (in the fall. It got rather cold.).
Camping in the parks is nice, but hard to do spur of the moment unless off season (again). Essentially any national forest lands are actually open for camping on as long as you aren't like right next to an established campground, and also you are supposed to be within 200' of a road and greater than 100' from water sources (for taking a crap or washing dishes, ground water cleanliness and all).