Road Trip - Canyonlands

Arches National Park, Utah to Canyonlands National Park, Utah

Canyonlands National Park, as you can see from the map above, is just next to Arches National Park but it still takes about an hour to drive from the entrance of Arches National Park to the entrance of the Island in the Sky section of the Canyonlands National Park. The Canyonlands National Park is divided into 4 main sections - Island in the Sky, The Maze, The Needles and The Rivers (Green River & Colorado River). Island in the Sky is the most accessible section. The others required a 4-wheel drive vehicle to move around. Island in The Sky is the only section we visited since we only had a Chrysler Town and Country and two young children in the backseats :)

View from Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park, Utah

View from Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park, Utah

View from Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park, Utah

View from Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park, Utah

View from Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park, Utah

View from Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park, Utah

View from Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park, Utah

View from Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park, Utah

View from Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park, Utah

View from Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park, Utah

View from Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park, Utah

Grand View Point Overlook, Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park, Utah

Grand View Point Overlook, Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park, Utah

Grand View Point Overlook, Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park, Utah

Grand View Point Overlook, Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park, Utah

Grand View Point Overlook, Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park, Utah

Grand View Point Overlook, Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park, Utah

Grand View Point Overlook, Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park, Utah

Green River, Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park, Utah

Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park, Utah

Whale Rock, Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park, Utah

As we drove away from Canyonlands National Park, the sky got a little overcast along the way to Bryce Canyon. Thunderstorms were common in the afternoons but we were very lucky not to encounter any heavy rain throughout the whole of our road trip.