Utah January Quick Trip Suggestions

TRIP PLANNING

We are planning to spend a couple of days in Death Valley National Park late this month (Jan 2025). For reasons untold, we will be flying into Salt Lake City on Monday and need to be in DVNP by mid-day on Thursday. I'm thinking of hitting Arches, Capital Reef, Zion, and/or any of the other big 5. That would mean - hit a park in the day, drive to the next after dark. I'm considering hitting the highlights mostly and only doing shorter hikes or viewing from the car. Although, I'm also somewhat inclined to rent a dry suit and hike the Narrows if we decide to spend more time in Zion.

What would you do? Just focus on one of the parks or hit a few? I don't mind hotel/lodge hopping.

Posted Dec 29, 2025, 3:00 AM UTC

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