Least Mountainous Route to Utah National Parks

by Carol
(Illinois)

We would like to visit the national parks in southern Utah. We will be coming in to Utah on Interstate 80. What is the best way to travel south to the parks? We would like the least mountainous route.

Comments for Least Mountainous Route to Utah National Parks

Average Rating starstarstarstarstar

Click here to add your own comments

Jan 18, 2016
Rating
starstarstarstarstar
by: Rodney

I realize that the time I took away from my site might make this answer untimely for you. Nonetheless, if you're coming from Illinois on I-80, it's relatively easy.

By the time you get to Salt Lake City on I-80, you'll have already traveled through the steepest mountains you'll encounter. These are the Wasatch Mountains directly east of Salt Lake City.

Head south from Salt Lake City on I-15 down to I-70. From there, you can head to Moab (Arches) and to the other parks from there. Taking this route will help you avoid most mountain driving although you'll still be at high altitude.

Click here to add your own comments

Join in and write your own page! It's easy to do. How? Simply click here to return to Questions-About-Utah .

Enjoy this page? Please pay it forward. Here's how...

Would you prefer to share this page with others by linking to it?

  1. Click on the HTML link code below.
  2. Copy and paste it, adding a note of your own, into your blog, a Web page, forums, a blog comment, your Facebook account, or anywhere that someone would find this page valuable.