Going to Utah Grand Circle in November
 

I'm planning a trip to Utah Grand Circle in November to see all Nat'l Parks/Monuments. Is there any place within the Utah Grand Circle that I shouldn't miss? We will not have 4 wheel drive, so can't get to some of the places.

For good reason the most popular National Parks in Utah are Zion, Bryce, and Arches. Highway 12, between Bryce Canyon and Torrey, is one of the most beautiful drives in the US: http://www.scenicbyway12.com/

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The major attractions within all the Utah National Parks don't require 4 wheel drive.

It might help to know how long you have for this trip before naming off to many places to see. The main parks are Zion, Bryce, Capitol Reef, Arches, Canyonlands and Glen Canyon National Recreational Area (not necessarily in that order). Dinosaur National Monument is worth seeing but it's quite a bit out of the way depending on where you are starting and ending. We're you going to include the Grand Canyon?

Utahtea

There are two National Monuments Grand Staircase-Escalante NM and Paria /Vermillion Cliffs which should be mentioned. Besides the national parks, there are many Utah State Parks that are wonderful to visit and mostly smaller, such as Goblin Valley, Snow Canyon, Anasazi and Edge of the Cedars, Goosenecks and Dead Horse Point. Then there is the often left out Rainbow Bridge NM reached via Lake Powell. You will also find the Navajo Tribal parks such as the Antelope canyons and Monument Valley. Glen canyon dam tour is informative and interesting
After that you have places with no designated park status such as the Glen Canyon portion of the Colorado River below the dam (well I guess it is included in Glen Canyon NRA). Or the historical fort in Bluff, or the ghost towns of Silver Reef and Grafton.

How much time did you say you had?

We have 2 weeks starting at Zion and ending at same point, but coming in from Arizona. - one big circle.

I would spend 2-3 nights in Zion, 1-2 nights in Bryce, 1 night in Torrey, 4-5 nights in Moab. Maybe one night in Valley of the Gods Bed and Breakfast or Monument Valley. I haven't done Lake Powell/Page/ or North Rim. Perhaps you should even consider an attempt to get a permit to hike "the wave".

Goblin Valley is one of my favroite spots in Utah. I think I have been to Utah 6 years straight now. Its a great place to explore.

November can be cold in some areas like Bryce and even Capitol Reef. You could even have snow in Bryce by then.

Coming in from Arizona you can hit Lake Powell first or you can wait and hit it last before returning to Zion. There's the all day boat tour to Rainbow Bridge National Monument, the float trip on the Colorado River (but it might be to cold for that), Upper Antelope Slot Canyon and the 3/4 mile hike to Horseshoe Bend.

Zion, Bryce, drive the scenic Hwy 12 to Torrey. Capitol Reef National Park, Gobblin State Park and then on to Moab.

In the Moab area you have Arches, Canyonlands Island in the Sky Distric, scenic Hwy 128 to Fisher Towers or even the Dewey Bridge, Potash Road Hwy 279 looking for petroglyphs and maybe even the Corono Arch hike if you're not afraid of heights. The Needles District of Canyonlands and stop at Newspaper Rock State Park.

Natural Bridges National Monument, Gooseneck State Park, Moki Dugway, Valley of the Gods, and Monument Valley.

That should more than eat up two weeks! :)

Utahtea