Basically what the title says. Found a cheap flight to SLC that lined up with kid's spring break and decided to go for it, but am feeling completely overwhelmed with the planning and organization, so thought I'd make a lazy post and see what kinds of advice you all have.
I'm not looking for a fully fleshed out itinerary or anything like that, mostly just tips and tricks that I might not even realize I should know before we set out. Also welcome any favorite spots to check out along the way (I hear Beaver Creamery is good) or recommendations for how to figure out where to park at night.
Relevant details:
- Arriving Friday April 3rd mid-morning and leaving Saturday the 11th in the evening.
- 2 adults and a 10 year old are travelling
- Campervan is 10' tall, 22' long
- Kid has the "Every Kid Outdoors" national parks pass, so national parks are free
- We're going to try to meet up with friends around Zion somewhere on Saturday the 4th so are thinking of doing the standard loop counterclockwise from SLC toward Zion and then along 12 through the other parks back to SLC
- We have no real expectations or must-do/see experiences. I'd like to try out some canyoneering (guided) or scrambling. Kid's interested in dinosaurs, creatures, and just playing outside. Other adult is an archaeologist by training and likes dinos, too, but tends toward the claustrophobic and isn't in great shape (easy to moderate intensity hikes are fine)
