Canyonlands and Arches National Parks – Fall
Double Booking
TBD
Single Booking
TBD
Roommate Rebate
TBD
Includes all lodging, all meals, park entrance fees, rafting program, van shuttles, leaders, trail maps and narratives.
Assembly Point
Grand Junction, CO
Timberline van shuttle is included from and to Grand Junction, CO prior to and following the tour.
Not included: Airline service to Grand Junction Regional Airport, CO; Guide Gratuity.
Meeting Time
Hotel 8:00 am
Drop-off Time
6 pm
“After a decade of traveling with Timberline, I can say communications with the staff for planning and preparing is always perfect and my Timberline experience was terrific as usual!” Lew C.
Hike Through Canyonlands
Of all of the five national parks within the state of Utah, Canyonlands offers the grandest array of geologic and geographic phenomena that define Utah. Within the park’s vast expanse, are two of the West’s great rivers — the Colorado and Green — gaping canyons, open desert and towering mesas covered with stands of pinion and juniper, natural arches, spires and towers, and miles and miles of colorful slick rock.
Arches National Park Utah Hiking Tours
Our tour takes you to Island in the Sky, a high mesa connected by only a small isthmus, for a top-down view of the Colorado. We head to the Needles District for walks among the spires, slot canyons and secluded parks. Our two-day visit to Arches National Park visits many of the more than 2,000 natural sandstone arches, along with other geological formations that fill the desert landscape and provide eye candy for our primitive walks. A float down the Colorado River in one of the most picturesque valleys of the canyon tops off our week.
It should be noted that our trails through the desert and over the sandstone include some scrambling moves, ladders, big steps over jumbled rocks, steep drop offs, narrow slots, perhaps a boost from your hiking companions – and expansive views of the jaw-dropping landscape.
See Detailed Itinerary Here: Join us on a 6 day endeavor through some of Utah’s most breathtaking geography. Explore our other hiking and cycling tours offered around the USA and Canada!
Itinerary
Day | Location | Distance |
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Day 1 | Assembly in Grand Junction - van shuttle to Canyonlands National Park; Hike Neck Spring in Island in the Sky District; van shuttle to Monticello | 5 |
Day 2 | The Needles District, Canyonlands National Park: Hike to the Confluence Overlook of the Colorado and Green Rivers | 12 |
Day 3 | The Needles District, Canyonlands National Park: Chesler Park; van shuttle to Moab; overnight at the Canyonlands Inn | 10 |
Day 4 | Arches National Park: Devil's Garden | 8 |
Day 5 | Rafting (gentle floating) down the Colorado River | |
Day 6 | Arches National Park: Hike to Delicate Arch, Double Arch and the Windows; van shuttle return to Grand Junction | 6 |