Utah's Scenic Byway 12 and the national parks with a travel trailer or RV
Utah's Scenic Byway 12 and the national parks runs 411 miles from Moab to Springdale. With an RV, you're looking at about 10 hours behind the wheel. Our map shows it sealed the whole way.
We planned it on Motocamp's own router for an RV and for a truck and travel trailer, at the sizes in the table below, so every number here comes from a real plan, not a guess.
The stops: Moab · Torrey · Escalante · Tropic · Springdale
Is Utah's Scenic Byway 12 and the national parks OK for an RV?
Yes, on our plan. It gets through for an RV without using a road signed too low, too short or closed to trailers. Here's what to keep an eye on.
- 4 miles of it is steeper than 8%. The steepest stretch is about 10% downhill on A Journey Through Time Scenic Byway, at mile 240.
- It keeps you off 1 nearby road with a signed limit your rig wouldn't clear, like 4200 West (9 ft 6 in high).
The plan, rig by rig
| RV | Truck and travel trailer | |
|---|---|---|
| Distance | 411 miles | 349 miles |
| Driving time | about 10 hours | 10 h |
| Unsealed | none | none |
| Steeper than 8% | 4 miles | 4 miles |
| Total climb | 19,623 ft | 17,930 ft |
| Longest gap between fuel | not on our map | not on our map |
| Signed limits it goes round | 1 | 0 |
| Planned at | 13 ft 1 in high, 40 ft long and 26,455 lb | 11 ft 6 in high, 38 ft 1 in long and 11,464 lb |
Towns on the way
- Moab · mile 0
- Green River · mile 52
- Panguitch · mile 288
- Parowan · mile 336
- Cedar City · mile 354
- Hurricane · mile 391
RV parks on the way
- Portal RV Resort - Moab · mile 2
- A OK RV Park · mile 52
- Offroad RV Resort · mile 117
- Thousand Lakes RV Park · mile 157
- Capitol Reef RV Park & Glamping · mile 157
- Ruby's RV Park & Campground · mile 267
- Red Canyon RV Park · mile 280
- Paradise RV Park & Campground · mile 290
- Painted Hills RV Park · mile 337
- Indian Peaks RV Park · mile 362
- Settler's Junction RV Resort · mile 386
- Zion River Resort RV Park · mile 398
- and 15 more in the app
Free camps on the way
- Fremont River Cua Dispersed · mile 150
- Zedds Meadow Cua Dispersed · mile 152
- Dave's Hollow Dispersed Camping · mile 268 · caravans OK
- Sand Cove Primitive Camping Area · mile 390
National park and other campgrounds
- Sand Flats Recreation Area Group Campsites · mile 0 · fees apply
- Moab Rim Campark · mile 0
- J.C. Park Recreation Site · mile 1
- Gold Bar Recreation Site · mile 6
- Designated Campsite #1 · mile 7
- Courthouse Rock Campground · mile 16 · fees apply
- Singletree · mile 169 · fees apply
- Escalanter Heritage Center Campground · mile 220
- Red Canyon Campground · mile 277 · fees apply
- South Campground (Ut) · mile 411 · fees apply
- and 75 more in the app
Rest areas
- Crescent Junction Rest Area · mile 32 · toilets
- Pines Rest Area · mile 270 · toilets
- Lunt Park South Rest Area · mile 325 · toilets · water
- Lunt Park North Rest Area · mile 325 · toilets · water
- Kanarraville South Rest Area · mile 368 · toilets
- Kanarraville North Rest Area · mile 368 · toilets
Dump points
- at Moab Rim Campark · mile 0
- at Love's · mile 53
- at Offroad RV Resort · mile 117
- at Thousand Lakes RV Park · mile 157
- at Painted Hills RV Park · mile 337
- at Indian Peaks RV Park · mile 362
- at The Orchards at Kolob RV Resort · mile 370
- at Zion River Resort RV Park · mile 398
- and 8 more in the app
Fuel stops
- Love's Travel Stop · mile 53
- Taft Travel Plaza · mile 155
- TA · mile 335
- Sapp Bros. Travel Center · mile 386
Plan this trip for your own rig
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Tell Motocamp what you drive, from an enduro bike to a 40-foot RV, and it plans this trip for that vehicle: the roads it fits, the low bridges and closed roads to steer clear of, and places to stay on the way. The maps keep working where there's no signal.
Plan this trip for your own rig Already have Motocamp USA? Open it hereCamps, fuel and road limits come from OpenStreetMap and state agencies, and some can be missing or out of date. Distances are along our plan. Always go by the signs on the road.