Utah, Arizona, Ketucky in August?

[mjn]

We will be in Moab Utah the first week in August and Panguitch Utah the second week in August. We move then for a few days in Flagstaff AZ and a few days in Bowling Green KY before going home. Does anybody have some tips besides the obvious. Looking for some secrets. I am visiting the National Parks, Monument Valley Corvette Plant, etc....

Someone on another board told me about RT89 in Utah being a Heritage Road (lots of handmade items available in shops along this road). This is the kind of thing I am looking for.


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[zillaq]

Wow!  Moab and southern Utah in July/Aug is hot, hot, hot.  There are plenty of RV parks within the town of Moab, plus you can camp at Arches National Park which is just outside of town to the north.  If you plan on doing any hiking around the red rocks be sure and take plenty of water, sun screen and a hat.  And don't hike alone.  The high temps could be over 100 each day.

Highway 89 is like you mentioned.  2 lane road hits all the small towns on the eastern side of the mountains.  Lots of rock shops/antique shops.

Flagstaff is much higher in elevation, not so hot.  Volcanic mountains around with forest and camping.  I spent a short time there for work.

By the way the pic below my name is of the Behind The Rocks area of Moab looking north east toward the Manti-LaSal mountains.

We will be in Moab Utah the first week in August and Panguitch Utah the second week in August. We move then for a few days in Flagstaff AZ and a few days in Bowling Green KY before going home. Does anybody have some tips besides the obvious. Looking for some secrets. I am visiting the National Parks, Monument Valley Corvette Plant, etc....

Someone on another board told me about RT89 in Utah being a Heritage Road (lots of handmade items available in shops along this road). This is the kind of thing I am looking for.


Long Island, New York
2005 Trailblazer
1998 Camplite
DH-60
DW-65
DS-93
DS-95
DD-99
Westie-05

[MoJoCamping]

We will be in Moab Utah the first week in August and Panguitch Utah the second week in August. We move then for a few days in Flagstaff AZ and a few days in Bowling Green KY before going home. Does anybody have some tips besides the obvious. Looking for some secrets. I am visiting the National Parks, Monument Valley Corvette Plant, etc....

Someone on another board told me about RT89 in Utah being a Heritage Road (lots of handmade items available in shops along this road). This is the kind of thing I am looking for.


Long Island, New York
2005 Trailblazer
1998 Camplite
DH-60
DW-65
DS-93
DS-95
DD-99
Westie-05

We just went dry camping just north of Sedona, which is south of Flagstaff,July 8th. On 89 you can camp almost anywhere.  There is some
beautiful spots just before you go down the hill to oak creek canyon across from the vista visitor area.  The weather was in the 80's just be prepared for thunderstorms in the afternoon.  Stay high and dry!

[Morphine]

Sedona and Oak Creek canyon are a must see.  It is south of Flagstaff down Interstate 17 you will see the Hwy 89 exit.  The drive down Oak Creek Canyon is awesome, and like was said before you will be able to camp throughout the canyon towards sedona.  There are some great campsites along the water of oak creek as well.  I have lived in AZ all of my life and oak creek canyon is truely one of my favorite places in the state.

[wavery]

Sedona and Oak Creek canyon are a must see.  It is south of Flagstaff down Interstate 17 you will see the Hwy 89 exit.  The drive down Oak Creek Canyon is awesome, and like was said before you will be able to camp throughout the canyon towards sedona.  There are some great campsites along the water of oak creek as well.  I have lived in AZ all of my life and oak creek canyon is truely one of my favorite places in the state.

Watch your speed in those areas. They have a zero tolerance for speeding and have several speed traps. I have never seen so many people pulled over in my life. I didn't have any problems but my brother-in-law warned me before we took that trip.

[PurduePete97]

It is a little bit of a drive from Bowling Green, but I'd highly recommend the Kentucky Horse Park.  It is about 10 minutes from Lexington - very easy to find and a great stop if you are at all interested in horses.  Lots of great exhibits, a decent campground if interested in staying overnight, and often huge horse shows.  There is easily a half-day worth of activities, and a full day if you are really interested.

Enjoy!

[jstaddwtr]

We popped up betwen the A's in a wonderful little campground on the mainstreet of MOAB in the middle of august.  We had a wonderful trip that summer and loved the little town.  Because of swim season we have to vacation in August if we are to vacation at all.  Late August is the best time at all because so many folks are back to school!

Have a great trip!

Coach

[Craigtheretired]

We love the Panguitch area, have spent two weeks there so far in 2007, used as a base to explore the numerous surrounding parks.  We stayed at the Panguitch KOA in April and May due to the snow closed campgrounds in the surrounding parks.  We stayed on the bottom of Bryce Canyon on our June trip while the town of Panguitch was having a Sturgis style motorcycle rally.  The Panguitch CO-OP makes awesome banana splits and we recommend the roast beef at the country restaurant accross the street.  Lots of cool shops in town, almost museums in their own right.  We also drove routes 12 & 24 through Escalante, the campground in Kodachrome SP has the best tasting drinking water in the country, so fill up your tanks.   If you go to SLC to hear the choir, (it's a four hour drive), stop at Leatherby's, (800ish West North Temple), for their banana splits.  Alternately if you go to SLC for the banana splits at Leatherby's, go hear the Choir.  The KOA in SLC is in a crummy neighborhood, but we stayed in spot W29 which was nice with grass and trees plus the dog walk is along the river.  Leatherby's is halfway between the KOA and the Choir, on the south side of the street.  Did I mention the banana splits?

Garfield county has 3,500 miles of off road trails starting right in the town of Panguitch, the KOA has quads for rent, if you don't bring your own

We will be in Moab Utah the first week in August and Panguitch Utah the second week in August. We move then for a few days in Flagstaff AZ and a few days in Bowling Green KY before going home. Does anybody have some tips besides the obvious. Looking for some secrets. I am visiting the National Parks, Monument Valley Corvette Plant, etc....

Someone on another board told me about RT89 in Utah being a Heritage Road (lots of handmade items available in shops along this road). This is the kind of thing I am looking for.


Long Island, New York
2005 Trailblazer
1998 Camplite
DH-60
DW-65
DS-93
DS-95
DD-99
Westie-05

[ptbrauch]

If you're willing to make the drive from Bowling Green and are into crafts, Berea, Ky would be a good trip.  Its a whole town and college centered on homemade crafts (//www.berea.com).  

Also, a little closer are the bourbon distilleries around Bardstown, Ky.  They typically offer tours.