So you've been done an Arizona vacation, maybe even Colorado and Utah, but have you done the Grand Circle? You may have heard of the term and likely know it well if you live within it. For those that don't know what the Grand Circle means, you aren't alone. It is, in a nutshell, one of the "must do" vacation destinations in North America.

The Grand Circle encompasses five southwestern states but more importantly, is so named because it contains the highest concentration of national and state parks in the United States. Within this 500-diameter area, there are almost 80 parks and hundreds of other attractions. Simply put, the Grand Circle is a bounty of fun and adventure. This isn't about going to Zion or the Grand Canyon, it's about going on a once in a lifetime vacation, something so incredible that it becomes one of the top things you have ever done.

Top Trails of Arizona is part of our four book "Grand Circle Series", providing complete coverage of every trail in all parks within the Grand Circle!

Top Trails of Arizona covers 32 parks and a healthy 221 hikes within an area of the Grand Circle. The book covers every park in the central and northern regions of Arizona and neighboring parks within Utah and Nevada. Each park contains information on camping, lodging, and food within the park as well as how to get there and nearest town. The book covers every trail in the park and details what makes the parks unique and worth a visit. From the spectacular depths of the Grand Canyon to Canyon de Chelly, the oldest inhabited place in North America, this book is the only book you will need to hike this spectacular area.

Here are all of the parks covered:

Northern Arizona

Grand Canyon National Park - South Rim

Grand Canyon National Park - North Rim

Havasu Falls

Canyon de Chelly National Monument

Four Corners Monument

Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park

Navajo National Monument

Antelope Canyon

Vermilion Cliffs National Monument

Pipe Spring National Monument

Grand Canyon - Parashant National Monument

Lake Mead National Recreation Area

Central Arizona

Petrified Forest National Park

Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Park

Tonto National Monument

Agua Fria National Monument

Montezuma Castle National Monument

Tuzigoot National Monument

Dead Horse Ranch State Park

Red Rock State Park

Slide Rock State Park

Walnut Canyon National Monument

Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument

Wupatki National Monument

Southern Utah

Zion National Park

Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park

Snow Canyon State Park

Bryce Canyon National Park

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument

Capitol Reef National Park

Natural Bridges National Monument

Goosenecks State Park

Eastern Nevada

Valley of Fire State Park