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 Colorado and New Mexico 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 Colorado and New Mexico covers 35 parks and a healthy 211 hikes within an area of the Grand Circle. The book covers every park in the western regions of Colorado and New Mexico and neighboring parks within Utah and Arizona. 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 amazing ruins of Chaco to the cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde to more unknown parks such as Canyon of the Ancients, this book is the only book you will need to hike this spectacular area.

Here are all of the parks covered:

South West Colorado

Mesa Verde National Park

Yucca House National Monument

Canyons of the Ancients National Monument

Mancos State Park

Chimney Rock National Monument

Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve

Ridgway State Park

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

Curecanti National Recreation Area

Colorado National Monument

Rifle Falls State Park

Dinosaur National Monument

Northwest New Mexico

Chaco Culture National Historic Park

Aztec Ruins National Monument

El Vado and Heron State Parks

Bandelier National Monument

Kasha - Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument

Pecos National Historic Park

Petroglyph National Monument

El Morro National Monument

El Malpais National Monument

Eastern Arizona

Canyon de Chelly National Monument

Four Corners Monument

Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park

Navajo National Monument

Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Park

Petrified Forest National Park

South East Utah

Arches National Park

Dead Horse Point State Park

Canyonlands National Park Island in the Sky District

Canyonlands National Park Needles District

Canyonlands National Park Maze District

Edge of the Cedars State Park

Goblin Valley State Park

Goosenecks State Park

Natural Bridges National Monument

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