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 Utah 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 Utah covers 34 parks and a healthy 255 hikes within an area of the Grand Circle. The book covers every park in the southern regions of Utah and neighboring parks within Colorado 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 red rock walls of Zion to the spires of Cathedral Valley to more unknown parks such as Snow Canyon, this book is the only book you will need to hike this spectacular area.

Here are all of the parks covered:

Southwest Utah

Zion National Park

Quail Creek State Park

Sand Hollow State Park

Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park

Snow Canyon State Park

Gunlock State Park

Frontier Homestead State Park Museum

Cedar Breaks National Monument

South Central Utah

Bryce Canyon National Park

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument

Escalante Petrified Forest State Park

Kodachrome Basin State Park

Anasazi State Park Museum

Capitol Reef National Park

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area

Rainbow Bridge National Monument

Southeast Utah

Goblin Valley State Park

Canyonlands National Park -Island in the Sky District

Canyonlands National Park - Needles District

Canyonlands National Park - Maze District

Dead Horse Point State Park

Arches National Park

Goosenecks State Park

Edge of the Cedars State Park

Natural Bridges National Monument

Hovenweep National Monument

Four Corners Monument

South West Colorado

Mesa Verde National Park

Canyons of the Ancients National Monument

Yucca House National Monument

Northern Arizona

Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park

Navajo National Monument

Antelope Canyon

Vermilion Cliffs National Monument

Grand Canyon National Park - South Rim

Grand Canyon National P