On our 12-Day Southwest Road Trip during the winter of 2022, Teddy and I spent a bit of time in each of our destinations hiking. The hikes ranged from a short hike down into the Grand Canyon, to a sandy hike in Antelope Canyon, to hikes along the water in Zion and through the “goblins” in Goblin Valley State Park. We truly enjoyed each of these experiences. While 12 days is a decent amount of time for a trip, we covered about 3000 miles so we weren’t able to get to all the hiking we would have liked. There were some hikes we cut due to time or others we didn’t even know about prior to getting to the locations. Because we loved our time in the Southwest and plan to visit again, we started to list our must do hikes for our next adventure through these beautiful states which you can find below.
California
- Barker Dam in Joshua Tree National Park
- Golden Canyon Trail in Death Valley National Park
Arizona
- Bright Angel Trail in Grand Canyon National Park
- Bell Rock in Sedona
- Cathedral Rock in Sedona
- Fay Canyon in Sedona
- Devil’s Bridge in Sedona
New Mexico
- Cliff Dwellings in Gila National Forest
- The Catwalk in Gila National Forest
- Middlefork Hot Springs Trail in Gila National Forest
- Dragonfly Trail in Gila National Forest
Utah
- Lower Calf Creek Falls in Escalante
- Lava Tube in Snow Canyon State Park
- Petrified Dunes in Snow Canyon State Park
- Cassidy Arch in Capitol Reef National Park
- Hickman Bridge in Capitol Reef National Park
- Gooseneck Viewpoint Trail in Gooseneck State Park
- Free hiking in Goblin Valley State Park
Nevada
- Fire Wave Trail in Valley of Fire State Park
- White Domes Trail in Valley of Fire State Park
- Rainbow Vista and Fire Canyon Overlook in Valley of Fire State Park
