Moon Zion & Bryce: Including Arches, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef, Grand Staircase-Escalante & Moab (Moon Handbooks)

This is by far a much better personal travel book than the NatGeo's I have been getting, the detail is a lot better. It goes and talks about a lot more than Zion and Bryce canyon. There is information on all the parks in the entire area including Canyon lands and others. It also breaks down a few trips into estimated days to accomplish and highlights things to see. I have my own plans for biking in the area and I purchased another book for that purpose. It was lite on other details that this one by Moon really filled in the blanks. Out of the stacks of maps and books I have pilled across the back of my sofa for the trip this one is the best. I mention this because I plan a 60 day trip from Yellowstone down through Redwood national park, across to Yosemite, back across to Big Sur then through Death valley ending in the Bryce canyon area. So I have collected just about every piece of information I could find. I kept looking at the Moon books and passing them by, but was not satisfied completely by the info in the NatGeo's, lonely Planets and the maps. Don't get me wrong NatGeo is the king but lacks a personal approach I found useful in this Moon Book.

Great guide - well worth the money. We bought this book before we went to Utah to visit five national parks. It helped us at every park to know what to expect and how to proceed and how to get the most from our time at each park. Very accurate information and it's presented in a clear manner. I recommended this book to my sister who also bought one and has the same opinion of it that I do. This book is comprehensive and easy to follow and it's presented in a clear sensible manner. It was well worth the cost. Made our trip much more enjoyable.

We have the Kindle version and I would strongly recommend this when traveling. Although it is a little more difficult finding your way around the Kindle book, it is so convenient to have it in such a light form. The book itself is very helpful and useful. It is as up to date as any book can be and looking back, it was quite accurate in letting us know what to expect.

As always, the Moon guides are very comprehensive and knowledgeable about the area covered. This is my third guide and find them great to use both before a trip, in the planning stages, and during a trip to highlight the days journey. We are bikers so do appreciate the mention of riding potential (although it is in no ways a full guide for bikers).

Great book for the two parks. I like the activity suggestions that are broken down by ability level. There are also suggestions on the things to do based on how much time you have in the park. Combine this one, like I did, with the Fodors complete guide to the national parks. You'll have all you need.

The information in this guide is good with many details. My only complaint is that the book seems to indicate it is primarily on Zion and Bryce, but only a fraction of the book is dedicated to these. I just expected more details on day hikes, backpacking, etc. in Zion. It is a good overview of all the amazing areas in the area.

Although the title is just Zion & Bryce, it covers most of the other parks and areas on the loop with short descriptions of hikes that helped me choose the next day's hike.

Good book with good info. Ordered for a trip that got cancelled at the last minute. Will use in the future.

Genau das was ich gebraucht habe um ein Teil meiner Amerikareise zu planen. Sehr viele nützliche Tipps. Von Übernachtungsmöglichkeiten , Restaurants, Einkaufsmöglichkeiten bis hin zu Wandertipps und Sehenswürdigkeiten in den Nationalparks und Umgebung.

This guide contains a surprising amount of information and covers most of southern Utah's national parks in great detail. Its not only good for Bryce and Zion but particularly useful for Canyonlands / Arches and the Moab area. This is very much a planning book rather than a glossy coffee table guide but it's well written and laid out. My only criticism is that there are only a few colour photo's at the start of the guide the rest are in black & white so it could do with an update. The content however is very comprehensive full of back ground information, drive times, distances between parks, maps, history, recommended hikes and must see highlights. The guide also contains information on local towns just outside the parks, places to stay and alternative areas for accommodation. Overall a very useful planning guide.