Published July 13, 2026
The Mighty Five itinerary is marketed as five equal stops. Capitol Reef on a Tuesday and Zion on a Saturday are different trips from five Saturdays in a row.
Drive times matter: Springdale to Torrey is roughly half a day; Bryce to Moab is another long haul after a pre-dawn Navajo Loop.
Run separate crowd forecasts for each park on its planned date — one quiet Tuesday at Bryce does not quiet Delicate Arch that Friday.
The rewritten Utah Mighty Five crowd order guide includes a seven-day sample loop, Saturday sacrifice logic, and gateway-town notes.
Based on NPS visitation statistics and access pages for Utah parks at nps.gov. Confirm timed entry and shuttle rules per park.