Denver to Vegas road trip
Hi, my wife and I are planning a road trip from Denver to Vegas in late May 2026. We have 2 kids: 11 and 12. The current plan is to rent a car in Denver, spend 2 nights at Arches NP, 2 nights at Bryce Canyon and 3 nights at Zion before reaching Vegas for a night before our flight home.
Question:
There's so much to see in the area... From Moab (Arches NP) to Bryce, is it better to take the more direct route of hwy 70 and focus on getting to Bryce or would we be missing out huge by not going the longer route of 191-South via Monument Valley and Antelope Canyon? If we opted for the longer route South we'd likely try and break up the trip by spending a night halfway from Moab to Antelope in Monument Valley.
To fir everything in we'd likely have to cut Zion down to 2 days from the current 3.
Wondering if anyone has any opinions on what the better options are... essentially focus on the 3 Natl' Parks we have or add Monument V and Antelope and more driving while sacrificing a but of time at Zion.
Thanks in advance all.