>>588320>Canyonlands is broken up into sections, right? Any particular part better than the others?Island in the Sky -- more than 90% of folks go here just to check out the views, which are top -tier
Needles -- the most accessible hiking; I would recommend here; won't run into many others here on trails; try Chesler Park, Salt Creek or Confluence Overlook Trails; I've camped inside the park for free a few of the last Xmas holidays; even the scenery (with camping for free down Lockhart Road) just outside the Needles District is top-tier...
Maze -- extremely remote; never been there, but something like 80 miles on dirt road to get there
>>588013>The park is hugeArches is not large at all--it's less than 80,000 acres and only Bryce is smaller of the five parks in Utah. Canyonlands,less than an hour west or south of Arches is is the more than four times large at just under 350,000 acres
>>587879>>Anyone know their way around Arches? How cold is it in November/December? I've also camped here a few times just outside Arches along the Colorado River over Xmas; usually temps are ok in day, and as other anon said, can get down to single digits in December--but then once it was -9 degrees F and never got above freezing for four straight days but that'snot normal for moab; I bring a really good -40 bag so staying warm is no problem;
>>What are some good trails to see the sights without all the crowds?you're in the wrong park! but crowds shouldn't be too much of a problem in late November or December; do the hike up to Delicate Arch;
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This past Xmas break I camped in Capitol Reef; it's the least visited of the Utah parks but just spectacular in-your-face scenery; great deal of barren desolate BLM to east of Capitol Reef; I love that sort of scenery but it's not for everybody
