When should I choose one region over several headline stops?
From Moab, Arches' Devils Garden is 40 to 45 minutes and Island in the Sky about 40; a Utah loop's Bryce-to-Capitol Reef leg alone is three hours.
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Would Congaree suit a boardwalk-and-floodplain day better than a high-mileage hiking weekend?
Congaree is free and its Boardwalk Loop is 2.6 accessible miles; the floodplain floods about ten times a year, so read the gage before adding trail miles.
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Would Great Basin suit a stargazing-and-caves weekend better than a crowded desert-park circuit?
Great Basin charges no entrance fee and opens 24 hours; the only fixed item is a Lehman Caves ticket, $15 for 90 minutes, on sale 30 days ahead.
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