At Under Canvas properties, we stay in large canvas-walled platform tents. Each is outfitted with a king-size bed including linens, a wood burning stove and an en suite bathroom. While our tents are comfortable, they do not have electricity or air-conditioning. The property has limited cell reception and does not have Wi-Fi. With canvas walls and doors, sounds may carry from nearby tents and chirping crickets, so we suggest packing earplugs.

The National Park Service has many regulations on hiking. In Zion National Park they limit where you can hike when accompanied by your Backroads Trip Leaders. Your leaders will provide pre-walk briefings, maps and directions so you can explore certain trails on your own. In Bryce Canyon National Park, your leaders can hike with you but can’t act as “interpretive guides.” Throughout the trip, your leaders will give an orientation to the area’s flora, fauna and terrain before your hikes. Thank you for helping us cooperate with each park’s regulations.

While Backroads strives to find roadways that are quiet and off the beaten track, some routes on this trip follow heavily trafficked roads. On Day 3 everyone shuttles to avoid a busier section of our route.