Utah's color country, west to east — reef, hoodoos, and the Narrows. This trip spans a wide elevation range in mid-to-late October. Capitol Reef (~5,500ft) should see pleasant days in the 60s–70s°F with cool nights and low precipitation. Bryce Canyon (~8,000–9,000ft) regularly sees overnight lows at or below freezing with first snow possible by mid-October. Zion Canyon (~4,000ft) stays milder, but October is within Utah's secondary flash-flood season — check the Narrows water-level forecast daily before wading.
Utah's color country, west to east — reef, hoodoos, and the Narrows. This trip spans a wide elevation range in mid-to-late October. Capitol Reef (~5,500ft) should see pleasant days in the 60s–70s°F with cool nights and low precipitation. Bryce Canyon (~8,000–9,000ft) regularly sees overnight lows at or below freezing with first snow possible by mid-October. Zion Canyon (~4,000ft) stays milder, but October is within Utah's secondary flash-flood season — check the Narrows water-level forecast daily before wading.