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Skip to main contentThe Southwest Region is mostly arid but also has a combination of climates due to varying elevations and landscapes including mountains, foothills, high deserts, high plains, plateaus and deep canyons throughout the area. The southern parts of the Southwest Region have the driest and hottest conditions of all the U.S. Regions. The higher elevations in the northern parts of the region in Colorado and Utah experience cooler temperatures and snow in the winter. Camping is great at a KOA campground in this region and most campgrounds are open year-round. Arizona especially is popular for snowbirds during the winter months.
This region offers plenty of outdoor experiences, there are thirteen national parks and many other recreational areas, national monuments and state parks here as well. You will find Utah's Mighty 5 national parks in this region; Arches, Canyonlands, Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef, and Zion National Park. In Arizona, visit Grand Canyon National Park, and Petrified Forest and Saguaro National Parks. In New Mexico, make a stop at Carlsbad Caverns National Park. Colorado is home to four national parks, Rocky Mountain, Great Sand Dunes, Black Canyon of the Gunnison and Mesa Verde. You will find many ruins of ancestral native peoples in this region, including cliff dwellings and kivas.
The states in this region meet geographically in the Four Corners Monument area, where you can straddle all four of them at once. Popular stops in Arizona include Sedona, Tombstone, Antelope Canyon and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. New Mexico awes visitors with the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta held in early October every year. New Mexico is also where you will find several impressive national monuments; White Sands, Bandelier, Petroglyph and Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monuments as well as several national historic parks. In addition to all of Utah's national parks, there are great national monuments and state parks here too, including Grand Staircase-Escalante, Cedar Breaks, Natural Bridges and Dinosaur National Monument and Dead Horse Point State Park. Colorado has some interesting sights including Garden of the Gods National Natural Landmark, Colorado National Monument and Dinosaur National Monument. Major metropolitan areas in this region include Phoenix, Arizona, Salt Lake City, Utah, Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Denver, Colorado. Skiing is popular in the winter months in Colorado and Utah.
Arches National Park, Utah
Aspen, Colorado
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado
Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
Canyonlands National Park, Utah
Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico
Dead Horse Point State Park, Utah
Eldorado Canyon State Park, Colorado
Elephant Butte Lake State Park, New Mexico
Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway, Taos, New Mexico
Goblin Valley State Park, Utah
Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado
Kartchner Caverns State Park, Arizona
Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
Monument Valley, Utah and Arizona
Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona
Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
Saguaro National Park, Arizona
State Forest State Park, Colorado
Zion National Park, Utah
180 West Four Feathers Lane, Benson
5803 North US Highway 89, Flagstaff
5333 State Highway 64, Williams
102 Hermosa Drive, Holbrook
3820 North Roosevelt, Kingman
1540 South Tomahawk Road, Apache Junction
18428 South Picacho Highway, Picacho
64812 Harcuvar Drive, Salome
801 E Highway 66, Seligman
5151 South Country Club Road, Tucson
700 N Virginia Avenue, Willcox
1000 Circle Pines Road, Williams
180 West Four Feathers Lane, Benson
5803 North US Highway 89, Flagstaff
5333 State Highway 64, Williams
102 Hermosa Drive, Holbrook
3820 North Roosevelt, Kingman
1540 South Tomahawk Road, Apache Junction
18428 South Picacho Highway, Picacho
64812 Harcuvar Drive, Salome
801 E Highway 66, Seligman
5151 South Country Club Road, Tucson
700 N Virginia Avenue, Willcox
1000 Circle Pines Road, Williams
6900 Juniper Lane, Alamosa
27700 County Road 303, Buena Vista
7202 Highway 133, Carbondale
8100 Bandley Drive, Fountain
27432 E Highway 160, Cortez
2800 E Hwy 40, Craig
2576 County Road 81, Cripple Creek
1312 Monroe Street, Strasburg
605 Lake Gulch Rd Co Rd 6, Central City
13391 CR 250, Durango
2051 Big Thompson Ave., Estes Park
1910 Lakeside Resort Lane, Fort Collins
4821 E. County Road 70, PO Box 130, Wellington
629 River Frontage Road, Silt
2819 Highway 50, Grand Junction
105 County Road 50, Gunnison
26680 Highway 50, La Junta
575 Colorado Avenue, Limon
200 N Cedar Avenue, Montrose
225 CR 23, Ridgway
4131 Interstate 25 North, Exit 108, Pueblo
9040 Interstate 25 South @ Exit 74,, Pueblo
559 County Road 3A, Canon City
16105 US 50 West, Salida
3603 Lincoln Avenue, Steamboat Springs
6900 Juniper Lane, Alamosa
27700 County Road 303, Buena Vista
7202 Highway 133, Carbondale
8100 Bandley Drive, Fountain
27432 E Highway 160, Cortez
2800 E Hwy 40, Craig
2576 County Road 81, Cripple Creek
1312 Monroe Street, Strasburg
605 Lake Gulch Rd Co Rd 6, Central City
13391 CR 250, Durango
2051 Big Thompson Ave., Estes Park
1910 Lakeside Resort Lane, Fort Collins
4821 E. County Road 70, PO Box 130, Wellington
629 River Frontage Road, Silt
2819 Highway 50, Grand Junction
105 County Road 50, Gunnison
26680 Highway 50, La Junta
575 Colorado Avenue, Limon
200 N Cedar Avenue, Montrose
225 CR 23, Ridgway
4131 Interstate 25 North, Exit 108, Pueblo
9040 Interstate 25 South @ Exit 74,, Pueblo
559 County Road 3A, Canon City
16105 US 50 West, Salida
3603 Lincoln Avenue, Steamboat Springs
412 24th Street, Alamogordo
12400 Skyline Road NE, Albuquerque
555 South Hill Road, Bernalillo
2 Manthei Road, Highway 285, Carlsbad
26 Cibola Sands Loop, Grants
814 Weinrich Road, Las Cruces
76 County Road a25a, Las Vegas
1501 Lead Street, Lordsburg
1330 South 2nd Street, Raton
934 Old Las Vegas Highway, Santa Fe
11824 Highway 180 E, Arenas Valley
6299 Quay Road AL, Tucumcari
412 24th Street, Alamogordo
12400 Skyline Road NE, Albuquerque
555 South Hill Road, Bernalillo
2 Manthei Road, Highway 285, Carlsbad
26 Cibola Sands Loop, Grants
814 Weinrich Road, Las Cruces
76 County Road a25a, Las Vegas
1501 Lead Street, Lordsburg
1330 South 2nd Street, Raton
934 Old Las Vegas Highway, Santa Fe
11824 Highway 180 E, Arenas Valley
6299 Quay Road AL, Tucumcari
485 North Bear Lake Blvd, Garden City
145 N. 300 W., Garden City
1428 N Manderfield Road (Hwy 357), Beaver
1040 West 3600 South, Perry
215 N RedRock Drive, Cannonville
1121 North Main, Cedar City
410 West 900 South, Fillmore
320 West Highway 43, Manila
235 South 1780 East, Green River
3225 South Highway 191, Moab
Milepost 2, Highway 163, Monument Valley
555 South Main Street, Panguitch
590 West 600 South, Richfield
1400 West North Temple, Salt Lake City
1550 North 1750 West, Springville
5800 North Old Highway 91, Hurricane
930 North Vernal Avenue, Vernal
485 North Bear Lake Blvd, Garden City
145 N. 300 W., Garden City
1428 N Manderfield Road (Hwy 357), Beaver
1040 West 3600 South, Perry
215 N RedRock Drive, Cannonville
1121 North Main, Cedar City
410 West 900 South, Fillmore
320 West Highway 43, Manila
235 South 1780 East, Green River
3225 South Highway 191, Moab
Milepost 2, Highway 163, Monument Valley
555 South Main Street, Panguitch
590 West 600 South, Richfield
1400 West North Temple, Salt Lake City
1550 North 1750 West, Springville
5800 North Old Highway 91, Hurricane
930 North Vernal Avenue, Vernal