Originally Posted by
lovely15
Cedar breaks looks gorgeous - is that something we could do on the same day as Zion?
I suppose that anything is possible, but it would be a long day. Cedar Breaks is a bit of a drive from Cedar City itself (not several hours long, but at least 30 minutes as I recall), and the park itself deserves at least an hour or two of your time.
Driving from Zion to Cedar Breaks is going to take you at least an hour and a half.
Once you factor in the time you spent at Zion (assuming that you do at least one small walk, I can see spending at least 4-5 hours there), the drive to Cedar Breaks, and even the shortest amount of time at that park, you are already talking about a full 8 hour day, with no rest or eating breaks. Seems like most of it would be a blur to me, but to each their own.
As an aside, from Moab, your general route should be back up to I-70, then SW on 24, down 12, and over to 89 and then either into Cedar City on 14 or southward into St. George via 9. Nice driving tour.