Artie has been put to bed and we probably won’t see him again until at least next summer. Here are a few statistics about our Utah loop road trip.
Road stats: 7,676 km (4,770 miles)
The following calculations are gathered from our fuel log and not based on exact mileage driven start to finish:
- Volume of diesel consumed: 1,114 litres (294 gallons)
- Cost of diesel: $1,177CAD ($885USD)
- Average cost per volume: $1.06 CAD/liter ($3.01USD/gallon)
- Average fuel efficiency: 14.01 liters/100km (16.84 miles per gallon)
Location stats
States visited: 7
- Washington
- Oregon
- Nevada
- Utah
- Idaho
- Wyoming
- Montana
National parks and monuments visited: 8
Size of national parks and monuments (acres, biggest to smallest, rounded):
- Yellowstone – 2,220,000
- Grand Canyon – 1,202,000
- Canyonlands – 338,000
- Capitol Reef – 242,000
- Cedar Breaks – 6,000
- Zion – 147,000
- Arches 77,000
- Bryce 36,000
Area of all parks visited: 4,268,000 acres
National Park entry fees: $80 USD
(links are to our posts about visiting each of the parks)
- Cedar Breaks – $7/person * 2 = $14
- Zion – $35
- Grand Canyon – $35
- Bryce Canyon – $35
- Capitol Reef – $7/person * 2 = $14
- Canyonlands – $30
- Arches – $35
- Yellowstone – $35
Park entry fees had we paid for them individually: $233
Cost of Interagency Pass: $80 (savings = $153)
Sleeping stats: 40 nights
Free nights: 29
- Thousand Trails preserves (member) – 14
- Harvest Host locations (member) – 6
- BLM, forests, public lands – 4
- Driveway surfing at homes of family and friends – 5
Paid nights (private and public campgrounds): 11
Total paid: $368.54 CAD ($276.40 USD) or $9.21 CAD/night ($6.91 USD)
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