Hi! I'm a student from New Zealand doing this loop in late June / early July. I'll be camping on BLM/National Forest land for the most part, and using cheap motels where I have to. If anyone could take a quick look over this itinerary I'd really appreciate it - I'm mainly concerned about nighttime temperatures for camping (I've heard it gets really cold at night in the desert) and whether I'm biting off more than I can chew time-wise. I'd also appreciate suggestions for cool things to see / places to eat along the route.

Day 1: Arrive LA early morning, spend the day seeing a few things and head to Big Bear Lake in the afternoon

Day 2: Drive from Big Bear to Sedona, AZ and camp nearby

Day 3: Drive from Sedona to Grand Canyon, day at GC, camp nearby

Day 4: Drive from GC to Valley of the Gods, UT via Monument Valley.

Day 5: Drive to Moab, UT and camp in Canyonlands NP (I have a backcountry permit)

Day 6: Looooong drive from Canyonlands to near Bryce canyon, via Goblin Valley & UT-12. I'm considering breaking this up into 2 days as it will be a massive drive.

Day 7: Hiking in Bryce Canyon and then driving to Dixie NF; camping off UT-14.

Day 8: Drive to Zion NP and spend the day hiking; camp or motel near Springdale

Day 9: Drive to Great Basin NP and possibly further along the I-50 in Nevada

Day 10: Drive to Lake Tahoe

Day 11: Drive to Yosemite

Day 12: Yosemite

Days 13-17: Driving across to the Calif. coast and down the PCH.

As you can see I'll have a few days to spare at the end there, so if there are parts you think are too rushed hopefully I can ease that out a little.

Thanks for looking!