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This trip takes you to all 5 of Utah's national parks plus the Grand Canyon for a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Enter from Dec 20, 2018 to Feb 26, 2019.

Fifty years ago, Americans landed on the moon. Few know the important role the Grand Canyon area helped achieve this seemingly impossible goal.

Drive the iconic stretch of the Mother Road from New Mexico to Arizona, ending with a 3-day Grand Canyon hiking vacation with lodging and meals.

“Experiencing the parks at night through the lens of a camera is one of the coolest things I’ve done and the images... are absolutely stunning.”

See a photo and some trip stories from our 2016 Grand 6 Road Trip winner, Cynthia Dunphy as she visited the Grand Canyon and Utah's national parks.

We're just getting started! Let's take a look back, and also look ahead to 100 more years.

On April 16-24, 2016, leave your wallet at home and get into a national park or monument for free.

2016 Grand Prize Winner: Joan Gales. Weekly winners: Teresa Media, Stephanie Henry, John Mckeel, Christina Moore, Susan Ansorge, Don Spiegel, Yael Neubauer

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Raven Bailey won our Grand 6 Road Trip Sweepstakes in 2015. She and two of her friends had a great time traveling in Arizona and Utah. See her comments and photos.

Sept 26, 2015: 260 bike riders and the Grand Canyon Railroad's steam-powered train challenged each other to a race from Tusuyan, to Route 66 at Williams, Arizona.

Students in the 4th grade can get a free annual entry pass for their family to more than 2,000 federal recreation areas, including national parks.

In a twist of ironic fate, a hiker who works at AT&T spotted our phone in the barren desert. We got the footage and data a few weeks later!

See the results... What is America's favorite National Park Poster?

Inspired by the book, Over the Edge: Death in Grand Canyon, Kenneth Field and Damien Saunder created a map of more than 770 unfortunate events.

Colorado River rafters went on a hike in search of old mining equipment. What they found instead was a heavily-damaged airplane wedged between two boulders.

Here are the 2015 winners of the Grand 6 Road Trip

Even if you don't hike the trails or bike Hermit's Road, the act of looking at the Grand Canyon can lengthen your life.

Watch the USA Today video interview of Ken Burns to learn about the hidden gems of the Grand Canyon National Park.

August, 2014: 19th century painters of the Hudson River School are honored on the latest issue of American Treasures stamps. Thomas Moran's 1912 painting of the Grand Canyon is one of four in the set.

August, 2014: Special Use Permits from the National Park Service at the Grand Canyon will now be required for all rim-to-rim, non-commercial groups.

The trip to Grand Canyon West's famous glass bridge used to be a hazardous one. Now, the final 9 miles of Diamond Bar Road is paved with no "rancher" toll

Would you want to dangle 4,000 feet above the Grand Canyon to "wash windows?" Surprisingly, many people do want that job. Watch the video as workers go about their job making views crystal clear for vacationers.

Our National Parks are the perfect place to go wildlife watching or stargazing. Enter to win gear from Celestron and more. Winner chooses a Grand Canyon or Yellowstone Prize Package.