I love Kanab...an hour from Bryce Canyon and 30 minutes from Zion.
I was at Dead Horse Point UT and Arches NP a few weeks ago. It never disappoints! Beautiful area. After you get to know the area you can pinpoint it out in many movies on late night TV.
Been to ZION and Bryce. It was so hot! At Bryce the overflow camping areas were full. Earlier in the day we had stopped at Red Rocks and the manager told me of a new national forest campground still not on the maps. We went a few miles from overcrowded Bryce and had a great time in an almost empty campground.