The city of Moab is known for many things. It’s the gateway to the incredible natural stone arches of Arches National Park and massive Canyonlands National Park. The Colorado River passes through the city’s red rock desert landscapes, and visitors can get their hearts pounding with a whitewater rafting adventure. You can stand at the…
Cathedral Valley Loop is an off-road tour of northern portions of Capitol Reef National Park. This scenic driving tour showcases panoramic viewpoints, dramatic diversity in landscapes, historical remnants, geologic oddities, and more. This 57 mile (92 km) expedition quickly encounters a river ford crossing and leads on through the bentonite hills to Lower South Desert…
Gemini Bridges are robust twin sandstone bridges that are a popular four-wheel drive destination near Moab City. Unlike most arch viewpoints, this trail leads to the top of the bridges where you can walk across them and see down into Bull Canyon below. These two bridges are named after the Gemini twins of Roman mythology,…
Fossilized evidence of prehistoric life is extensive in the Moab area. Dinosaur tracks and skeletal structures embedded in the rock strata can be seen on trail sides and official sites. One notable site is the Mill Canyon Dinosaur Trail which contains numerous fossils and tracks still encased in the earth. Located in a large wash,…
Long Canyon is a scenic off-road detour that cuts through the red rock canyons between Canyonlands National Park and Moab, Utah. This downhill route provides panoramic views of sandstone fins along the banks of the Colorado River with the La Sal Mountains at the horizon. Contrary to what the name suggests, Long Canyon is a…
Shafer Trail, or the Shafer Switchbacks, is a 4X4 Jeep trail that begins at the top of the Island in the Sky district of Canyonlands National Park and winds down to the canyon floor below. This incredible experience gives an up close perspective of the magnitude of the cliffs and canyons as you descend hundreds…
The Moab area is world renowned for its four-wheel-drive off-road trails and hosts multiple Jeep, ATV, and cycling events throughout the year that bring off-road enthusiasts from around the United States. The trail system in the area offers a variety of trails ranging from easy dirt roads, that passenger cars can easily navigate, to extremely…