Bedrock, Colorado
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Monticello, Utah
Explore the Newspaper Rock Ancient Petroglyphs
4.7After leaving Moab, turn off Highway 191 on to 211. The drive will wind over the mesa tops and down into red rock canyon country. Enjoy the changing seasons whether the red cliffs are covered in snow or spring desert flowers are blooming.Watch for cattle as this is open range country. Also watch ...Read more -
Cisco, Utah
Off Road to the Top of The World
13.2 mi / 2000 ft gainThe off road trail called Top of the World is a dirt road meant for *OFF ROAD VEHICLES ONLY*. All wheel drives jeeps and trucks are most common on this route but it is frequented by ATV and Dirt Bike users as well. If you elect to hike this route be mindful of their presence and give off-road veh...Read more -
Moab, Utah
Drive Chicken Corners
5.0From Moab, take Kane Creek Blvd out of town towards the beginning of the trailhead at the Kane Creek Recreation Parking Lot. From there, the trail is pretty much the only route available. The drive follows along a very smooth dirt road for the first six miles. Here, take a right to follow towards...Read more -
Moab, Utah
Mountain Bike Amasa Back / Cliffhanger Trail
9.1 mi / 1410 ft gainAmasa Back / Cliffhanger is the primary entry point into one of the most fantastic mountain biking trail networks in the Moab area, connecting into Captain Ahab, Rockstacker, HyMasa, and Jacksons Trails. To get there take Kane Creek Blvd. from Moab into Kane Springs Creek Canyon. The road will qu...Read more -
Moab, Utah
View the Petroglyphs at Birthing Rock
5.00.1 mi / 0 ft gainThis roadside boulder is just a short ride down a dirt road from Moab. From the McDonalds in Moab, head west down Kane Creek Drive. You will pass a few BLM and private campgrounds as well as various trailheads. The road will eventually become graded dirt. Follow the road until you see an obvi...Read more -
Moab, Utah
Mountain Bike HyMasa Trail
3.2 mi / 755 ft gainHyMasa trail is the latest in the fantastic Kane Creek Mountain Biking trail network and is now the preferred route for connecting to the iconic Captain Ahab Loop, allowing riders to bypass larges portions of the Amasa Back / Cliffhanger Jeep trail. To get there take Kane Creek Blvd. from Moab in...Read more -
Moab, Utah
Camp at King's Bottom
4.0Kane Creek is a massive canyon, with the Colorado river at it's feet and red cliffs towering on either side. There are numerous trail heads and campgrounds the farther you explore into the canyon. However, these sites fill up fast. The canyon restricts camping to only designated sites, capping th...Read more -
Moab, Utah
Camp Goose Island Campground
4.7Many of the campground in Arches National Park are extremely hard to book and almost impossible to get walk-in spots during the peak season in this area. However, the Colorado River near Moab has an abundance of beautiful campsites along its shore. Highway 128 heads northwest out of Moab followin...Read more -
Moab, Utah
Camp at Williams Bottom Campground in Moab
4.0Williams Bottom Campground and its 17 first-come first-serve campsites are tucked into the side of the Colorado River Canyon on Utah Highway 279 aka "Potash Road" just 15 minutes from downtown Moab. It is commonly known as one of *the* rock climbing campground on the west side of Moab, as there a...Read more -
Moab, Utah
Visit the Potash Road Petroglyphs
4.4Just north of Moab driving out on route 191, look for Potash Road, also known as route 279 just after the Colorado River. Turn left on Potash road and and drive five miles south. You will see a paved pull-out on the Colorado River side of the road with a sign for the petroglyphs. The rock art i...Read more -
Moab, Utah
Visit the Poison Spider Petroglyphs
4.30.5 mi / 250 ft gainNot many people visit this petroglyph site because of the steep access trail. From the Poison Spider parking lot, walk the trail that leads to the slab with an obvious dinosaur track highlighted when people put plaster in the track to make a mold. This, of course, is prohibited. Work your way up...Read more -
Moab, Utah
Photograph the Milky Way at North Window Arch
4.7Arches National Park is a must see for all photographers, but especially for astrophotography. Many of the most common places to shoot are balanced rock, and Delicate Arch and there's a good reason, these are beautiful places. North Window Arch is much less common, and even on a moonless night,...Read more -
Moab, Utah
Camp at Hamburger Rock
Hamburger Rock is a small BLM campground with 10 sites based around an interesting rock outcropping. Each site can accommodate around 6 campers, 2 tents, and 2 cars. The bathrooms here are very basic, open-top pits, and no other services are offered. Camping fees are only $6/night.Read more -
Moab, Utah
Window Arch Loop
5.01.14 mi / 62 ft gainTo get to the trailhead: After entering the park, keep driving along the main road until you see signs for The Windows Area (just past the Balanced Rock and a little over 9 miles from the Visitor Center). Follow this road until it ends in a parking lot and you see the arches to your right. The ...Read more -
Castle Valley, Utah
Double Arch
4.40.56 mi / 135 ft gainThe hike to Double Arch is a relatively flat and easy hike of 0.5 miles roundtrip. You can add this to the rest of the quick spots you may want to visit on your visit to Arches.This arch is created by two arches that shares the same stone as the foundation for their outer legs. This arch was form...Read more -
Monticello, Utah
Explore Needles Overlook
About 1.5 hours from Moab on BLM land, Needles Overlook sits on a peninsula of rock 1600 ft. above southern Canyonlands NP. The views from here are just as commanding as Island in the Sky in Canyonlands, but with a lot fewer people due to its isolated location; there's a good chance you'll have ...Read more