Grand County, Utah
Top Spots in and near Grand County
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Moab, Utah
Mountain Bike Bull Run Trail
5.5 mi / 1000 ft gainBull Run has a parking lot on the Little Canyon / Gemini Bridges Rd. It's a 5.5 mile downhill trail that ends at the Lower Getaway Trail. Bull Run Trail follows the north side of Bull Run Canyon and provides scenic views with a mix of slick rock, sand, and flowing trails. Most people will park at...Read more -
Mack, Colorado
Hike the Trail Through Time Paleontological Trail
1.5 miThe trail is adjacent to an active dinosaur quarry, and while there were no scientists at work while we were there, apparently you can see paleontologists at work in the spring and summer.Take the interpretive trail up towards the small mesa and check out the signs pointing out fossils along the ...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
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 at Porcupine Rim Campground
5.0Porcupine Rim Campground, just inside the Manti-La Sal National Forest, is a fantastic dispersed campsite (with bathrooms) that overlooks the hills and mesas of Castle Valley some 2000' feet below. Most are familiar with the area due to the famous Porcupine Pine Rim mountain biking trail, but the...Read more -
Moab, Utah
Camp at Long Canyon
1.0If you haven’t been to Moab, UT then you are missing out. There is truly something for everyone in this breathtaking desert landscape which has become increasingly popular over the past several years. There are two major national parks nearby, Arches and Canyonlands, which are easily accessible f...Read more -
Moab, Utah
Camp at Horsethief Campground
4.7Just 25 minutes from the town of Moab and even less from the Island in the Sky district of Canyonlands National Park and Dead Horse Point State Park (the lookout photo above is from this point), this location is pretty ideal. Great options for mountain biking (like the Intrepid Trails, Shafer Tra...Read more -
Moab, Utah
Magnificent 7 Trail
22.12 mi / 2254 ft gainThe Mag 7 a relatively new mountain bike route in 2012 that parallels Gemini Bridge road where the trail begins. The trail consists of 4 sections, Bull Run, Arth's Corner, Little Cyn, Gold Bar and Gold Bar Rim. Everyone is talking about this route and it is all great. I have to agree. This will b...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 -
Green River, Utah
Float the Green River through Labyrinth Canyon
5.0This trip goes 45 miles between Ruby Ranch and Mineral Bottom on the Green River in Utah north of Canyonlands National Park. Labyrinth Canyon is known for it's massive beautiful walls and oasis landscape surrounding the river. This entire section of water is flat water and can be done with no te...Read more -
Moab, Utah
Drive Hurrah Pass
5.0Hurrah Pass is a 19.5 mile out and back trail/road that leads from the Colorado River Canyon through Kane Creek Canyon and up to Hurrah Pass at 4,780'. While technically considered a 4x4 trail once you begin your ascent out of Kane Creek Canyon, this can be done with a high clearance 2wd vehicle ...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
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 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
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