Hiking in Moab, UT

Coolest Park ever! It’s easy to play hard in Moab, the Rotary Park is the perfect place for a picnic in the shade, playing on a playground, fun in the musical instrument area, watch hummingbirds or play in the river.

Don’t be fooled by the name—the only way to get to Jeep Arch is with careful routefinding and your own two feet.

Escape the sun—and the crowds—on a half-day hike in Hunter Canyon. Not ready to leave? Stick around and enjoy Moab-area camping at its best.

100 ft. tall by 100 ft. wide patch of steep sand to hike and play in. Great place to let your kids wear themselves out before or after a long car ride to or from Moab.

Devil’s Garden is a great area to explore with many options of arches to hike to. The “full loop” including miles of primitive trails of sand, narrow ledges and exposure but if of that ability, it’s a great run.

3-mile roundtrip hike to Utah State icon (featured in stamps, on Utah's license plate), a 65-foot-tall freestanding natural arch. This will not be a solitary experience but it is a perfect way to finish off a day of other activities and take in a sunset.

A quiet hike through fiery red towers reminiscent of sand drip castles you make at the beach. Not to be missed experience; great views to give perspective of desert landscape.

Exceptional exploration of a maze like collection of sandstone fins and drainages, this is a hike, plan on 3-4 hours to cover 2+ miles of arches, narrow slots and surprises. Limited availability of hiking permits, ranger led or hired guide tour recommended

A fun 5.45-mile hike from the Island in the Sky region of Canyonlands National Park down to the White Rim 1,500 vertical feet below.

Quiet, scenic hike with views of the La Sal Mountains. A 680 ft. elevation gain at the start, then an open meadows hike to the Petroglyphs at the turnaround. Perfect for a summer afternoon as the rock walls to the west provide shade.

Negro Bill is a pleasant 5-mile round trip hike 4 miles from Moab, Utah. At the turnaround is Morning Glory Arch, spanning 243 feet; the sixth longest natural rock span in the United States.

Community paved pathway system from the east side to the west side of Moab along Mill Creek. Perfect for kids, young families with strollers, quiet walk or short paved run.

Syncline loop is an 8.4-mile loop around Upheaval Dome, the site a meteor hit 200 million years ago. This hike is for experienced backcountry adventurers. By adding pre-hike joint to viewpoint for an overall perspective and the 4 miles into the crater, this a 12.4 mile demanding day.

Corona Arch is a 3-mile hike with a couple of technical sections where cables have been placed to hold onto and steps have been dug into the Sandstone. It’s a two- arches-for-one-hike as you pass Bow Tie (I have seen this as Bow Tie and as Bowtie Arch. On the BLM website and on the sign at the trailhead is says Bowtie) on your way to Corona Arch.

1000 vertical hike in less than 1 mile with sections of 20% grade. Quick workout with overlook of Moab Valley below and outward view from Arches National Park to the La Sal Mountains. Bring map to orient yourself to the landscape of the Adrenaline capitol of the world.

Mary Jane Canyon hike is an 8.7-mile hike along streambed in a canyon that narrows to less than 100 feet wide with walls to almost 200 feet tall. At the turnaround, there is a double spouted waterfall caused by a large wedged rock splitting the water’s flow.

This is a stellar hike, best distance hike in the Island in the Sky district of Canyonlands National Park. It is long, has huge exposure and a steep section descending and ascending the 2600 ft. to the White Rim.