This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Learn more

Beaches Attractions In Moab

x
Moab is a city on the southern edge of Grand County in eastern Utah in the western United States. The population was 5,046 at the 2010 census, and in 2015 the population was estimated to be 5,235. It is the county seat and largest city in Grand County. Moab attracts a large number of tourists every year, mostly visitors to the nearby Arches and Canyonlands national parks. The town is a popular base for mountain bikers who ride the extensive network of trails including the Slickrock Trail, and for off-roaders who come for the annual Moab Jeep Safari.
Continue reading...
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Filter Attractions:

Beaches Attractions In Moab

  • 1. Negro Bill Canyon Trail Moab
    Grandstaff Canyon is a canyon in southeast Utah. It is part of the Colorado River watershed. Its stream flows directly into the main channel of the Colorado River within Moab Canyon. A trailhead which gives hiking access into the canyon is located directly adjacent to Utah State Route 128 . The trailhead is located about three miles east of the junction of SR 128 and U.S. Route 191. The Morning Glory Arch is located in the canyon about 2.5 miles from the trailhead and has a length of 243 feet . The canyon was named after William Grandstaff, a mixed-race cowboy, who prospected and ran cattle in the desert canyon in the late 1870s with a Canadian trapper named Frenchie. They took joint possession of the abandoned Elk Mountain Mission fort near Moab after 1877, and each controlled part of the...
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 2. Balanced Rock Trail Moab
    Balanced Rock is one of the most popular features of Arches National Park, situated in Grand County, Utah, United States. Balanced Rock is located next to the park's main road, at about 9.2 miles from the park entrance. It is one of only a few prominent features clearly visible from the road.The total height of Balanced Rock is 128 feet , with the balancing rock rising 55 feet above the base. This rock is the largest of its kind in the park, weighing approximately the same as an icebreaker ship or 27 blue whales. Balanced Rock had a smaller sibling named Chip-Off-the-Old-Block that collapsed in the winter of 1975-1976, the eventual fate of this feature as well.There is also a short loop trail leading around the base of the rock.
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 7. Double Arch Arches National Park
    Double Arch is a close-set pair of natural arches, one of the more known features of Arches National Park in Utah, United States. From the Double Arch parking area it's a 0.5 mile round trip to the arches. There are no guardrails or fences to prevent visitors from exploring directly beneath and through the arches. The area was used as a backdrop for the opening scene of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, in which the arches are briefly visible. However, the cave shown in the movie does not exist.Double Arch was formed differently from most of the arches in Arches National Park. It is what is known as a pothole arch; it formed by water erosion from above rather than more typical erosion from the side. The larger opening has a span of 148 feet and a height of 104 feet . These dimensions giv...
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Moab Videos

Shares

x
x
x

Near By Places

Menu