Moab Trip Overview
Explore the Island in the Sky district of Canyonlands National Park on a half-day 4-wheel drive (4WD) tour. Your experienced guide negotiates steep switchbacks and rugged tracks along the White Rim Road to take you to stunning vistas such as Gooseneck Overlook. See sites with remnants of ancient Pueblo civilizations, canyons that drop 1,000 feet (300 meters) straight down, and parts of the Colorado River. An easy trail from Moab, this area offers a fantastic experience of Canyonlands National Park.
Additional Info
Duration: 4 hours
Starts: Moab, United States
Trip Category: Outdoor Activities >> 4WD, ATV & Off-Road Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Moab, Utah, United States
Explore the Island in the Sky district of Canyonlands National Park on a half-day 4-wheel drive (4WD) tour. Your experienced guide negotiates steep switchbacks and rugged tracks along the White Rim Road to take you to stunning vistas such as Gooseneck Overlook. See sites with remnants of ancient Pueblo civilizations, canyons that drop 1,000 feet (300 meters) straight down, and parts of the Colorado River. An easy trail from Moab, this area offers a fantastic experience of Canyonlands National Park.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Potash Road, Long Canyon Road, Moab, UT
Our first stop is along Scenic Byway 279 at a petroglyph rock art site. Guides provide insight to the people who passed this way and left markings on the canyon walls.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Utah Scenic Byway 279 Rock Art Sites, Highway 279, Moab, UT
The Rock Art Sites of Moab offer travelers easy access to ancient drawings scattered along paths even a novice can navigate.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park, UT
We enter Canyonlands National Park on the 4WD trial and take a short trip along the White Rim. This prominent sandstone formation wraps for 100 miles around the Island in the Sky.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Musselman Arch, Canyonlands National Park, UT
Our excursion along the White Rim follows the trail along a bench to Musselman Arch. Guests take a short 300′ stroll to see this amazing natural stone arch.
Duration: 30 minutes
Pass By: Shafer Trail, Canyonlands National Park, UT
We backtrack along the White Rim Trail to the iconic switchbacks of the Shafer Trail. This old cattle trail climbs 1000′ to the rim of Island in the Sky with magnificent views of the backcountry of Canyonlands. The 4X4 trail ends at scenic byway 313.
Pass By: Canyonlands National Park, Canyonlands National Park, Utah
This 4 hour guided interpretive tour starts along the banks of the Colorado River and travels into Canyonlands on 4WD roads up to the mesa of Island in the Sky.
Pass By: Corona Arch, Potash Road, Moab, UT
Corona Arch is a natural sandstone arch near Moab. The arch is located within the same rock formation as Pinto Arch and Bowtie Arch.
Stop At: Dead Horse Point State Park, Sr 313, Moab, UT 84532
The 4X4 trail passes 1000′ under the rim of Dead Horse and 1000′ above the Goose-neck of the Colorado River. We make stops at a limestone fossil bed, a giant red rock amphitheater, and the famous Thelma Louise point.
Duration: 30 minutes
