Rent, follow a guide or ride along?
Rent if someone in your group has off-road experience and you want to pick your own trails. The rental shop gives you a map and a safety talk.
Drive behind a guide if you want to drive yourself but don't know the trails. On these tours you drive your own UTV and follow the guide's lead over the hard parts.
Ride along if you'd rather sit back. A guide drives a UTV, Jeep or open-air Hummer, and you get the views and the thrills without the driving.
Moab's best-known off-road trails
- Hell's Revenge: Moab's most famous trail. Steep slickrock fins, big drops and views of the La Sal Mountains. Most tours on this site run it.
- Fins N Things: next door to Hell's Revenge, with more short climbs and dips. Often paired with it on longer tours.
- Hurrah Pass and Chicken Corners: an easier, scenic dirt road high above the Colorado River. A good choice for families and first-timers.
- Gemini Bridges: two huge natural rock bridges you can walk out onto, reached by a moderate road.
- Poison Spider Mesa: a harder trail with ledges and sand above the river.
Off-road driving isn't allowed inside Arches or on Canyonlands' paved roads. Every trip here runs on the land around them.
Before you book
- Each operator sets its own driver age and license rules. Most UTV and Jeep rentals need a driver who is 18, 21 or 25 with a valid license.
- Prices change by date, season and vehicle size. The Book button shows the real price for your day.
- Spring and fall are the busiest seasons. Book ahead for March through May and September through October.
- Summer afternoons are very hot. Morning and sunset trips are the most comfortable from June to August.
- Bring closed-toe shoes, sunglasses and water. Expect red dust on everything.
Most Moab trails, including Hell's Revenge and Fins N Things, are in the Sand Flats Recreation Area, which charges a small day-use fee per vehicle. Many tours include it. If you rent, check whether your rental does.