Moab Field Office

General Field Office Information

Located in the heart of the Colorado Plateau, the Moab Field Office encompasses 1.8 million acres of stunningly scenic canyon country. Carved by the Colorado and Green Rivers, Moab’s public lands include a vast variety of arches, natural bridges, mesas, and spires. The Moab Field Office is a mecca for recreation, including off-highway vehicles, mountain biking, climbing, base jumping, hiking, horse-back riding, and river rafting. In addition to supporting millions of visitors and hundreds of recreation related jobs in the local communities, Moab also supports a wide array of land uses such as oil and gas production, mining, and livestock grazing. The Field Office is known for evidence of dinosaurs and features the Mill Canyon Interpretive Track Site and Bone Trail. These canyonlands are home to many types of desert wildlife and the area supports a healthy population of big horn sheep, and can provide great opportunities for wildlife viewing during the fall.

Spring and fall are especially busy and popular times to be in Moab. To help keep this area beautiful and be respectful of other visitors, please recreate responsibly. See our Moab Visitor Guide for more information. For information related to camping along the Moab Daily section of the Colorado River please see our River Recreation-Moab Daily Map.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is pleased to officially announce the introduction of a new online interface for processing Special Recreation Permit applications and renewals called the Recreation and Permit Tracking Online Reporting system (RAPTOR) at permits.blm.gov. This BLM Office is participating in RAPTOR to simplify and standardize a faster process. Please contact 435-259-2100 with any questions.

For updated information about the Canyon Country District, Moab Field Office, and Monticello Field Office, visit the Bureau of Land Management Moab and Canyon Country Facebook page.

Recreation

Press Information

Camping

The Colorado Riverway Recreation Area follows the Colorado River from Dewey Bridge to Canyonlands National Park. Opportunities include camping adjacent to the Colorado River, as well as climbing, mountain biking, hiking, and more.

Colorado Riverway Recreation Area

A swimmer about to get back on the yellow raft after others already came onboard in the river.

Kane Creek Recreation Area is located west of the town of Moab, Utah. It provides visitors with access to camping, group camp sites, and world-class mountain bike and OHV trails.

Kane Creek Recreation Area

The Kane Creek anticline rises from the desert just south of Moab.

The Bar M (Moab Brands) Trail System was selected as a National Recreation Trail on October 22, 2020. The Bar M Trail System is a cool riding opportunity just north of Moab, Utah. There are riding options for beginners to experts all right out of the same trailhead.

Bar M Trail System

Sand Flats is popular for camping and has 140 first come, first serve campsites and six group campsites. The group campsites can be reserved through Recreation.gov. Over 250,000 visitors enjoy this 9,000-acre recreation area annually. The Sand Flats Recreation Area is managed through a unique partnership between Grand County and the Bureau of Land Management.

Sand Flats Recreation Area