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Sids Mountain

The WSA is characterized by an intricate canyon system which drains northward into the San Rafael River in the extreme northern portion of the area. The canyons typically have massive sandstone walls, winding routes, and numerous small tributary canyons. Above...

Slickrock National Recreation Trail

This is THE trail people come to ride in Moab! Enough said. This 10.5-mile loop crosses a scenic and rugged expanse of rolling Navajo Sandstone, the remnant of an ancient desert environment of wind blown sand dunes. Originally established in...

Kanab Creek Wilderness

The Kanab Creek Wilderness (70,460 acres) in Arizona is managed by the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service. In 1984, the Kanab Creek Wilderness became part of the now over 109-million-acre National Wilderness Preservation System established by...

Old Mormon Wagon Road

Wagon travel on the Northern Route of the Old Spanish Trail began in 1847, when the first Mormon settlement in Utah Territory was established east of the Great Salt Lake. Exploration parties were immediately sent by church leaders to identify...

Sheets Gulch

The first few miles of the east end side of Sheets Gulch is along a sandy wash bottom surrounded by low hills before coming up to the east side of the Waterpocket Fold in Capitol Reef National park. As with...
Bloomington Cave Trail
Bloomington Cave Trail

Bloomington Cave Trail

Bloomington Cave is the most extensive and well-known cave in the St. George Field Office. It is a large tectonic cave, and has at least six distinct levels and a maze of passages that are generally narrow, often with steeply...

Red Butte Wilderness

Comprised of approximately 1,500 acres, the Red Butte Wilderness includes vibrantly hued sandstone spires and domes, narrow slot canyons, and forested mesa tops of pinyon pine and Utah juniper. Found along the southwest corner of Zion National Park, the wilderness...

Cliffs-Connector Trail

The Cliffs-Connector Trail is a semi-maintained route linking the more established Kanab City Trail and Tom’s Canyon Trails to the north of Kanab, UT. The trail includes a steep, rugged climb and requires scrambling and route-finding skills. The 1.3-mile Cliffs...

Mansard Trail

The Mansard Trail is a roughly five-mile roundtrip out-and-back hiking trail accessed from the Vermilion Cliffs Estates subdivision to the east of Kanab, UT. The trail climbs the Vermilion Cliffs to an alcove filled with unique, approximately 870- to 1,070-year-old...

Range Creek

Tucked into the Book Cliffs in Carbon and Emery Counties west of Tavaputs Plateau lies the Range Creek Valley. Within the canyon lie numerous well preserved remains of the prehistoric Fremont Culture who lived in the area a thousand years...

Armijo Route

Armijo Route, 1829-1830 ,is one of the Old Spanish Trail’s alternative routes, the Armijo Route, was pioneered by 31 New Mexico traders, under the leadership of Antonio Armijo between 1829 and 1830. This group left Abiquiu, New Mexico, in November...

Cottonwood Trail

Cottonwood Trail is a 10-mile roundtrip out-and-back hiking and equestrian trail on the southwest side of Kanab, UT. The trail slopes up and down several drainages as it weaves through the foothills at the base of the Vermilion Cliffs. As...

Drinks Canyon Camping Area

Facilities There are 3 entrances to the camping area; the payment station is located in the middle area. There are 4 walk-in sites. Campsites are available on a first-come, first served basis. Total number of campsites: 17 Water: No Toilets...

Slaughter Creek Wilderness

The Slaughter Creek Wilderness now contains a total of 3,901 acres and is managed by the Bureau of Land Management. All of the Wilderness is in the state of Utah. In 2009 the Slaughter Creek Wilderness became part of the...

Topaz Mountain Rockhound Recreation Area

These shear hills contain some of the most productive and diverse rock hound areas in the west. Visitors to Topaz Mountain can collect a variety of topaz and crystals, while nearby are trilobite beds (at Antelope Springs) and geode beds...

Old Spanish National Historic Trail

In December 2002, the Old Spanish Trail was designated a National Historic Trail by Congress. The Trail is jointly managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the National Park Service (NPS), working in partnership with other federal, state...

Muddy Creek

The WSA includes a portion of the San Rafael Reef. Muddy Creek, a tributary of the Dirty Devil River to the south, flows east across the northern portion of the WSA then south through the eastern portion, and has a...

Crystal Cave

Crystal Cave is a popular underground cave in Box Elder County, Utah, and is suitable for novice cavers due to mostly horizontal rooms and lack of serious drops. The cave has a locked gate to protect bat habitat and is...

Smith Creek Wild and Scenic River

"Smith Creek has its origins within the Red Butte Wilderness. La Verkin Creek, nonetheless beautiful, is a beautiful and significant creek that begins its journey at the southern boundary of Zion National Park. The area surrounding the confluence of these...

Phipps-Death Hollow

Steep walled canyons, mesas, benches, natural bridges, and arches characterize the area.The lower Calf Creek Falls trail in Calf Creek Canyon includes the area of the Calf Creek Canyon between the Lower Falls and the campground. This portion of Calf...

Link Flats

Links Flats was designated an instant study area for it's supplemental values related to a wild horse ranges, scenic values, and an associated plat population which at one point was thought to be ungrazed.

Mt. Ellen-Blue Hills

The Blue Hills, in the northern and western portion of the WSA, are low mesas and barren badlands carved by erosion from blue-gray marine shales. The Mt. Ellen portion of the WSA consists of steep slopes and rounded peaks, including...

Bar M Trail System

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...

Dirty Devil River

Named by John Wesley Powell during a mapping expedition in the late 1800s, this river and its many tributaries offered an impregnable fortress hideout for Butch Cassidy and other outlaws during the early 1900s. Today backpackers and canyoneering enthusiasts retrace...

Tom's Canyon Trail

Tom’s Canyon Trail is a 2.5-mile loop hiking and equestrian trail to the northeast of Kanab, Utah. The trail offers horseback riders and hikers a gentle ramble through sagebrush, dry ravines, and up a box canyon. The trail ends at...

Factory Butte Recreation Area

Remember your OUTDOOR ETHICS when enjoying your public lands. Please RECREATE RESPONSIBLY. Overview OHV users travel from far and wide to enjoy the mancos-shale badlands of Factory Butte. These scenic badlands provide OHV users an unparalleled riding experience. Factory Butte...

Temple Trail

Temple Trail is located in the Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument, co-managed with the National Park Service. From 1874 to 1876, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) operated two sawmills at Nixon Spring. Lumber was hauled by ox...

Bull Mountain

The Wilderness Study Area (WSA) extends 8 miles from north to south, and 4 miles from east to west. Located in the Henry Mountains, this dome-shaped mountain rises nearly 3,000 feet above the surrounding plains and benches to an elevation...

Peek-A-Boo Slot Canyon

Peek-A-Boo, also commonly known as Red Canyon, is an easy, short hike (0.7 miles round trip) into one of the most beautiful slot canyons in the area. The stunning orange, sandstone walls make an amazing backdrop for photographs. In the...

Coal Canyon

Like the Floy Canyon WSA immediately to the west, Coal Canyon WSA sits between the face of the Bookcliffs and the top of the Roan Cliffs. It is a dissected landscape of steep ridges and v-shaped canyons formed by many...

Wolverton Mill

It was 1921 when Edwin T. Wolverton constructed a mill to crush gold ore in the Henry Mountains, completing a dream that began 20 years earlier. He built a large table saw at one end of the mill, making the...

Turtle Canyon WSA

Flat areas in the southern portion of the WSA are limited to canyon floors, ledges, and narrow ridge tops. South of the cliffs, alternate layers of soft and resistant rocks form a landscape of benches and slopes cut by canyons...

Scorpion WSA

The study area consists of rugged bench and canyon country deeply dissected by ephemeral streams.Landscapes in the WSA are characteristic of the scenic geology of the Escalante River basin.The Twenty five Mile Wash Canyon and one tributary canyon are entrenched...

Sullivan Canyon Trail

The Sullivan Canyon non-motorized route is a 15-mile long, one-way route through the Paiute Wilderness Area. The route runs from the ridgeline near Mount Bangs down into the Virgin River Gorge Canyon. Wilderness restrictions apply; motorized or mechanized use are...

Cleveland Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry

Jurassic National Monument’s Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry is home to one of the most impressive collections of dinosaur fossils worldwide. For more information, please visit https://www.blm.gov/programs/national-conservation-lands/utah/jurassic-national-monument.

Big Bend Recreation Site

Overview Start your Moab adventure at the Big Bend Recreation Site. Located along the Colorado River, visitors enjoy a sandy beach, boat launch, river viewing areas, picnic tables, campsites, and group campsites. Adventurers also enjoy rafting the Moab Daily, a...

Red Butte Wilderness

The Red Butte Wilderness now contains a total of 1,537 acres and is managed by the Bureau of Land Management. All of the Wilderness is in the state of Utah. In 2009 the Red Butte Wilderness became part of the...

Parunuweap Canyon WSA

This expanse of public land offers stunning canyon vistas and a unique hiking opportunity. By following the East Fork of the Virgin River, you can hike over ten miles through the canyons into the east side of Zion National Park...

Book Cliffs Recreation Area

This area contains 455,000 acres of diverse ecosystems in a very remote setting, and maintains a "frontier mystique." There is an abundance of wildlife species for viewing, including deer, elk, black bear, blue and sage grouse, numerous hawks, antelope, mountain...

Escalante Canyons Tract 5

The northeastern portion of the area includes about half a mile of Coyote Gulch, a major segment of the canyon complex of the Escalante River, which flows into the Escalante arm of Lake Powell in the Glen Canyon National Recreation...

Fisher Towers National Recreation Trail

Overview Fisher Towers National Recreation Trail is a popular trail accessed from State Route 128 east of Moab, Utah. The trail was designated as a National Recreation Trail in 2007. The views of Colorado River basin, including Castle Rock, Castle...

Gandy Caves

This WSA is characterized by rugged terrain and steep cliffs. Special Features: Bald eagles, peregrine falcons, and golden eagles are a raptor species which inhabit the WSA. Sensitive species that could inhabit the WSA include the ferruginous hawk, long-billed curlew...

Howell Peak

This WSA is characterized by rugged terrain and steep cliffs. Shrubs and grasses are the dominant vegetation at lower elevations with pinyon-juniper woodland at higher elevations. The area is known in Utah and throughout the country for its beds of...

Hog Canyon OHV Trail System

The Hog Canyon OHV Trail System is a network of technical motorized trails north of Kanab, UT offering OHV enthusiasts roughly 30 miles of trails through spectacular terrain ranging from easy sand to extreme rock crawling. The Hog Canyon OHV...

Coyote Canyon Rock Crawling Area

The Coyote Canyon motorized route is an extreme trail specifically designated for rock-crawler type vehicles only. The route is one-way up a small canyon and down another. Although the route is only 0.65 miles long, it can easily take all...

Cedar Mountains

The Cedar Mountain Wilderness Area was officially designated by Congress and the President in January 2006. It encompasses 100,000 acres of public land 50 miles due west of Salt Lake City, just south of Interstate 80. With the mountainous topography...

Bearclaw Poppy Trail System

Recommended Users: Mountain Bikers and Hikers Bearclaw Poppy is a single-track that can be ridden in either direction, but the trail is most enjoyable when starting from the Gap Trailhead. This direction allows the rider to begin riding downhill -...

Honeymoon Trail

The Honeymoon Trail During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a primitive wagon road was the principle travel route between the Mormon settlements in northeastern Arizona and southern Utah. In the late 1870s, Mormon colonists had been sent by...

Goose Creek Wilderness

The Goose Creek Wilderness now contains a total of 98 acres and is managed by the Bureau of Land Management. All of the Wilderness is in the state of Utah. In 2009 the Goose Creek Wilderness became part of the...