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Metal Masher Trailhead

Summary: Metal Masher is a difficult loop off the Gemini Bridges Trail. It takes the better part of a day to travel. Vehicle modifications, including lockers, are recommended. Although several of the obstacles (such as Widowmaker) can be legally bypassed...

Metate Trail

Recommended Users: Mountain Bikers, Hikers, Equestrians. Route. 0.06 miles in length. Difficulty: Easy/Easiest. This trail is a connector. Wide and sandy, it connects the Anasazi and Red Reef East trails. For just under a 1 mile loop, take the Red...

Mexican Mountain

The WSA is characterized by features resulting from erosion of the multi-colored sedimentary rocks of the eastern San Rafael Swell, including the slopes of the San Rafael Reef on the eastern edge of the WSA: vertical cliffs, buttes, ridges, alcoves...

Mexican Mountain Trailhead

The Mexican Mountain trailhead is a great short back pack trip that hikers can explore Mexican Mountain, Nates Canyon, and Horse Thief pass. The hike is along the San Rafael river and offers stunning views of Mexican Mountain WSA.

Middle Fork Taylor Creek Wild and Scenic River

What this section of Taylor Creek lacks in length, it more than makes up for in sheer beauty and splendor. This short section, which originates in small Taylor Creek Wilderness and flows into Zion National Park, contains some of the...
child viewing dinosaur bone at Mill Canyon Dinosaur Bone Site
child viewing dinosaur bone at Mill Canyon Dinosaur Bone Site

Mill Canyon Dinosaur Trailhead Interpretive Site

Explore over 200 Early Cretaceous dinosaur tracks and several fossil bones along two short, interpretive trails through scenic Mill Canyon’s slickrock and desert washes.

Miller Canyon Trailhead

Trailhead for the "One-Day Ride, Amasa Basin". A Kiosk with a map is posted at the entrance. Trails and points-of-interest are identified on the map with trail difficulty levels and different routes identified. The one-day ride offers some beautiful scenery...

Millsite Day Use

Millsite Reservoir west of Ferron in (Emery Country) and is located at the mouth of Ferron Canyon. Millsite is a large impoundment of a midelevation desert at its interface with high, mountainous plateau and high bluffs providing a spectacular backdrop...

Mineral Bottom Recreation Site

Boat take out for Labyrinth Canyon float trip. A trip through Labyrinth Canyon on the lower Green River can be enjoyed almost any time of the year, except in winter when there may be ice on the river. It is...

Moab Brands Trailhead

The Moab Brands Trails are just north of Moab. The original trail names are based on cattle brands and spell out M-O-A-B. Over the past few years many new trails have been added to the area bringing the total up...

Moab Rim Trail

The Moab Rim Trail is a very tough and popular Jeep trail that is also adored by hikers. The trail follows the Jeep trail up to a panoramic view of the Moab Valley, Arches National Park and the usually snowcapped...

Moab Rim Trailhead

Trailhead for hiking and/or driving the Moab Rim, a difficult 4WD route.
Moccasin Mountain Dinosaur tracksite
Moccasin Mountain Dinosaur tracksite

Moccasin Mountain Dinosaur Tracksite

A remote site featuring hundreds of Jurassic dinosaur tracks preserved in Navajo Sandstone, with interpretive panels and sweeping views of the Vermilion Cliffs and surrounding desert.
Mojave Desert Joshua Tree Road Scenic Byway Entrance Sign
Mojave Desert Joshua Tree Road Scenic Byway Entrance Sign

Mojave Desert Joshua Tree Road Scenic Backway

The Mojave Desert Joshua Tree Road Scenic Backway received official designation in 1990. The route resides in the extreme southwestern corner of Utah within the Mojave Desert and offers an alternative north-south route to Old Highway 91. The Backway traverses...

Mokaac Trail

Scenic views, chance wildlife sightings and a sense of history await you on the Mokaac Trail in the Arizona Strip.

Monitor and Merrimac Trailhead

The Monitor and Merrimac Trailhead offer views of the Monitor and Merrimac buttes, Determination Towers, and the Mill Canyon Dinosaur Trail. Route Description: The marked route goes up Courthouse Wash, past the historic Halfway Stage Station, and circles a large...

Montezuma Canyon

Montezuma Canyon is a high desert canyon with a good graded or gravel road popular for auto tours. Attractions include the scenery, archeological and historical sites, and wildlife.
Moonflower Canyon Group Site (3)
Moonflower Canyon Group Site (3)

Moonflower Canyon Group Site

Overview Moonflower Canyon Group Site offers shade year-round and is ideal for small family or groups in tents. No RVs, tent trailers or campers/camper vans are allowed. Within close proximity to national parks and open space, outdoor enthusiasts will enjoy...
Moonflower Recreation Area
Moonflower Recreation Area

Moonflower Canyon Recreation Area

Moonflower Canyon is located near Moab, approximately 3.5 miles from the junction of Highway 191 and Kane Creek Road. Situated along the Colorado River, this shady canyon is popular for its short hike, which ends at a small pool. The...

Moonshine Arch Trailhead

Moonshine Arch spans a length of 85 feet and a height of 40 feet. It is tucked among the Weber sandstone formation at the base of Red Mountain. The parking area for hikers is surrounded by private land and is...

Moonshine Wash TH

Moonshine wash is a popular slot canyon hike in the San Rafael Desert.

Moquith Mountain

Five distinct landforms comprise the WSA. In the central part are the Vermilion Cliffs, a step in the Grand Staircase, the southern end of the High Plateaus of the Utah Section of the Colorado Plateau Physiographic Province. The north side...

More Cowbell Trail

Recommended Users: Mountain Bikers, Hikers. Singletrack trail. 2.5 miles in length. Difficulty: Moderate/Easiest. More Cowbell Trail is a short loop that circles the rim of a small mesa. To reach the start of the trail, take Dead Ringer Trail for...

Mount Ellen Summit Trailhead

This trail leads from the parking lot at the top of Bull Creek Pass north to the summit of Mount Ellen (11,480 feet), which is located inside the Mount Ellen/Blue Hills WSA. Views from the top are outstanding in all...
Mount Logan Wilderness
Mount Logan Wilderness

Mount Logan Wilderness

This Wilderness Area is in Arizona. The Mount Logan Wilderness (14,650 acres) in Arizona is managed by the Bureau of Land Management. In 1984, the Mount Logan Wilderness became part of the now over 109 million acre National Wilderness Preservation...

Mount Logan Wilderness Area

Enjoy awesome hiking, dispersed camping, scenic vistas, wildlife watching, and hunting in the 14,650-acre Mount Logan Wilderness, just north of the Grand Canyon in Mohave County.

Mount Trumbull Wilderness Area

Explore the 7,880-acre Mount Trumbull Wilderness Area, located within the Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument. The 5.1-mile round trip summit trail offers exceptional views.

Mud Spring Canyon

The southern part of the WSA includes the north end of The Cockscomb, a north south oriented ridge, prominent in south central Utah. The western portion consists of cliffs and benches dissected by southwesterly trending drainages. Wahweap Creek drains southward...

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...
Mule Canyon
Mule Canyon

Mule Canyon Interpretive Site

The Mule Canyon Interpretive Site is a complex of ancestral Puebloan structures located on Cedar Mesa in southeastern Utah. Well-preserved Pueblo structures found at this site are over 700 years old. The complex includes above-ground and underground dwellings, including a...

Nampaweap Trailhead

Located within the Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument in northern Arizona, Nampaweap Trail is a short hike that explores a canyon with ancient petroglyphs.

Nefertiti Recreation Area

Nerfertiti offers a put in for floating the Green River (8 river miles), trailhead for backpacking/equestrian users and prehistoric petroglyphs. Aea includes two outhouses.r

New Joe's Bouldering Area CG

The Joe’s Valley Bouldering area offers world class bouldering opportunities with over 188 bouldering sites and 9.7 miles of social trails in the area. The campground is being developed in 2017 and will offer metal fire rings, picnic tables and...
Petroglyphs at Newspaper Rock
Petroglyphs at Newspaper Rock

Newspaper Rock

Newspaper Rock is an impressive petroglyph site located along Indian Creek in southeastern Utah. This panel displays multiple periods of imagery from cultures dating from 1500 years ago to this century. The older art is attributed to the Basketmaker and...

North Caineville Mesa Trail

The trail ascends over 1300 feet to the top of the mesa. Along the way it runs along the spines of the Mancos badlands up into the Ferron sandstone cap on the mesa itself. The trail is marked by cairns...

North Entrance Bloomington Cave

Recommended Users: Hikers. Singletrack trail. 0.07 miles in length. Difficulty: Moderate. The North entrance trail is a short but steep trail that leads from the Kiosk near the parking area and heads north to the north entrance of Bloomington Cave...

North Escalante Canyons/The Gulch

Much of the area is characterized by plateaus or benches and canyons. The Escalante River has cut a deep, winding canyon from west to east.The area is large and geographically complex. It is associated with a section of the Escalante...

North Fork Virgin River Merriam's Turkey Viewing Area

The North Fork Virgin River Merriam's Turkey Viewing Area consists of a stream that runs through small meadows interspersed with forest. Streamside vegetation is composed of cottonwood and willows, while uplands are primarily piсon-juniper and Gambel oak stands with scattered...

North Fork Virgin River Wilderness Study Area

Hikers entering the internationally renowned Virgin River Narrows hiking trail in Zion must first traverse this WSA, with scenery very similar to what they will encounter upon reaching the Park portion of the hiking route. The bald eagle and peregrine...

North Fork Virgin Wild and Scenic River

"North Fork of the Virgin River originates at Cascade Falls, waters from Navajo Lake. This section enters the Deep Creek Wilderness on its eastern border and exits its southern border and flows into Zion National P ark. This creek is...

North Oquirrh Management Area (NOMA)

The North Oquirrh Management Area is the closest block of public land to the Salt Lake City and associated metropolitan area. The area is important winter habitat for mule deer and elk as well as watershed for the Tooele valley...

North Rim Trail

Recommended Users: Mountain Bikers, Hikers. Singletrack trail. 2.1 miles in length. Difficulty: More Difficult. A classic single track with a mix of dirt, rock, trees, and exposure. Like the Windmill Trail, the rim offers great views.

North Stansbury Mountains

The North Stansbury WSA, which encompasses 10,480 acres, is 40 miles west of Salt Lake City. The WSA is north of the Deseret Peak Wilderness managed by the Wasatch-Cache National Forest. The north-south trending Stansbury Mountain range is typical of...

North Wash Recreation Area

State Route 95, Utahs Bicentennial Highway, runs through North Wash toward the northern end of Lake Powell. Aside form the highway traffic, the most likely reason most folks visit North Wash is to climb, hike, and canyoneer. The highway offers...

Notch Peak Trailhead

Notch Peak can be found in the House Range Complex in Utah's West Desert. Managed by the BLM Fillmore Field Office, it is enjoyed for its hiking, camping and wildlife viewing.

Notch Peak WSA

Notch Peak is a distinct landmark in west-central Utah, and can be visible for 70 miles. A precipice of almost 3,000 feet high on the west side of the peak has a shallow groove at the top, giving the mountain...

Oak Creek Wild and Scenic River

"The headwaters of this creek are on private lands north of the BLM sections. This spectacular section of the stream contains world class features such as deeply incised canyons hundreds of feet deep, large waterfalls, deep plunge pools and awesome...

Oak Grove Cabin

Get a glimpse of ranching history at Oak Grove Cabin, which is located in the Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument in northern Arizona.