Try your wheels on some of the greatest all-terrain-vehicle (ATV) trails in the West. Moab boasts dozens of scenic trails to explore.

Moab is the Mecca of the four-wheel world. From simple, scenic trail rides to hardcore off-roading, Moab has many four-wheel-drive (4WD) trails to choose from, most only a short drive from town.

A dual-sport motorcycle and a dirt bike offer riders the best of both worlds. The Moab area is challenging and fun, with sweeping curves, tight twisting turns, and fairly technical trails.

No one should visit Moab without taking part in a river activity. The only major city in Utah on the banks of the Colorado River, Moab specializes in river play.

The state of Utah is named after the Native American Indian Tribe the Utes. No one knows exactly when the Ute Indians came into the area, but the earliest Native Americans came into the present-day United States along the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains.

With nearly a half billion years of exposed rock, it’s no wonder that climbers and adventurers the world over come to Moab.

If the beautiful rock walls and canyons are intriguing but rock climbing might be too much for you, try canyoneering.

Moab and mountain biking have become synonymous. Slickrock and sandstone form a moonscape of crinkles and undulations that guarantee an exhilarating and often challenging ride.

Moab has some of the best road biking in the world. There are hundreds of miles of paved roads throughout the world-class scenery.

The best way to see geology as art – this fantasyland of arches and fins – is to hike through it.

There is nothing like sleeping under a blanket of stars and among the red rocks of the Moab area.

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The La Sal Mountains on the eastern skyline, with treeless 12,721ft summits that collect snow from fall through spring, provide a surprising backdrop to Moab.

Towering sandstone spires, massive natural arches, breathtaking canyons and alpine splendor compete for your attention and will quickly fill camera memory cards.

The galleries and shops in the Moab art district feature beautifully handcrafted Native American and Southwestern art.

A winery is probably not what you would expect to find in this sports paradise, but Moab has vineyards and two wineries.

“Best Small Library in America” and the state’s “Outstanding Library for 2009”

This is a region with a past rich in geological change, paleontological remnants and a human history that stretches from prehistoric cultures to Mormon pioneer families to the miners and prospectors of the uranium boom.

Take your adventure to a higher level! Skydiving can be for everyone!

Whether your kids are six months or six years old, Moab has plenty of hiking, biking, and sightseeing to keep the entire family entertained.

Every trip to Moab should include a drive along at least one byway. These byways recognize and preserve roads based on their archeological, natural and scenic qualities.

Explore the real canyonlands on the calm waters of the Colorado River.

A popular nighttime activity is to cruise slowly down the Colorado River on a Canyonlands By Night tour.

Moab has a new Aquatic Center for fitness or family fun.

Tough day playing outdoors? Get rejunivated at a beautiful resort right along the Colorado River.

Owned by the Nature Conservancy, this is a lush oasis that attracts birds and wildlife, even river otters, beavers and muskrats.

An archaeological wonder with hundreds of homes preserved by overhanging cliff ledges.

The starkly beautiful groupings of high towers and six separate prehistoric ruins, including a kiva (a circular underground ceremonial chamber), were built by the Anasazi.

The only point in the U.S. where four states meet: Colorado, Nevada, Arizona, and Utah.

A relatively small remote area in southeast Utah, 120 miles south of Moab. The three natural bridges that were formed when meandering streams slowly cut through the canyon walls are named Kachina, Owachomo and Sipapu in honor of the Native Americans who made this area their home.

The rules are different here. Your safety is your own responsibility. This is a land of blind canyons, twisting river valleys and sheer cliffs.

For years filmmakers have chosen Moab and southeast Utah as a location site for commercials, music videos and movies.

Anonymous Park, located at the end of Mill Creek Parkway, next to 500 West, has a series of kickers that lead into a small course. Open sunup to sundown. No alcohol or glass allowed.

Want an authentically Western way to see the countryside?

The views from every hole are unusual and unexpected.

The 100-mile-long sandstone wrinkle in the earth’s crust that resembles the domes of the U.S. capitol building is called Waterpocket Fold.

It rolls along, the source of key recreational activities that add economic vitality to Moab. It is the Colorado River, 1,450 miles in length.

Perhaps Utah’s most spectacular state park, Dead Horse Point is a promontory of stone surrounded by steep cliffs that provide breathtaking views of canyon country and the pinnacles and buttes of Canyonlands National Park.

Canyonlands National Park is a geologic wonder. This is Utah’s largest national park. You can look thousands of feet down to the whitewater rapids of the Colorado River or thousands of feet up to the soaring red rock pinnacles, cliffs and spires.The merging paths of the Green and ColoradoRivers have sliced Canyonlands into three districts. While they adjoin each other, each area must be reached from different entry points. The travel time to each of the three districts is several hours apart.

This is the largest number of natural stone arches in the country, all formed by the weathering of openings in vertical slabs of sandstone. Along with the more than 2,000 arches are a diversity of fins, spires, balanced rocks and other startling geological formations.