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Moab Information Center
The Moab Information
Center offers information on recreational opportunities and visitor
services throughout southeast Utah.
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Multi-agency
facility (US Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, US Park
Service)
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Current
weather and road information
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Information
regarding hotels, restaurants, tours operators, shuttles, and
other services available to travelers
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Interpretive
Displays
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Gift
shop featuring guide books, maps, videos, CD-ROMs, postcards,
and much more
Corner of Main & Center St, Moab, UT 84532
435.259.8825
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Moab Area National Parks, Forests & State Parks
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Arches National Park
Located 5 miles north of Moab, Arches National Park preserves over two thousand natural sandstone arches, including the world-famous Delicate Arch, as well as many other unusual rock formations. In some areas, the forces of nature have exposed millions of years of geologic history. The extraordinary features of the park create a landscape of contrasting colors, landforms and textures that is unlike any other in the world.
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Canyonlands National Park
Canyonlands National Park preserves a colorful landscape of
sedimentary sandstones eroded into countless canyons, mesas and buttes
by the Colorado River and its tributaries. The Colorado and Green
rivers divide the park into four districts: the Island in the Sky, the
Needles, the Maze and the rivers themselves.
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Dead Horse Point State Park
Dead Horse Point is one of Utah's most spectacular state parks. Towering 2,000 feet above the Colorado River, the park provides a breathtaking panorama of Canyonlands' sculptured pinnacles and buttes.
Access to Dead Horse Point State Park is nine miles north of Moab on US 191, then 22 miles west on SR 313.
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La Sal Mountains
Located about 15 miles east of Moab,
the La Sal Mountains are Utah's second highest mountain range. They
rise impressively above the red rock canyon country of southeastern
Utah. The range contains 6 peaks that rise above 12,000 feet, the
tallest being Mount Peale at 12,721 feet. Covered with thick aspen and
fir forests and dotted with mountain lakes, the La Sals are a cool
oasis within the often difficult environment of the surrounding desert.
Numerous trails in the La Sals provide good hiking, biking and
horseback riding opportunities from late spring to mid-autumn. In
winter, the same trails are put to use by cross-country skiers and
snowmobilers. The beauty of the La Sals can also be enjoyed by simply
driving the La Sal Mountain Scenic Route.
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Natural Bridges National Park
Located south of Moab, near Blanding, Natural Bridges National
Monument protects some of the finest examples of ancient stone
architecture in the southwest. The monument is located in southeast
Utah on a pinyon-juniper covered mesa bisected by deep canyons of
Permian age Cedar Mesa Sandstone. Where meandering streams cut through
the canyon walls, three natural bridges formed: Kachina, Owachomo and
Sipapu.
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Monument Valley
Located south of Moab on the Arizona / Utah border, Monument Valley boasts sandstone masterpieces that tower at heights of 400 to 1,000 feet framed by scenic clouds casting shadows that graciously roam the desert floor. The angle of the sun accents these graceful formations, providing scenery that is simply spellbinding.
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Hovenweep National Monument
Located south of Moab, between Blanding and Cortez, Colorado;
Hovenweep National Monument protects six prehistoric, Puebloan-era
villages spread over a twenty-mile expanse of mesa tops and canyons
along the Utah-Colorado border. Multi-storied towers perched on canyon
rims and balanced on boulders lead visitors to marvel at the skill and
motivation of their builders.
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Mesa Verde National Park
Located south of Moab near Cortez Colorado, Mesa Verde, Spanish
for "green table", offers an unparalleled opportunity to see and
experience a unique cultural and physical landscape. The culture
represented at Mesa Verde reflects more than 700 years of history. The cliff
dwellings represent the last 75 to 100 years of occupation at Mesa
Verde.
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