Moab Utah, a Great Place for Hiking in a Wild Desert Environment
Hiking scenery is
spectacular in a harsh
and beautiful land
offering some great
views of the natural
landscape shaped by
the Colorado River, the
wind, and millions of
years of sediment, uplift,
folding, faulting, and
earthquake.
Rustic tent and RV camping are available on BLM's Potash road for $8 per night,
$4.00 with Golden Age Pass. Dump stations are available in town at private parks
and at RV parts and repair shops where a twenty four hour self-pay station is $5.
The campsites on the Potash Road are the Self-pay envelopes system, check or
cash. The Williams Bottom sites are a mix of small and large sites, some pull thru,
some with cottonwoods for shade.
Drive through the campground, pick an unoccupied site, pay at the kiosk, and clip your
receipt to the post.
Also on the Potash Road, the Gold Bar Campgrounds with large sites on the
Colorado River.
Private campgrounds are nearby in the town of Moab.
The parking area for the Corona Arch Trail is just across from the Gold Bar
Campground.


Moab,Utah offers easy hiking in Negro Bill Canyon just off the road along the
Colorado River north of the center of the village. Campsites are available along the
stretch of river that lies between Arches National Park and the Slickrock Bike Trail
These areas were mined for uranium during the cold war. The miners built many trails
in their hunt for minerals. These trail today make Moab a premier outdoor adventure
destination for hiking in the Southwest.
Moab Utah, Easy Hikes, Half Day Hikes
The Potash Road in Moab offers Rustic Campsites for Hiking,
Biking, Sightseeing, Rafting, and Cliff Climbing
From the Campsites on the Potash Road, Hiking, Biking, Cliff
Climbing, Rafting, Canoing, and Sightseeing along the Colorado
River and in the cliffs above the river is available.
Moab Utah is known the world over for its hiking but not all trails are easy for
beginners. The heat and altitude are a factor for those new to hiking.
Four trails mentioned here are half day trips with small elevation changes but
beautiful scenery
Moab Utah's best half day hike could be the trail to Corona Arch and Bowtie Arch.
This trail is off the Potash Road where there is also camping in several locations. The Potash Road
follows the Colorado River. There are Hiking trails, cliff climbing, Biking, Rafting, Four Wheel trails, and
sightseeing areas along the Potash road.
There is a parking area for the Corona Arch trailhead across from the Gold Bar campgrounds. Corona
Arch Trail is a half day non strenuous hike that takes you to Corona and Bowtie Arches. You encounter
one area of slightly steep walking when you first start and then an area of steps cut into a gently sloping
cliff face where you are aided by a steel cable. Otherwise the trail is easy and you are rewarded with a
walk beneath the magnificent Corona Arch.
Moab Utah is a great place for hiking and offers Half Day
Hikes for Beginning Hikers. Moab easy hikes are the Delicate
Arch Trail in Arches National Park, Negro Bill Canyon, and the
Corona Arch Trail on the Potash Road along the Colorado River
Easy hiking trail to
Corona Arch off the
Potash Road.
Moab Easy Hikes,Delicate Arch Trail
Delicate Arch Trail is one of the favorite hikes in the park. This half-day hike is best
done early in the morning to escape the intense heat of the mid day. Arches
National Park is always open and you can drive in early to prepare for a pre-dawn
hike.
Arches NP is located within a few miles of downtown Moab, an area of shops, hotels,
restaurants and adventure outfitters. Hiking information is available in the downtown
Visitors Center or at the Arches National Park Visitors Center
Arches National Park
Arches NP is a wild red rock landscape that contains many arches and spectacular cliff formations shaped by
the elemental forces of wind, and millions of years of sediment, uplift, folding, faulting, and earthquake.
One of the best hikes to see this is the half-day trip to Delicate Arch, pictured above.
The eroded arch formed of petrified sand dunes in stratified layers of red makes an inspiring sight. For
beginning hikers it is best to start before dawn to avoid the later mid day sun. The walk is mild in elevation gain
for most of the hike with one section of mildly steep walikng
Arches National Park , Moab,Utah is a rocky playground for outdoor sport in the southeast corner of
the State, about 30 miles south of Green River and 112 miles west of Grand Junction, CO.
Moab's Arches National Park offers some great views of the natural landscape, wind and weather
shaped arches, and eroded rock for photographers and painters. It is one of premier sightseeing areas of
the Southwest.
Arches National Park in Moab is open 24/7 and accessible via a paved road through the park. Ample
parking at trailheads and handicap access make it accessible to everyone.
The Hiking Trail to Corona Arch is across from the Gold Bar Campground
Moab Easy Hikes, Beginner Hikes, Delicate Arch
Corona Arch off the Potash
Road.
Moab Utah offers a Half Day
Hike for Beginning Hikers with
the Corona Arch Trail on the
Potash Road along the
Colorado River. Find the
Bowtie Arch and Corona Arch
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