Day Trippin' › Utah › From Moab
From Moab, Arches is under half an hour away, Corona Arch and the Highway 128 river road about 20 to 30 minutes, Dead Horse Point and Canyonlands' Island in the Sky under an hour, and Goblin Valley under two. The best day trips from Moab, by drive time.
44 places within a 3-hour drive, by real roads.
National park · 29 min north
More than 2,000 natural stone arches, balanced rocks and fins along a paved road just north of Moab.
State park · 48 min west
A narrow mesa-top point with a huge view down to a bend of the Colorado River far below, plus bike and hike trails.
National park · 58 min southwest
A high mesa with viewpoints over thousands of feet of canyons, plus the short walk to Mesa Arch at sunrise.
Trail · 33 min north
A climb across open slickrock to Utah's most famous arch, framed by the La Sal Mountains.
Museum · 53 min northwest
A museum in Green River about the river expeditions and boating history of the Colorado Plateau.
State park · 55 min northwest
A shady riverside park in Green River with a golf course, boat ramp and river float access.
Historic site · 55 min south
A large wall of petroglyphs beside the road into the Needles district.
Trail · 28 min west
A hike off Potash Road past old railroad cuts and short ladders to a giant free-standing arch.
State park · 1 hr 41 min west
A valley full of mushroom-shaped rock goblins where kids can roam freely among the formations.
National park · 1 hr 58 min south
Three huge natural stone bridges carved by streams, seen from a loop road and short trails.
Museum · 1 hr 17 min south
A museum in Blanding with a large collection of ancient pottery and an ancestral Puebloan village with a kiva you can climb into.
Scenic drive · 1 hr 56 min south
A gravel loop through tall red buttes and spires, like a quieter Monument Valley.
Museum · 1 hr 54 min northwest
A museum in Price with mounted dinosaur skeletons and Fremont culture artifacts.
National park · 1 hr 24 min southwest
Colorful rock spires, arches and canyons south of Moab with day hikes and ancient sites.
Museum · 1 hr 16 min south
A small museum with dinosaur skeletons, fossils and a section on dinosaur movies.
Historic site · 1 hr 41 min south
A rebuilt pioneer fort in Bluff with log cabins and wagons telling the story of the Hole-in-the-Rock settlers.
Viewpoint · 2 hr 37 min south
The famous sandstone buttes of the old Westerns, on a 17-mile loop drive or a Navajo-guided tour.
Historic site · 2 hr 10 min south
Ancient stone towers built on canyon rims, reached by an easy loop trail from the visitor center.
Swimming · 2 hr 12 min northwest
A warm-water desert reservoir by Huntington with a beach, bass fishing and boating under red buttes.
Town · 2 hr 37 min west
A small town near Capitol Reef with red cliffs, cafes and dark night skies; it is an International Dark Sky Community.
Slot canyon · 2 hr 21 min west
A popular slot canyon near Goblin Valley with smooth, narrow walls and easy walking.
Scenic drive · 2 hr 55 min west
A paved road south from Fruita along the reef, ending on a dirt road into narrow Capitol Gorge with a short walk to pioneer names.
State park · 2 hr 7 min south
A rim viewpoint over the San Juan River twisting through deep tight bends 1,000 feet below.
Swimming · 2 hr 45 min west
A small lake near Sterling, south of Manti, with a beach, paddling and a golf course next door.
Drive times are by road on a typical day from ZIP 84532 (OpenStreetMap data with the OSRM route planner). Facts checked against official sites; passes and hours change, so check before you go.