Moab

Moab Office of Tourism / Moab, UT

An Aha! moment in Moab

Arches and Canyonlands National Parks; Colorado River

Primary gateway

nature, outdoors, landmarks

Arches National Park contains more than 2,000 natural sandstone arches. Compare those openings with the park’s fins and balanced rocks, then use Canyonlands’ Island in the Sky to examine a landscape above the Colorado and Green rivers.

Discovery Waypoints

• Delicate Arch / Landmark / Architecture
• Arches National Park / Park / Protected Landscape — A national park known for its concentration of natural sandstone arches.
• Canyonlands National Park / Park / Protected Landscape — A national park with an Island in the Sky district overlooking the Colorado and Green rivers.
• Dead Horse Point State Park / Park / Protected Landscape — A state park known for a view over the Colorado River.
• Colorado River / Natural Feature — A river running along the banks of Moab.
• Corona Arch / Landmark / Architecture
• Sand Flats Recreation Area / Local Attraction
• Fisher Towers / Landmark / Architecture

Local Knowledge

• Arches National Park / Park / Protected Landscape — The park contains more than 2,000 natural sandstone arches, described as the densest collection on Earth.
• Canyonlands National Park / Park / Protected Landscape — The Island in the Sky district stands thousands of feet above the Colorado and Green rivers.
• Dead Horse Point State Park / Park / Protected Landscape — The park occupies the same mesa as Canyonlands National Park’s Island in the Sky district.
• Colorado River / Natural Feature — Dead Horse Point State Park towers a few thousand feet above the Colorado River.

From Delicate Arch to Arches National Park and Canyonlands National Park, every stop can become an Aha! Discovery Point—helping visitors explore more deeply while connecting them to the businesses and stories that make Moab distinctive.

Additional local facts are awaiting source verification. Place listings do not imply Aha! partnerships or installed Discovery Points.

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