Canyonlands National Park Half-Day Tour from Moab

Overview

Explore the Island in the Sky district of Canyonlands National Park on a half-day 4-wheel drive (4WD) tour. Your experienced guide negotiates steep switchbacks and rugged tracks along the White Rim Road to take you to stunning vistas such as Gooseneck Overlook. See sites with remnants of ancient Pueblo civilizations, canyons that drop 1,000 feet (300 meters) straight down, and parts of the Colorado River. An easy trail from Moab, this area offers a fantastic experience of Canyonlands National Park.

City: Moab

Tue 19 Nov

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What's Included

Professional guide

Transport by 4x4 vehicle

Ice Water

Additional Info

Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Things to bring: camera, water bottle (lots of extra water provided on your tour for refills) and sun protection
NAVTEC Expeditions is an authorized concessionaire of Canyonlands and Arches National Park
Every 4x4 tour needs a minimum of 3 individuals to run. If your trip does not meet the minimum, you will be offered other tour options or get a full refund. (Another option is to pay for the 3rd fare)

What To Expect

Potash Road

Our first stop is along Scenic Byway 279 at a petroglyph rock art site. Guides provide insight to the people who passed this way and left markings on the canyon walls.

Utah Scenic Byway 279 Rock Art Sites

The Rock Art Sites of Moab offer travelers easy access to ancient drawings scattered along paths even a novice can navigate.

Island in the Sky

We enter Canyonlands National Park on the 4WD trial and take a short trip along the White Rim. This prominent sandstone formation wraps for 100 miles around the Island in the Sky.

Musselman Arch

Our excursion along the White Rim follows the trail along a bench to Musselman Arch. Guests take a short 300' stroll to see this amazing natural stone arch.

Shafer Trail

We backtrack along the White Rim Trail to the iconic switchbacks of the Shafer Trail. This old cattle trail climbs 1000' to the rim of Island in the Sky with magnificent views of the backcountry of Canyonlands. The 4X4 trail ends at scenic byway 313.

Canyonlands National Park

This 4 hour guided interpretive tour starts along the banks of the Colorado River and travels into Canyonlands on 4WD roads up to the mesa of Island in the Sky.

Corona Arch

Corona Arch is a natural sandstone arch near Moab. The arch is located within the same rock formation as Pinto Arch and Bowtie Arch.

Dead Horse Point State Park

The 4X4 trail passes 1000' under the rim of Dead Horse and 1000' above the Goose-neck of the Colorado River. We make stops at a limestone fossil bed, a giant red rock amphitheater, and the famous Thelma Louise point.

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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (631)

James F

Jun 2018

We booked this trip at the last minute and boy, are we glad we went. Canyonlands is achllanging park to navigate for those unfamiliar with it's layout and the areas we visited would have been tough to see without a tour. the NavTec folks were great from start to finish and we strongly recommend these folks.

rwgrncrd

Jun 2018

We took 2 x half-day tours. One early morning in Canyonlands and one Sunset in Arches. Since NAVTEC is one of only 2 tour operators offering these kind of tours they take you in the back way and avoid the tarmac and long lines. We didn't see any other tour group for the first 2 hours of our trip. Water and snacks were provided and you were able to take unobstructed pictures of the best spots. Our tour guide in the morning was Charlotte who was excellent. Knowledgeable and excited about sharing the park with you. She even gave took us the long way back via long canyon. thank you Charlotte!!! The sunset tour of Arches was with Ben, who was also great. He loved going off-road and that's the best way to avoid the crowds. A hike to Tower Arch where we were the only people there. Finally an amazing sunset thanks to a fire in a neighboring county. If you do either or both of these tours you can't go wrong.

psysu80

Jun 2018

We spent Friday touring the Canyonlands in the morning and the Arches in the afternoon. Tony was the best driver, host and extremely knowledgable of the area. It was the closest thing to off roading and was a complete blast. We began with Tony pointing out the petroglyphs on the side of the rock formations and then moved onto balancing rock, Muscleman Arch, Colorado river bend, and the cliff where Thelma & Louis was filmed and other movie sites. Traveling with Tony in the Toyota 4 Runner was the right balance of a thrilling adventure. We were never frightened going up and up on steep mountains or traveling on what were not really roads of rock. We were never in large crowds and truly experience seeing the desert, fossils, arches and the true beauty of this area.