Ride Utah

Roughly 30 miles of technical motorized trails just north of Kanab, from easy sand to extreme rock crawling.

275-mile loop with over 1,000 miles of marked side trails across central Utah's mountains, connecting multiple trail towns; hosts the Rocky Mountain ATV/MC Jamboree.

9,000-acre slickrock area east of Moab with ~30 miles of jeep trails including the iconic 6.5-mile Hell's Revenge, plus the Slickrock Trail (motorcycles allowed). 140 first-come campsites.

42 miles of OHV routes northwest of Cedar City with hill climbs, loops and two-tracks for all levels.

Large numbered OHV route network on the Manti-La Sal National Forest in the Wasatch Plateau between Sanpete and Emery counties. Forest Service trail pages list many numbered Arapeen routes, such as Beaver Creek Ridge, Birch Creek, Black Dragon and Black Fork, running from foothill canyons up toward Skyline Drive.

OHV loop on the Dixie National Forest near Panguitch linking red-rock Casto Canyon, the Limekiln area and the Fremont Trail, with a side trip to Peterson Point. Casto Canyon is limited to OHVs 50 inches or narrower; vault toilet at the Casto Canyon trailhead, no water.

Roads and trails across the volcanic Markagunt Plateau's conifer forests and meadows near Brian Head and Cedar Breaks.

Two BLM open areas in the Sevier Valley allowing cross-country play — Aurora (intersects the Paiute Trail) and Glenwood Hills' clay hill climbs.

A 0.65-mile, one-way extreme route up one small canyon and down another, designated by BLM for rock crawlers only. It can take all day; only heavily modified 4WD vehicles make it through. About 13 miles south of Moab off Black Ridge Road; trailer parking at the US-191 junction. Coordinates are town-level (Moab).

A cluster of BLM 4x4 routes north of Moab. Metal Masher is an all-day difficult loop off the Gemini Bridges road with the Mirror Gulch squeeze and the Widowmaker; Sevenmile Rim is a moderate 20-mile loop past Monitor and Merrimac Buttes.

BLM area just west of Moab on Kane Creek Road with camping and some of Moab's best-known Jeep routes: the steep slickrock Moab Rim, the very difficult Pritchett Canyon, and the scenic Hurrah Pass/Chicken Corners run.

Trailhead on Potash Road west of Moab for the 16-mile Poison Spider Mesa 4x4 loop and the Golden Spike route, two of Moab's classic slickrock and ledge trails. Shared with mountain bikers and hikers; no water or toilets at the trailhead.

BLM trailhead on Potash Road west of Moab that serves the 16-mile Poison Spider Mesa 4x4 and mountain bike loop and the Golden Spike route. The BLM lists OHV use on designated routes; no toilets or water on site.

BLM-managed recreation area in the San Rafael Swell west of Green River with a designated network of motorized routes updated in a December 2024 travel plan. The area includes Black Dragon Canyon; check the BLM travel map for which routes are open to OHVs.

BLM open OHV area adjacent to Sand Hollow State Park with technical trails and open riding up to ~4,000 ft and 360° views.

Private off-road park about 13 miles south of Moab with slickrock, rock obstacles and sand across hundreds of acres; home of the Ultra4 Area BFE Beatdown and the W.E. Rock Unlimited Shootout during Easter Jeep Safari week. The park itself is currently posted as temporarily closed.

Club-run motocross track in the Ogden area.

Motocross track west of Salt Lake City.

Coral-colored dunes about 20 miles west of Kanab, co-managed with BLM (1,500+ acres of open sand incl. part of Moquith Mountain WSA).

Nearly 36,000 acres of dunes, hills and mud flats in the Great Salt Lake Desert along I-80.

Utah's premier dune area — ~62,000 acres with 23,000 acres of dunes, the 700-ft Sand Mountain hill climb, Black Mountain trail network, four campgrounds, dump stations and water fill.

State park near St. George with a reservoir and access to the Sand Mountain OHV area — red dunes and slickrock. Hosts UTV Takeover each October.

About 1,400-acre fenced open riding area 25 miles southeast of Green River with dunes dotted by cottonwoods and routes from fast desert to technical singletrack.