Arriv guide · Moab
Moab national parks weekend
Moab, UT · 3-day adventure trip · 10 places
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Sunrise arches, canyon overlooks, and burgers earned the hard way. Distances are the whole problem here, and a list of place names hides all of them. 3 days in Moab, ordered so you are never doubling back, with each drive named before a day that reads as easy turns into six hours in the car. Arrive with gear sorted so the first day can start early, because daylight and trailhead parking in Moab keep their own schedule. Neither one waits while you look for a stove canister. This guide maps 10 hand-picked places across arches, canyonlands & overlooks, and moab town in Moab, UT, grouped the way you would use them once you are on the ground. Open the map before you commit to the order, because two stops that read as neighbors in a list can sit forty minutes apart. Duplicate the trip in Arriv when you want to move them around and send the link on.
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How to use this Moab guide
- Follow the day-by-day order as a starting spine, because it already accounts for what sits near what. 3 days is the intended pace, and once you duplicate the trip you can stretch it or compress it to fit the flights.
- Day 1 assumes you are checked in and moving, so the first big block starts on a morning that is already yours. Land the night before if the schedule allows it.
- 10 stops carry a note about reservations, timing, or where to eat after the main event. Read those first, because they are the ones that change what you end up booking.
- The lists are themed on purpose, which is why they hold together as sets: Arches, Canyonlands & overlooks, Moab town, and more. Use them when you have finished the scheduled stops and still have an evening to fill.
- Pin the map so you have it on your phone at the airport. Duplicate into Arriv when you are ready to lock dates, add hotels, and share the plan with everyone coming to Moab.
Building a longer drive from this guide? Use the road trip planner for drive times between stops.
3-day Moab itinerary
Tap a stop to see it on the map. Adjust freely once it’s your trip.
Day 1Arrive + Arches sunset hike
Moab Garage Co
4.7
78 N Main St, Moab, UT 84532, USA
Tip — Fuel up
Park Avenue Viewpoint
4.9
Utah 84532, USA
Tip — Timed entry — have your pass ready
The Windows Section
4.9
Utah 84532, USA
Tip — Hit the arches loop
Delicate Arch Trail
5.0
Delicate Arch Trail, Utah, USA
Tip — Sunset hike — bring layers
Moab Brewery
4.1
686 S Main St, Moab, UT 84532, USA
Tip — You earned it
Day 2Canyonlands sunrise + Dead Horse Point
Mesa Arch
4.9
Utah 84532, USA
Tip — Sunrise through the arch
Grand View Point
4.9
Moab, UT 84532, USA
Tip — Rim walk before it heats up
Dead Horse Point State Park, UT
Tip — Sunset over the gooseneck
Day 3River float + Moab burgers
Colorado River — Fisher Towers stretch
4.9
Fisher Towers Rd, Moab, UT 84532, USA
Tip — Morning float
Milt's Stop & Eat
4.5
356 S Mill Creek Dr, Moab, UT 84532, USA
Tip — Burger + shake finale
Where to go in Moab
10 places across 4 themed lists — use these when you want options beyond the day plan.
Arches
Delicate Arch Trail, Utah, USA
3 miles round trip with no shade, and sunset is the iconic slot, which is why you pack a headlamp for the walk out.
Utah 84532, USA
The most arches per step in the park, which makes it the loop to do if you only have one morning.
Utah 84532, USA
The first stop past the entrance, though timed entry applies from April to October, so you need to book ahead.
Canyonlands & overlooks
Utah 84532, USA
The sunrise shot everyone comes for, which means arriving 40 minutes early if you want a spot on the rim.
Moab, UT 84532, USA
The best overlook in Island in the Sky, which an easy rim walk gets you to without any climbing.
Dead Horse Point State Park, UT
The gooseneck bend of the Colorado, which is best at sunset, though the light goes fast once it starts.
Moab town
78 N Main St, Moab, UT 84532, USA
Coffee and breakfast burritos, which is the right order of operations before a trailhead.
356 S Mill Creek Dr, Moab, UT 84532, USA
Burgers and shakes since 1954, which taste considerably better after a hike than before one.
686 S Main St, Moab, UT 84532, USA
End-of-day beers and wings, which is where the group ends up once the boots come off.
On the river
Fisher Towers Rd, Moab, UT 84532, USA
Half-day splashy rafting, and in summer you want the morning launch, because the afternoon heat is punishing.
Make this Moab trip yours
Use this guide to duplicate the itinerary into your trips. Set dates, swap stops, invite your crew — then continue planning on the web or take it on the go in the Arriv app.