Bullick Cross Creek Park
Park
9 acres0.1 mi of trail
Mill Creek Parkway
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Moab
Moab has 16 miles of mapped trails, 3.4 for every square mile of land
25% of Moab’s land is conserved, about 784 acres. 87% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 37 acres are parks and preserves, 7.1 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 88% of U.S. towns · #18 of 119 in Utah. What drives it
Conserved land
25%
784 acres · of 4.8 sq mi of land
Trails
16 mi
3.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
37 ac
7.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
87%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
7.0 mi
2.7 mi lanes · 4.3 mi paths
Highest peak
4,767 ft
The Portal
What kind of outdoors town is Moab?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Moab have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Moab is ahead of 88% of U.S. towns, #18 of 119 in Utah. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Moab’s overall grade.
Conserved land25% of the land · typical UT town 3% · U.S. 4%ATrails3.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (16 mi) · UT 1.1 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land7.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (37 acres) · UT 7 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home87% of residents within a half mile of a park · UT 91% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 88%
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Utah towns of 2,500+ (119)Ahead of 86%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− to A+. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Bullick Cross Creek Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Center Street Ballparks
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 8 parks & preserves
Bullick Cross Creek Park9 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Swanny City Park8 acres
DirectionsCenter Street Ballparks6 acres
Lions Park4 acres
DirectionsMoab BMX Park4 acres
DirectionsRotary Park4 acres
DirectionsBehind The Rocks Wilderness Study Area3 acres · Bureau of Land Management
Robin Groff Memorial Park1 acres
Who protects it
784 conserved acres
25% of Moab’s land. Who manages Moab’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State land board497 ac
Bureau of Land Management222 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits45 ac
Town or city27 ac
State fish & wildlife4 ac
U.S. Forest Service1 ac
State natural resources1 ac
State Resource Management Area · 497 acNational Public Lands · 222 acConservation Easement · 29 acLocal Park · 27 acPrivate Conservation · 17 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 14 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 15 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Trust Lands Spanish Valley Block State Resource Management Area | State land board | 359 | Open |
| Moab Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 222 | Open |
| The State of Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration 5009 State Resource Management Area | State land board | 138 | Open |
| Moab Wetlands Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 17 | Closed |
| Bullick Cross Creek Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Swanny City Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Center Street Ballparks Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Matheson Wetlands State Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 4 | Restricted |
| Rotary Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Lions Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
3 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
18 places to go in Moab
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Moab
Moab Recreation and Aquatics CenterIn Swanny City Park
DirectionsMoab Recreation and Aquatics CenterIn Swanny City Park
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Moab
Rotary Park FreenotesIn Rotary Park
DirectionsPlus 7 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Moab
Bark Park
DirectionsPlus 1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Moab
The Portal4,767 ft elevation
DirectionsCampgrounds in Moab
Sun Outdoors North MoabFee · Sun RV Resorts
DirectionsUp the Creek Campground
DirectionsTrails & water
9 named trails
Named trails
Open to bikes · 2.8 miHorses · 1.3 miUnpaved · 10.2 mi
Pipe Dream1.4 mi
Below The Rocks1.2 mi
Hell's Revenge 4x4 Trail1.2 mi
Prospector0.9 mi
Moab Rim Trail0.5 mi
Mill Creek Parkway0.5 mi
Upper Prospector0.4 mi
Stairmaster0.3 mi
Below the Rocks0.1 mi
Biking & sports
7.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.7 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
4.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Pipe DreamBike route
1.4 miCourts & fields
6Baseball
6Tennis
3Basketball
2Soccer
1Skate park
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →9 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Courthouse Wash PictographsSite · listed 1976
About itOrlando W. Warner HouseBuilding · listed 1977
About itElk Mountain Mission Fort SiteSite · listed 1978
About itMoab CabinBuilding · listed 1980
About itArthur Taylor HouseBuilding · listed 1980
About itMoab LDS ChurchBuilding · listed 1980
About itStar HallBuilding · listed 1993
About itJohn Henry Shafer HouseBuilding · listed 2001
About itApache MotelBuilding · listed 2008
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Moab: April and May
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 41 | 50 | 63 | 70 | 81 | 93 | 98 | 95 | 86 | 72 | 56 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
June is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 98 °F). 1.0 inches fall in October, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 98 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Moab →
Questions about parks and trails in Moab
Where can I hike in Moab?
The longest trail networks: Bullick Cross Creek Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Moab is conserved land?
25% of its land, against a typical 3% for an Utah town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Moab’s trails?
Bullick Cross Creek Park and Swanny City Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Moab?
7.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.7 of painted or protected lanes and 4.3 of off-road paths. Named routes: Pipe Dream.
Is there public land near Moab?
186,615 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Moab or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 506 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Moab have?
Ahead of 88% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #18 of 119 in Utah. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Moab neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →