Moab is a delightful winter destination! The weather is usually mild with little snow or rainfall. The crowds at the National Parks have thinned out, and the shorter days, mean that catching a sunrise or sunset hike becomes much more reasonable! (7:30 am sunrise in winter vs 5:45 am sunrise in summer). Read on to discover the joys of Moab in winter!
Moab is home to two incredible national parks, Canyonlands and Arches National Park, and one popular state park, Dead Horse State Park. This is a hugely popular destination for hiking, dirt bikes, mountain biking, and rock crawling due to its proximity to sand flats, 4×4 trails and world class rock crawling at Hells Revenge!
The summer months tend to be scorching and also tend to attract the greatest crowds. If you visit in summer, book early, and be prepared for lines to park, lines to eat, lines to hike, etc, etc.
Arches National Park
Arches is a must do while visiting Moab! It has incredible viewpoints scattered throughout the park, many of which don’t require you to leave you car!
It also has a list of short hikes with a huge payout:
The Windows hike:
1 mile easy loop with views of North Window , South Window and Turret Arch. Top place for sunset and sunrise photography.
Double Arch:
Shares parking lot with the Windows hike.
0.5 mile easy out and back to see huge double arch.
Sand Dune Arch:
A flat 0.3 mile hike set between canyon walls to a small arch.
Very kid friendly! 
Sand dune arch is small but beautiful!
Delicate Arch:
Moderately strenuous 3 mile round trip hike to one of the most famous viewpoints in the park!
Delicate Arch 
This is one of the most popular spots for sunset viewing in the park!
Check out our detailed post about hiking Delicate Arch! Best Hike at Arches National Park
Here is the NPS website for Arches:
https://www.nps.gov/arch/index.htm
Canyonlands National Park
An easy 45 minute drive from Moab is gorgeous Canyonlands! It is a huge park with tons of hiking trails. For an easy introduction, start with the Mesa Arch Trail and then drive to the Grand Viewpoint!
Mesa Arch trail:
An easy 0.5 trail to an arch overlooking the La Sal Mountains.
Grand view point 
Hike to Mesa Arch
Here is the NPS website for Canyonlands: https://www.nps.gov/cany/index.htm
Rock crawling at Hells Revenge
This is a must do for the most adventurous in your group! There are several companies that lead guided tours through the Hells Revenge area. You get to drive your own Razor 4×4 vehicle and follow the guide through some really scary obstacles! They have 2, 4 and 5 seater vehicles so you can bring the whole family! Prices range from $700-800 for a family of 7. We took children aged 5-14 and they all had a great time!
Where to stay
We loved our stay at the Expedition Lodge in Moab! They had a great free breakfast, a heated pool with water slide, and rooms that hold up to 8 people. (Our room had double queen bunkbeds!).
Ideal for big groups 
Heated pool for cold winter days
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