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Moab - Scenic Drives

Scenic drives to consider in the Moab area are listed below. Click on any scenic byway or backway listed below for complete information.

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Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway

	Dinosaur Diamond is named for the rough diamond shape of this remarkable area, stretching from Eastern Utah into Western Colorado. The Byway offers opportunities for the public to visit archeological and fossil sites in their natural settings.

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Colorado River Scenic Byway		44 miles oneway	1 hour

	The Colorado Scenic Byway (Hwy 128) begins at Hwy 191 just north of Moab on the eastern edge of the Colorado River. It follows the river northeast for roughly 30 miles. Along the way are fantastic views of the swift moving Colorado as it carves its way through tall red rock cliffs.

Dead Horse Point Mesa Scenic Byway	35 miles (56 km)	30 minutes minimum, but 2-3 hours recommended to enjoy the state and national parks.

Dinosaur Diamond Prehistoric Highway		480 miles (772 km)	10 hours to drive or 10 days to enjoy the Byway

	The Dinosaur Diamond Prehistoric Highway delivers discovery and exploration at several sites filled with science and history. The two-state Byway combines opportunities to see dinosaur bones being excavated and prepared by paleontologists for museum display. Visit the museums along the Byway that showcase reconstructed skeletons and fleshed-out recreations of dinosaurs found in the area.

La Sal Road		60 mile loop	2 - 3 hours

	The La Sal Mountain Loop Road climbs up and along the western side of the La Sals. Along the way are picnic areas and overlooks of Arches and Canyonlands national parks and other beautiful scenery of the red rock canyon country below. Unpaved forest service roads branch off to a few alpine lakes and old mining areas.

Needles/Anticline Overlook Road		76 mile roundtrip	3 - 4 hours

	The Needles and Anticline Overlooks provide fantastic views of the canyon country in and near Canyonlands National Park. A marked gravel road off Hwy 191 about 32 miles south of Moab leads to both. Though the drive itself isn't exceptional, the overlooks are.

Potash Scenic Byway		34 mile roundtrip	2 hours

	Potash Scenic Byway (Hwy. 279) begins at Hwy 191 about 3 miles northwest of Moab and a short distance past the Colorado River. It follows the Colorado southeast for about 16 miles, ending at the Moab Salt Plant. The byway runs between high cliff walls on the west and the Colorado River on the east.

Potash-Lower Colorado River Scenic Byway (U-279)	17 miles (27 km)	1 hour

Squaw Flats Scenic Byway		35 miles oneway	1 - 2 hours

	The Squaw Flat Scenic Byway (Hwy 211) begins at Hwy 191 about 40 miles south of Moab, and runs west into the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park. Along the way is nice red rock scenery, good views south of the Abajo Mountains and wonderful Newspaper Rock -- a cliff wall densely covered with Indian petroglyphs.

Upper Colorado River Scenic Byway (U-128)	44 miles (70 km)	One hour

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