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Dave Beedon | profile | all galleries >> Places >> Utah >> Moab (environs) >> Sand Flats tree view | thumbnails | slideshow | map

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Sand Flats


About two miles east of downtown Moab is Sand Flats Recreation Area (SFRA), a wonderland of sandstone fins and domes, desert prairie, and canyons. It is the home of the world-famous Slickrock Bike Trail and of four-wheel-drive trails that take drivers through sand and over fins. Canyons form much of its boundaries.

It has over 100 primitive campsites in eight or nine “clusters.” The only camping amenities are vault toilets, most of which have no roof, picnic tables, and fire rings. There are no hook-ups and no water. Although most users of SFRA ride mountain bikes or drive 4x4 vehicles, hikers like me (few in number in my experience) find it a wonderful place to explore on foot.

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Looking for Morning Glory Natural Bridge
:: Looking for Morning Glory Natural Bridge ::
Southeastern Fins
:: Southeastern Fins ::
Flight at Sand Flats
Flight at Sand Flats
Holding onto a campsite
Holding onto a campsite
Looking northwest toward Upper Negro Bill Canyon
Looking northwest toward Upper Negro Bill Canyon
Mooned while grading... 20110620_7298
Mooned while grading... 20110620_7298