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.