Moab Base Camp
Campground
This short, easy hike sits on Bureau of Land Management land in the Moab Field Office in Utah, about 0.6 miles from the Bull Run Connector Trail and Getaway Trail. The route is an out-and-back of about 1.3 miles, with a low point of 5,409 feet and a high of 5,596 feet, and it gains about 173 feet one way. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 72°F and October highs around 65°F, while July averages about 91°F and winter brings frequent snow days. Bikes are allowed on this natural-surface trail, but horses are not. The 7-Up Bike Trail is about 0.8 miles away, and Four Arch Canyon is about 1.3 miles off. For an overnight stay, Cowboy Camp Campground is about 2.4 miles away.
Moab Base Camp
Campground
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Best months: April–June and September–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
37° / 22°
4 wet · 4 snow
Feb
43° / 27°
4 wet · 3 snow
Mar
54° / 35°
5 wet · 2 snow
Apr
62° / 40°
5 wet · 1 snow
May
72° / 50°
5 wet
Jun
85° / 62°
3 wet
Jul
91° / 68°
6 wet
Aug
88° / 66°
7 wet
Sep
79° / 57°
6 wet
Oct
65° / 44°
5 wet
Nov
49° / 33°
4 wet · 2 snow
Dec
37° / 23°
4 wet · 4 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Canyonlands-The Neck, UT, 9.2 mi away at 5,871 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Seven Mile Wash Trail
~9 min drive
5.06-mile out-and-back hike in Utah with 1,144 ft gain/loss
HIKE
Getaway Trail
~1 min drive
15.26-mile out-and-back trail in Utah with 1,271 ft elevation gain and loss.
HIKE
Bull Run Connector Trail
~1 min drive
1.68-mile out-and-back trail in Utah with 128 ft elevation gain and loss.
HIKE
Metal Masher Trail
~7 min drive
22.2-mile out-and-back trail in Utah with 3,152 ft elevation gain
HIKE
7-Up Bike Trail
~1 min drive
4.36-mile out-and-back bike trail in Utah with 1,077 ft elevation gain
HIKE
Chisholm Trail
~3 min drive
14.26-mile out-and-back trail in Utah with 1,193 ft elevation gain/loss.
HIKE
Ber's Trail
~2 min drive
3.88-mile out-and-back hike in Utah with 616 ft elevation gain
HIKE
Bull Run Trail
~1 min drive
1.98-mile out-and-back trail in Utah with 984 ft elevation gain and loss.
HIKE
7-Up Trail
~2 min drive
1.7-mile out-and-back hike in Utah with 194 ft of elevation gain
HIKE
Bull Run Trail
~1 min drive
6.26-mile out-and-back trail in Utah with 1,085 ft elevation gain.