Look at all the Winter Activities!
Use http://udottraffic.utah.gov/ to see real time road conditions across Utah. Just click a camera along your planned drive. Likely to find this information with each state’s Department of Transportation too.
WINTER – Arches National Park!
https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2017/07/photography-national-parks-favorites-each-season
Visitor Centers:
- Arches National Park Visitor Center is open year round. Closed Christmas.
- Campground in Arches opens December 1st.
- Canyonlands National Park Island in the SKY Visitor Center closes January 1st.
- Canyonlands National Park Needles District Visitor Center closes November 25th.
- Moab Information Center is open every day 9-5 starting November 5th. Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas. Bathrooms close daily at 5 PM in winter too.
- Dead Horse Point State Park open year round 6 am – 10 pm. Campgrounds and yurts open year round. Heated restrooms and heated yurts. Visitor Center open daily 9 am – 5 pm starting October 30th. Closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Day, still park is open those days. Trails open all winter.
Please note: tours are based on conditions. Businesses have alternative itineraries and reasonable cancellation policies in winter.
TOURS update:
- Moab Adventure Center provides all land-based tours throughout winter. Will shut the week after Christmas and the first week of January.
- High Point Hummer & ATV will do tours and rentals dependent on weather except for a mid-winter break from December 15- January 7th.
- Deep Desert Expeditions provides hiking, rock art tours, dinosaur track tours and photo/scenic tours all winter.
- Moab Cowboy is open all year round doing OHV trail tours.
- Outlaw Jeep Tours is available all winter. If it snows, trail tours will cancel.
- Moab Cyclery closes the shop for December and January. Still lead day tours when weather permits. Reservations are made by email or online booking system www.moabcyclery.com
- Ultimate UTV Adventures Open all year.
- Moab Horses open year-round for Horseback rides. 435-260-1582.
- Hike Moab is open for hiking and shuttles year round.
- Pinnacle Helicopters schedules tours and charters all winter.
- Moab In A Day will be open for guided tours of Arches and Canyonlands weather permitting.
- Moab Kids Club will be open all year for babysitting.
- Barlow Adventures open: 4wd trips, training & rentals; Moab Office: 259.3195.
- MoabGeotours will be open all winter with tours available for Needles, ISKY and Arches. See schedule and pricing on our website http://www.moabgeotours.com/.
- NAVTEC Expeditions is running all 4×4 tours into Canyonlands and Arches National Parks and canyoneering year round. River trips are scheduled through November or as long as the weather holds out. We modify itineraries in Island in the Sky if the Shafer Trail is closed. 435-259-7983
- Moab Canyon Tours operates year round as well! moabcanyontours.com Tel: 435-260-1822
- Dreamride offers tours for private parties year round, weather permitting.
- www.MoabDesertAdventures.com has guides in town and are open all year round, offering canyoneering and rock climbing through the winter, weather permitting.
- Adrift Adventures is running rafting trips on the Colorado River – both the Moab Daily & Westwater Canyon through October; weather dependent. Rafting starts back up April 1, 2018.
- Adrift Adventure Jeep tours into Arches and Canyonlands National Park via the backcountry will be ran year round, with breaks -Thanksgiving week (Nov. 19-26) & Christmas/New Years (Dec. 23 – Jan. 6); tours are weather dependent. Book adventures 435.259.8594, or adrift.net.
- Well Wisher open year round. 435-200-4667.
- Redrock Express offers private ground transportation and scenic tours to locations within 500 miles of Moab, Utah. Services are reservation based, operating 24/7 year round, with door-to-door service in luxury SUV’s and professional drivers. Reserve online www.redrockexpress.com or call 800-259-2869.
- Red Rock astronomy will be open this winter, conditions permitting of course! Redrockastronomy@yahoo.com, 435-210-0066.
- Moab SidexSide is open this winter (weather dependent and closed for a break in January). There are enclosed, heated SXSs for rent and tour. Our garage is also open for service and retail sales. Contact: moabsidebyside@gmail.com.
http://discovermoab.com/tour.htm
- Raven’s ZipLine closes December 1 – mid-February.
- Wild West Voyages is closed early November until March 1st.
- Moab Rafting is closed for winter.
- Dinosaurs – Moab Giants will be closed Nov until Presidents’ weekend.
Restaurants:
- McStiff’s/Wake and Bake Café Open 6-7 days a week. 8 -11:30 AM for coffee-breakfast; 11:30 – 4:30 for lunch; 4:30 – 11 PM for dinner. Bar/Game Room stays open later if there are customers. Shut for Holiday December 16-30th for two weeks.
- Atomic Grill & Lounge plans on staying open all Winter.
- Sabuku Sushi Mid-November – Mid-march hours are Wed – Sat opening at 5 PM until about 8:30 PM. Happy Hour is 5-6 PM Wed & Thurs. Will shut for winter break Mid-January opening Valentine’s Day.
- Eklectica goes to winter hours mid-November. That will be 7:30 AM – 1:30 PM daily.
- Sweet Cravings is open November/December and opening a new gift shop titled Crave Moab which is open through December.
- The River Grill and Epic Bar will be under light renovations from November 27-December 22, 2017 AND January 2- February 15, 2018. During this time, the restaurant will not be open with normal hours and offering limited pre-arranged meals for guests. Breakfast will be available as our saddlebag to-go or pre-order room service. Lunch will be offered as a Saddle Bag To-go option and for dinner we will be offering a family style theme option each night from 6-8pm. We will re-open with regular business hours and operations beginning on February 16, 2018.
- Pancake Haus will close for the month of January for deep cleaning.
- http://www.SpitfireSmokehouseMoab.com will have winter hours of noon-7 Wed-Saturday, catering, deliveries. 970-618-4272.
- Miguel’s Baja Grill closes mid Nov. and reopens Feb.14th.
- Desert Bistro closes after Thanksgiving weekend for the winter.
- Twista sista’s has closed the doors forever. Unknown location occupant at this point.
- Moab Garage Co. restaurant will close for remodel in the winter.
Accommodations:
- Days Inn – 426 N. Main Street open all year. 435-259-4468.
- Moab Comfort Suites open all year. 435-259-5455. Swimming pool closes, hot tub stays open.
- Sorrel River Ranch and Spa – Milepost 16 on Hwy 128. Open except for Jan 8 – Feb 8 2018.
- Red Cliffs Lodge – Milepost 14 on Hwy 128. Open all winter. Restaurant closes January 1- February 15 2018.
- Cali Cochitta B&B open all year. 435-259-4961.
- Big Horn Lodge open all year. 550 S Main St, 435-259-6171.
- Arches Drive Bed and Breakfast is open all winter.
- Hampton Inn open all year.
- “Blue Lizard” vrbo.com/222248, 801-554-5674.
- Town Bungalow Moab, 72 W 200 N is open all year; (888) 474-8474 www.townbungalow.com
- A Moab House at 198 W. Center St.offers nightly lodging all year long!
- Moab Springs Ranch – 1266 N. Highway 191 open all year. Hot tub open all year. Pool is open mid-March through mid-Oct. 435-259-7891.
- StellaRuby Cottages is open year round. Reservations www.stellarubycottages.com 435-260-0215.
- Center Street Condos (4 units) are open for the winter season. 303-619-1054.
- Whispering Oaks is open all year – 435-259-7666 www.whisperingoakslodging.com Each cabin has a private hot tub and those are available in the Winter. We are about 8 miles from the Geyser Pass Trailhead.
- 3 Dogs and a Moose Cottages are all open year-round, and available this winter.
- http://www.3dogsandamoosecottages.com as well as our 3 other properties under “It Deepenz Lodging”.
- The Kokopelli Lodge, our Inn Towner and our West property are open all year long. We also do long term monthly rentals December thru mid- February as well as our nightly rentals. 435-259-7615.
- Casa de Zia at 323 Williams Way 801-637-3965 is open all year, hot tub and indoor swimming pool stays open all year as well.
- Hotel Moab, Best Western Greenwell, Super 8, and Motel 6 all stay open during the winter.
- These chains are open all winter: La Quinta, Fairfield Marriott, Homewood Suites, Greenwell and Canyonlands Best Westerns, Holiday Day Inn Express, Sleep Inn, Motel 6, Super 8.
http://discovermoab.com/lodging.htm
- The Launch Pad B&B closes for November 10-February 31st this year.
- River Canyon Lodge closes November 12 to open for Presidents’ Weekend in February.
- The Mayor’s House B&B and Adobe Abode B&B are closing the doors and not reopening.
- River Canyon Lodge will close after folk festival weekend.
- Rustic Inn closes December 1, opens February 1.
Camping:
- Moab Valley RV Resort open all year. Pool and hot tub close first week of November until spring.
- Pack Creek Campground open year round.
- Moab Rim Campark has RV and tent spaces December, January and February. The cabin water will be winterized those months. Cabins still available in November.
- Talking Mountain Yurts for Winer Accommodations…skiers, snowshoers and snowmobiliers. wkelley@talkingmountainyurts.com.
- Desert Moon Hotel, a residence, will have some rooms available for people overnight. The camppark will accept some RV traffic if it comes through in the winter months between December and January. Those spots are winterized, because of lower temperatures water might be sketchy.
http://discovermoab.com/campgrounds.htm
- Up the Creek Closes on October 22nd for the winter.
- Portal RV Resort closes December 1st until mid-February.
- ACT campground will close for RV ‘s November 1st; Cabin Rooms and tents will close November 15. We will open March 1, 2018. Possibly open for Feb 15 for Valentines or maybe weekends in Feb.
Shops:
- Royce Electronics open Monday – Friday 9 am – 6 pm.
- Tom Till Gallery has reduced hour in the days approaching Christmas when they close for the winter. But folks can schedule an appointment.
- The Rave’N Image stays open 7 days a week through the end of the year, but starts closing earlier in the beg of November. We will close in the beg of Jan for a remodeling job that will last until the end of the month. Beg of Feb we are open 4 days a week.Starting VAlentine’s weekend we’re back to 7 days/week.
- Moab Gear Trader open 7 days a week offering new and used outdoor gear and clothing. Moab’s Only ski and winter recreation shop. We are Moab’s Winter Sports Headquarters.
- Rim Cyclery has x-country touring skis for rent.
- GearHeads has snowshoes for rent.
- Pagan Mountaineering has ice axes, crampons, snow shoes, and poles for rent.
- Ongoing live music at night in various establishment see the MoabHappenings.com
- Desert Thread is open 10am-5:30pm, Tuesday-Saturday (year round). Social stitch night every Wednesday is from 7-9pm. Classes available on a monthly basis. 29 E Center Street, 435-259-8404.
- Indigo Alley will be closed for the month of January.
- It’s Sew Moab LLC will be open 10:00am – 5:00pm.
- Sandstone Gallery remains open through winter, 59 S Main St.
- Back of Beyond Books winter hours: 9 AM – 6 PM, 7 days a week. Closed Thanksgiving Day.
A couple notes:
- Tumbleweed, 31 N Main St. is open through Christmas, then closed until February 12thish, around Valentine’s Day!
- The T-Shirt Shop closes by December to open end of February.
- Shirtails cuts back hours in November to close for remodeling. Open March 1.
- Moab is a small town the shops should be easy to locate.