the perfect three days in moab

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crunchy kat explores 3 days in moab utah
crunchy kat explores perfect 3 days in moab utah

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When I moved to Denver six months ago, I was moving here for the mountains (cliche yadda yadda I know). And while I’m still not sure what region of the United States to consider Colorado part of (anyone with me that it should be the Midwest and what we call the “Midwest” should actually be the Mideast?!), I really only associated it with mountains (and maybe the plains). To be honest, I never really thought about how the desert was basically just a stone throw away.

After realizing Moab, the gateway to TWO national parks and tons of other outdoor activities, was only a five hour drive away, I scheduled a long three day weekend in the desert. And this self-proclaimed mountain lover kindaaaa turned into a desert lover too.

Moab is the type of place that could take a lifetime to explore, butttttt most people don’t have unlimited PTO for that. So maybe you’re just taking a quick weekend trip from Denver or Salt Lake City. Or maybe passing through on your way on a road trip to other national parks. Three days in Moab is not enough time to explore everything it has to offer, but you can still fit in some adventures. So how do you spend three days in Moab?

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where to camp in moab, utah

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Looking where you should camp in Moab? There are three options - private campsites, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) campsites, or primitive campsites.
Looking where you should camp in Moab? There are three options - private campsites, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) campsites, or primitive campsites.


When I told people, I was headed to Moab for a long weekend full of hiking, camping, and general exploring, the general consensus was – “ohhhh, you can literally camp anywhereeee in Moab.”

Since this is a post on camping in Moab, let me tell y’all this is NOT true (or else you know, this post wouldn’t need to be written). Since my travels in South America, I went from an extreme planner to more of a winging it kind of style. However, since I would be arriving at 10pm on a Friday in May aka a weekend AND pitch black during the busy season… I figured I better dig in a little. Wrapping my head around everything was a little confusing since nothing seemed to be in one place, but hopefully, this is a one shop stop!

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