Best Moab ATV Tours — Quick Picks
Which Moab ATV Tour Is Right for You?
| Tour | Duration | Machine | Best for | Rating | From | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most booked | 2.5–3 hours | UTV, guided | The default first ride, 503 reviews | 5★ | $139 | Check → |
| Cheapest booking | 2.5 hours | UTV, you drive | Same trail, lowest price | 5★ | $135 | Check → |
| Sunset run | 3 hours | UTV, you drive | Red rock in the last hour of light | 4.9★ | $140 | Check → |
| Two trails | 3.5 hours | UTV, you drive | Hell's Revenge plus Fins N Things | 5★ | $239 | Check → |
| Full-day rental | 8 hours | Four-seat custom 4x4 | Groups with their own plan | 5★ | $580 | Check → |
Compare ATV Tours in Moab
Prices, ratings and availability last checked: August 2026.
Top Pickfrom $139 Hell's Revenge UTV 4x4 Guided Adventure
- Riding areaHell's Revenge, Sand Flats
- MachineUTV 4x4
- PickupMoab town base
- Ride time2.5–3 h
- Best forFirst-timers, most reviewed
- 2.5–3 hours including briefing and kit
- Helmet and goggles provided
- Cancellation terms are shown on the operator's booking page
from $135 You Drive Guided Hell's Revenge UTV Tour
- Riding areaHell's Revenge
- MachineUTV, you drive
- Ride time2.5 h
- Driver ageLicence required to drive
- Best forLowest price on the slickrock
- 2.5 hours including briefing and kit
- Helmet and goggles provided
- Cancellation terms are shown on the operator's booking page
from $140 U-Drive UTV Sunset Guided Adventure on Hell's Revenge
- Riding areaHell's Revenge
- MachineUTV, you drive
- Ride time3 h
- Best forSunset light
- 3 hours including briefing and kit
- Helmet and goggles provided
- Cancellation terms are shown on the operator's booking page
from $149 Moab’s #1 Rated Guided U-Drive Hell’s Revenge Off-Road Tour
- Riding areaHell's Revenge
- MachineUTV, you drive
- Ride time3 h
- Best forSmall-group u-drive
- 3 hours including briefing and kit
- Helmet and goggles provided
- Cancellation terms are shown on the operator's booking page
from $239 3.5 Hour HELL'S REVENGE and FINS & THINGS You Drive UTV Tour
- Riding areaHell's Revenge + Fins N Things
- MachineUTV, you drive
- Ride time3.5 h
- Best forTwo trails in one session
- 3.5 hours including briefing and kit
- Helmet and goggles provided
- Cancellation terms are shown on the operator's booking page
from $303 Hell's Revenge Self-Driven Guided UTV Tour
- Riding areaHell's Revenge
- MachineUTV, self-driven
- Ride time2.5 h
- Best forPrivate-feel guided ride
- 2.5 hours including briefing and kit
- Helmet and goggles provided
- Cancellation terms are shown on the operator's booking page
from $580 Moab 4 Seat Custom 4x4 Off Road UTV Rental
- Riding areaMoab trail network
- MachineFour-seat custom 4x4 UTV
- Ride time8 h rental
- Driver ageLicence and deposit
- Best forGroups planning their own day
- 8 hours including briefing and kit
- Helmet and goggles provided
- Cancellation terms are shown on the operator's booking page
from $327 Self-Driven Guided Sunset UTV Tour to Fins N Things
- Riding areaFins N Things
- MachineUTV, self-driven
- Ride time2.5 h
- Best forSunset on the fins
- 2.5 hours including briefing and kit
- Helmet and goggles provided
- Cancellation terms are shown on the operator's booking page
How Much Does an ATV Tour in Moab Cost?
Moab prices split by how many people share the machine and how long you keep it. The clustered $135–$149 tours are the standard Hell's Revenge run; above that you are paying for a second trail, a private machine, or a full day with the keys.
Two and a half to three hours on the slickrock with a guide leading and you driving. This band is where the reviews and the value both sit — four separate operators land within fifteen dollars of each other.
The 3.5-hour Hell's Revenge plus Fins N Things combination, plus the self-driven and sunset tours priced for the whole machine rather than the seat.
Eight hours with a four-seat custom 4x4 UTV and no guide setting the pace. You pick the trails, you carry the responsibility, and the price covers the vehicle rather than a person.
What affects the price?
The cheap tours quote a per-person rate on a shared or two-seat machine. The $303–$580 listings price the vehicle, so four people change the maths entirely.
Hell's Revenge alone runs 2.5–3 hours. Adding Fins N Things takes it to 3.5 hours and about $100 more, which is the best value upgrade on the page for anyone confident after the first hour.
Evening departures cost a few dollars more than the same trail at midday and sell out first from May to September — the light on red sandstone is the reason people book Moab in the first place.
Sand Flats Recreation Area charges a day-use fee at the gate. Guided tours normally fold it in; a self-drive rental may not, so check the listing.
ATV vs UTV: Which Should You Book in Moab?
Moab answers this question for you. The guided trade here runs entirely on side-by-sides, because slickrock climbs and ledge drops are safer and more capable in a caged four-wheeler than on a straddled quad. Knowing the difference still matters when you compare a Moab booking against an ATV tour somewhere sandier.
| ATV (quad) | UTV (side-by-side) | |
|---|---|---|
| Available in Moab | Not on any guided tour listed here | All eight tours on this page |
| Controls | Handlebars, straddle seat | Steering wheel, pedals, seatbelts, roll cage |
| Riders | 1 per machine | 2–4 per vehicle |
| On steep slickrock | Rider weight does the balancing | Cage, belts and low gearing do the work |
| Kids and passengers | Riders only | How families ride Hell's Revenge |
| Typical Moab price | Not sold on these tours | $135–$580 depending on length and seats |
Month-by-Month Guide
Off-season. Ice on the slickrock and most operators are shut; the trails are unreliable at best.
Still winter on the rock. Cold nights, occasional snow, very limited tour availability.
Season opens. Cool mornings, comfortable afternoons, and the town starts filling up.
One of the two best months — warm dry rock, long light, and off-road event weekends that book out early.
Excellent riding with heat building late in the month. Sunset slots start to sell first.
Hot and dry. Morning and evening departures only; midday on bare sandstone is punishing.
Peak heat above 38°C / 100°F plus monsoon storms that turn slickrock slippery in minutes.
Same heat and storm pattern as July. Book the earliest slot of the day.
The heat breaks and the light gets long. Arguably the best month of the year here.
Cool, clear and busy, with autumn colour along the Colorado River corridor below the trail.
Season winds down. Crisp days, cold mornings, fewer departures each week.
Effectively closed. Freezing nights and iced rock; plan Moab for another month.
What to Expect on the Day
Meet in Moab town
Operators are based along and just off Main Street; the trailhead is only a few minutes east up Sand Flats Road, so there is no long transfer at either end of the day.
Park in town rather than driving to the trailhead separately — the shuttle up is part of the tour.Waiver, helmet and the slickrock talk
You sign a waiver, get a helmet, and the guide explains what makes this terrain different: steep bare rock, ledges taken at walking pace, and a rule about following exactly the line the lead machine takes.
Ask which seat you want before the group splits up. Driver and passenger are two very different experiences here.Machine check and first climbs
You learn the controls in the staging area, then the route starts climbing almost immediately. The first steep slickrock face comes early and looks worse from the bottom than it feels from the seat.
Keep your hands inside the cage and your thumbs outside the wheel on rock steps.The trail
Hell's Revenge is a loop of domes, fins and ledge drops above the Colorado River corridor, with photo stops at the high points. Fins N Things adds a rollercoaster of sandstone fins if your tour covers both.
The obstacles with names are usually optional. Say no without embarrassment; guides expect it.Back down to town
You are back at the operator's base in Moab within the booked window, and back on Main Street a couple of minutes later. Dust is red here and it sticks.
Shake out before you get in a hire car. Moab red does not vacuum out of upholstery easily.What to Bring (and What to Leave at Home)
✓ Bring
- Closed shoes with grip — you will get out onto bare rock at photo stops
- Sunglasses and high-SPF sunscreen; sandstone reflects hard
- Two litres of water per person in summer, more than the operator carries
- A buff for red dust on the descent
- A jacket for sunset departures — the desert drops fast after dark
- Driving licence if you are the one at the wheel
✗ Leave behind
- Sandals and anything open-toed
- Light-coloured clothes; Moab red dust is permanent
- Loose hats without a strap — the fins are windy
- Big bags, there is no storage beyond a small footwell
- Drones — restricted over the Sand Flats area and nearby park land
Where Tours Depart From
| Port / Area | Details | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Moab Main Street | Most operators check you in at a storefront or yard in town, then shuttle the group and machines the short distance up to the trailhead. | Anyone staying in Moab without a vehicle |
| Sand Flats Road trailhead | Where Hell's Revenge and Fins N Things actually start, a few minutes east of town past the recreation area gate. | Understanding how short the transfer really is |
| Rental yards | The full-day four-seat 4x4 rental is collected from the operator's yard, with the day's route left to you. | Groups who want the machine, not a schedule |
How to Choose an ATV Operator
What good operators do
- Say whether the price is per person or for the whole machine
- State whether the Sand Flats day-use fee is included or collected separately
- Cap group size so the convoy is not queuing at every ledge
- Publish the minimum driver age and licence rule for you-drive formats
- Make the named obstacles optional and say so before you are sitting at the top of one
Red flags to avoid
- Marketing a UTV trip as an 'ATV tour' without saying the machines are side-by-sides
- Midday July departures with no mention of heat or water
- Single-digit review counts paired with the highest prices on the page
- No clarity on what happens when a storm closes the slickrock — rain changes this trail completely
Where the Trails Run in Moab
The routes and riding areas tours use around Moab, and what the ground is like on each.
Hell's Revenge
The main trailThe slickrock route above Sand Flats Road that nearly every tour on this page rides. Petrified dunes, steep domes and ledge drops with the Colorado River corridor below, a few minutes from Main Street. Hard, grippy rock rather than sand — nothing about it rides like a desert dune trail.
Fins N Things
The second trailA rollercoaster of parallel sandstone fins in the same recreation area, added by the 3.5-hour two-trail tour and the sunset run. Steeper and more rhythmic than Hell's Revenge, with a run of up-and-over crests that pass for a theme park ride in rock form.
Sand Flats Recreation Area
Where both trails liveThe BLM-managed area immediately east of Moab that contains Hell's Revenge, Fins N Things and the famous Slickrock bike trail on the same expanse of rock. It has a gate, a day-use fee and shared traffic — Jeeps, bikes and UTVs all working the same lines.
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