PLACES TO RIDE - UTAH
CORAL PINK -
Located near the SW corner of Utah. Between Hurricane and Kanab with easy access you’ll find this to be like none other you’ve ever been to. The dunes here aren’t incredibly huge like at Little Sahara, St Anthony’s, Dumont, or Glamis but you’ll still find yourself making many return visits here. Coral Pink is about a 7-hour drive from Phoenix, AZ and about 5 hours from Las Vegas, NV. From Phoenix, take I-17 north to Highway 89 north. Once you’re on the other side of the Grand Canyon, take ALT 89 (Hwy 89A) NW to Fredonia, AZ. At Fredonia stay on Highway 89 towards Kanab, UT. There‘s gas, food, and lodging here if you don’t wish to camp at Coral Pink. Otherwise just follow Highway 89 thru Kanab and watch for the brown signs to Coral Pink (you'll turn west). The Dunes: First thing you’ll notice is the color of the sand, then you’ll see that it’s not a huge place but still plenty big for a weekend adventure (and an excellent escape from the Arizona summers). There are lots of dunes to climb and great ones to jump. On the East end of the area there are great trails that wrap around, and the best part is that they’re marked in a one-way only direction. This is a great place to bring the entire family, as you’ll find some form of riding for everybody. Camping: There is primitive camping leading up to the main entrance to the recreation area. Once you’re to the main entrance, the park area has paved, private, pull-thru parking (max length is 32ft). There are flush toilets, showers, and BBQ pits available to all campers within the park area. There is a daily use fee for camping within the Main Park.
We recently made another trip up to Coral Pink with some good friends, and had a blast (July '07). This was a first for many in the group and due to the strong winds nobody brought a camera out to the dunes. Most of these pix are from the 'primitive' camping area showing the fun we had. We're planning another trip up there soon, with some disposable cameras. Enjoy the pix and email us if you have any questions regarding the area. For those of you traveling from Nevada, you're going to want to cut thru Colorado City, AZ to avoid the $25 fee thru Zion National Park, just northwest of Coral Pink.
June 2008 - If your OHV's are not registered in your state (NV, AZ, etc) you will be required to purchase a $30/per ohv use permit sticker that is valid for 1 year from time of purchase. Our vehicles are registered in AZ with the state OHV tag and in May of 2010 we didn't have any problems when the park ranger came thru the camping area.
We recently made another trip up to Coral Pink with some good friends, and had a blast (July '07). This was a first for many in the group and due to the strong winds nobody brought a camera out to the dunes. Most of these pix are from the 'primitive' camping area showing the fun we had. We're planning another trip up there soon, with some disposable cameras. Enjoy the pix and email us if you have any questions regarding the area. For those of you traveling from Nevada, you're going to want to cut thru Colorado City, AZ to avoid the $25 fee thru Zion National Park, just northwest of Coral Pink.
June 2008 - If your OHV's are not registered in your state (NV, AZ, etc) you will be required to purchase a $30/per ohv use permit sticker that is valid for 1 year from time of purchase. Our vehicles are registered in AZ with the state OHV tag and in May of 2010 we didn't have any problems when the park ranger came thru the camping area.
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LITTLE SAHARA -
Another great place to take your sand toys is Little Sahara dunes in central Utah. There are hills and bowls for all ability levels. Located pretty much right in the center of the state, along I-15. It’s about a 12-hour drive from Fountain Hills, AZ if you live in the southern states, and about a 6.5 hour drive from Idaho Falls, ID if you live north. The entrance road to Little Sahara is 4 miles west of Jericho Junction. From Nephi, head west 31 miles via SR 132 and Juab County Route 1812. Take the main Nephi exit (#222) and go thru town. Just watch for the right hand turn after you go up the hill from town, it comes up on you fast at 60mph. From Eureka head south 18 miles on US 6 and from Delta head north 34 miles on US 6 (Little Sahara is approximately 115 miles south of Salt Lake City via Nephi). Camping is $18 a night and an annual permit is also available. For more information contact the Visitor Center at (435) 433-5961. There is camping available at the dunes and plenty of accommodations in Nephi. The Dunes: Sand Mountain is a wall of sand climbing nearly 700 feet high and provides the ultimate challenge to rider and machine. This is the prime-time focal point for hill climbing. White Sands with its easy access to dunes and plentiful riding bowls attract riders of all abilities to this spot on the north end of the recreation area. Dunes SW of Black Mountain are low-lying dunes that provide good terrain for beginners or for those who just want to get away from the crowds. Black Mountain is a network of dirt trails up, over, and around this peak that offers excellent trail riding for just about any kind of off highway vehicle. Camping: White Sands campsite is nestled among the junipers and immediate access to dunes make this a popular destination. There are 99 campsites, flush toilets (vault in winter), drinking water, and a fenced play area. Oasis campsite is the most developed site in the recreation area. Paved pads for trailers and motor homes, combined with ready access to the dunes makes this a popular site with families. There are 114 campsites, flush toilets (vault in winter), RV dump station, and drinking water. Jericho campsite was originally designed as a fenced picnic-area, but now serves as an overflow camping area. Great area for large groups! There’s a paved parking access road, 41 picnic tables with shade ramada's, flush toilets, drinking water, amphitheater, and a fenced sand play area. Sand Mountain is a primitive camping/staging area. This place really rocks during popular holiday weekends, but is wide open to plenty of camping on regular weekends. There are gravel-packed parking loops, vault toilets, drinking water, and tent spaces along with rv dump and water. The back side of Sand Mountain is the best! The bowls are massive and the area is easy to navigate for the amateur rider. Beginners should use caution, and speed, if they drop into one of the big bowls back there. For current info, please visit the Little Sahara Recreation site. Our most recent visit was in 2018, the same weekend my stator decided to go out :(
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JORDAN OHV PARK, SALT LAKE CITY -
We started riding at Jordan in 2012, but they weren't very excited about quads out there. We were able to run on the 3 mile loop but that was it. Then in 2013 they added a vet track and we were able to ride that..... once. It was good that we were the only 3 quads out there that day, since it was pretty dusty (see photos below).
Since 2014 every time we called before we hauled we were told "no quads", until 2017. There is now a quad / atv track that we are excited to check out, but as of July 2020 we still haven't been back. Each time we call we're given a story about their hours, quads, water problems, too much dust, too hot, windy, any number of reasons why they aren't open so always call before you haul to Jordan - they often have issues with either too much water on the property or water truck issues.
For current info on Jordan and days of operation, visit their web site (Jordan River OHV), or Jordan's Facebook page, and call. We can't emphasize enough to check first.
We dug up a few pix from 2013 to share below. Video of the youth track is shown 1st, 2013 'Vet' track is the 2nd video.
Since 2014 every time we called before we hauled we were told "no quads", until 2017. There is now a quad / atv track that we are excited to check out, but as of July 2020 we still haven't been back. Each time we call we're given a story about their hours, quads, water problems, too much dust, too hot, windy, any number of reasons why they aren't open so always call before you haul to Jordan - they often have issues with either too much water on the property or water truck issues.
For current info on Jordan and days of operation, visit their web site (Jordan River OHV), or Jordan's Facebook page, and call. We can't emphasize enough to check first.
We dug up a few pix from 2013 to share below. Video of the youth track is shown 1st, 2013 'Vet' track is the 2nd video.
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