Beef Basin

If you are looking for remoteness and solitude in the Moab area, and you are also a lover of history, it may be worth your while to put Beef Basin on your list. Situated between the Needles district of Canyonlands National Park and the relatively lesser-traveled Abajo Mountains, this easy, but extremely remote track offers access to quite a bit of history, including ruins and granaries from the Anasazi. Navigating out here is not for the faint of heart. Be prepared, as your easiest route is about 90 miles of driving to Moab. The road surface is mainly comprised of packed dirt with pockets of sand, and the potential to travel through washes that might have water flowing in them, depending on the time of year. There are a decent number of campsites located at the beginning of this lollipop-shaped route, but very few within the loop itself. Be prepared with communications, food, water, and shelter, as it will be a long time before someone can rescue you.