both have a ton of hotels. if on a budget Moab adventure Inn has always been clean and nice. mainstay suites has been great there. We have not had a bad stay in Moab and lost count of the times there. I started going to mountain bike there in the early 80's. If you camp sandflats is great.
you can do most of the trails except BFE with your set up. we had a 2wd drive Toyota tacoma tag along with us on Hells revenge and he actually followed us through tip over challenge and we thought he literally was going to tip over but he did not.
When I was in Moab I found a nice vacation rental that was walkable to main street. I stayed there for 2 nights and the 3rd night I was camping in the Needles.
Big horn lodge on the budget side. Moab Springs Ranch on the spendy side.
I read on Trails Offroad that Gemini is still open. It's really a major access road to the back country.Can you still get to Gemini Bridges? I had read that was part of the Moab trail closures.
I did Hells and Fins in the same day. Was a long day but totally doable.
The one we started but didn't finish was the back way into Arches NP which I believe is Willow Springs Road. Was supposed to be a nice easy drive and we took a bit of a detour to an obstacle and had to turn around because the sun was setting.
We stayed at the Wingate by Wyndham on the south end of town. Clean, modern, good parking, free early breakfast buffet. Looks more like a place geared for business travelers, but had a lot of off-roaders.
We have stayed at Under Canvas in Big Water (near Lake Mead) and near Zion NP. Both were great experiences for what they are. It's 5-star camping more or less. They do have great customer service as well. I'd recommend it for sure. Wife debated on staying there or Hampton Inn, but Hampton Inn won out due to loyalty perks/points.
So many choices! Long Canyon, and Gemini bridges are very scenic as are parts of the White Rim road and Shafer Canyon.
I’m a fan of 7mile rim. It’s a 4, and your XR won’t even flinch at it (I did it stock in mine and had zero issues). Download a mapping app like Trailsoffroad, OnX or something and pre-load the route. There’s even a pretty nice arch in there.
ToW is a good bit north, but you could probably swing that and Poison. Poison is really an in and out if you don't run the "Trifecta" so you can turn around early if necessary.
I’ve looked at MM, just not convinced my wife would be willing to take that route considering she will have roughly only 4k miles on her 24 Willys by the time we get out there ?
