Moab: Hell's Revenge 4x4 Family Tour with Dinosaur Tracks

4.97

(132 reviews)

What’s the experience like?

I never thought I’d hear my kids giggling while hanging off the edge of something called “Hell’s Revenge,” but that’s Moab for you. We rolled up early (a little nervous, honestly) and there it was—the “Beast”—all huge tires and impossible angles. Our guide, Jake, grinned like this was just another Tuesday. He tossed us water bottles and told us not to worry about the seatbelts—they’re strong. I could smell dust and sagebrush before we even started.

The first climb was pure madness—straight up slickrock that looked more like a wall than a trail. The Beast just crawled right up while Jake cracked jokes about his grandma driving faster. At one point he stopped so we could look out over the Colorado River—just blue ribbon way down below—and the air felt sharper up there, cooler than I expected. My youngest kept pointing at lizards darting between rocks; I was mostly trying not to think about how high we were.

We bumped along until Jake suddenly pulled over by some shallow depressions in the rock. Real dinosaur tracks, he said—190 million years old. He let us hop out and touch them (they’re weirdly shallow, almost soft-looking). My daughter tried to fit her foot inside one and laughed when it barely covered her toes. That moment stuck with me more than the crazy driving—just standing there thinking about all the time that’s passed since those prints were made.

Jake took a bunch of photos for us (he actually got everyone smiling at once, which is rare), then we piled back in for more twists and drops. There were snacks somewhere in there—granola bars maybe? Honestly, my hands were shaking too much from adrenaline to remember exactly what I ate. By the end, we were dusty and tired but kind of giddy. If you’re looking for a day trip from Moab that your kids will talk about for weeks—and you’ll probably brag about too—this 4x4 tour is it.