With over 60,000 acres of golden sand and desert terrain stretching across the horizon and the roar of UTVs echoing in the air, Little Sahara Recreation Area offers a truly thrilling desert escape.

I unzipped my tent just as the early morning sun hit the sandstone buttes of Big Bend Campground in Moab, Utah, illuminating their vivid umber and amber stratas. It was an incredible view to wake up ...