M.U.D. Fund Donation
Access is our heritage. Stewardship is our duty.
The Red Rock 4-Wheelers M.U.D. Fund helps protect lawful public access, defend multiple use, and support responsible stewardship on the routes, roads, and public lands that define Moab’s heritage.
M.U.D. stands for Multiple Use Defense. It represents RR4W’s commitment to keeping public lands open, managed responsibly, and available for the many people who depend on them. That includes recreationists, families, hunters, hikers, campers, guides, ranchers, miners, and local communities whose lives and livelihoods remain tied to the land.
The same routes that support four-wheel recreation also connect people to trailheads, campsites, working landscapes, historic sites, and the backcountry experience that makes this part of Utah unlike anywhere else. These roads tell a story of exploration, responsibility, and freedom. They are part of the living heritage of the West, and they deserve to be protected through responsible use and active stewardship.
For decades, Red Rock 4-Wheelers has worked to support safe recreation, conserve access, and serve the broader public good. The M.U.D. Fund helps continue that mission by supporting efforts that protect both access and the land itself.
Donations to the M.U.D. Fund help RR4W:
- Defend lawful route access and multiple-use travel.
- Support stewardship, trail work, maintenance, and improvement projects.
- Improve route awareness, signage, and safety.
- Partner with agencies, counties, and allied organizations on practical solutions.
- Help preserve heritage routes and access tied to working landscapes.
- Provide support when closures or restrictions threaten responsible public use.
This is not just about recreation. It is about heritage, stewardship, opportunity, and responsibility. It is about ensuring that future generations can still reach these places, learn their history, and enjoy them the right way.
RR4W believes managed access works. Stewardship works. Volunteerism works. When people care for the land and take responsibility for how it is used, access and conservation can move forward together. We do not believe in neglect. We believe in responsibility. We believe in keeping routes open, cared for, and available for future generations.
If that mission matters to you, please support the RR4W M.U.D. Fund today.
Help us protect access, defend multiple use, and carry this heritage forward.
Below is a brief list of some of the MUD Fund activity for the last few years on your behalf to protect the trails:
- Install 50+ trail markers to designate “You are here” on various trails.
- Match the BF Goodrich outstanding Trail award ($5,000.00) with a MUD fund match of $5,000.00 to fix a section of Elephant Hill. This was done with RR4W members and National Park employees doing the labor. We were able to lower the trail rating from 5 to 4, allowing more people to enjoy the trail.
- $4500.00 to a private contractor to rework the entrance/exit on Cliffhanger. This was done with explosives to remove oversize ledges that had become impassable. Approved and recommended by the BLM.
- All day work party with BLM on Steel Bender to shave off a nasty ledge and install fencing to prevent offroad travel into a protected area.
- Reroute the entrance to Fins & Things from the campground to lessen impact on campers. Sand Flats, BLM and RR4W joint project.
- Rework entrance obstacle on Hell’s Revenge to allow 2 way traffic for safety purposes.
- Paid San Juan County $2,900.00 to install culvert on Cameo Cliffs area trail.
- Donated over $50,000.00 to Blue Ribbon Coalition to act as our legal partner in defense of 2024 trail closures.