Moab Guide Summit
Affordable Guide Education
The Moab Guide Summit
This event is designed to provide updates on local land agency projects, share natural and cultural resource information, offer guide-industry education, and create an annual opportunity for commercial permittees to connect directly with public land agency staff. It supports the development of positive, effective relationships between agencies and permitted outfitters, strengthens the shared stewardship of Southeast Utah’s public lands, and encourages transparency around agency operations and outcomes. Through open conversation and genuine human connection, the event helps sustain the collaborative care of the landscapes we all value.
Event Goals
Provide natural/cultural resource & guide industry education to commercial permittees operating on Southeast Utah public lands
Provide updates on local land agency projects and outcomes
Provide the annual opportunity for commercial guides to interface with public land agency staff
2027 Schedule
Two day event. One for owners/managers. One for Guides.
Owner & Manager Dinner
March 2027 - 3-7PM
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Agency Updates with Leadership
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Dinner with Keynote
Guide Day
March 2027 - 7:30AM-5PM
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Morning Presentations & Agency Tabling
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Afternoon Field Sessions
2027 Sponsors
What Attendees Say
Highly Recommended Event
Produces New Knowledge & Skills
Positive support for the event. 93% of respondents say they would recommend this event to others.
More than 98% of survey respondents left the 2025 event prepared to apply new knowledge and skills with visitors.
Encouraging Visitor Connections to Moab
Guides can directly use this knowledge to help visitors better connect with the landscape. 98% of respondents said they are likely to practice these skills with visitors.