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I'm no expert on the region, but had a great time with the family based out of Moab two summers back.
Put Dead Horse State Park on the list, if only for a sunset. Also one of the less difficult areas to try your hand at mountain biking. The Moab area has a well earned reputation for world class mountain biking, but most areas are well above beginner level.
Much to see in Arches, even without much work. If you have a few hours, I can heartily recommend the Devils Garden Loop, with the Dark Angel spur for some extra, if desired. Most hike it CW, although we went CCW.
Canyonlands is broken up into three sectors. Most only see the north Islands in the Sky area. While there was certainly plenty to see, we wanted an experience a little more off of the beaten path, and swung around to the Needles section. Distances are large out there, it was over an hour down to Needles from Moab. Can recommend the Chesler Park loop down there, which is an 11 mile loop. Note: this is serious billy goat terrain. Expect this to be a 5-6+ hour hike. Even in summer, we only saw a few people, once we made it out to the loop proper. Most just hike into the overlook, turn around, and head back. For certain, check in with the ranger station before taking any long hike out there. The terrain can be challenging, and visually disorientating.
Finally, Corona Arch, on BLM land, just off of 279, outside of the North end of Moab. Spetacular and somewhat overlooked, as not NPS land.
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