CFI is celebrating 30 years!
Founded in 1984 as a 501 (c )3 nonprofit, Canyonlands Field Institute is an outdoor education organization and licensed outfitter located in the red rock country of Moab, Utah. CFI operates by permits in partnership with the National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service, States of Utah and Colorado, and the Navajo Nation.
We encourage people of all ages to experience wild nature directly with few of the trappings of modern life, through hiking, camping, nature and day tours, and river running. Thousands of adults, families, and students and their teachers have participated in our outdoor education programs over the last 30 years while studying natural and cultural history, public lands management and current issues, writing, and Leave No Trace principals.
Our Professor Valley Field Camp at Taylor Ranch is located in a breathtaking setting just 20 miles north east of Moab. CFI also has campground use permits in the nearby La Sal Mountains where we host outdoor education summer programs. Both adult and student participants have the opportunity to experience river running on the Colorado, Green, or San Juan Rivers, or venture into Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, BLM Special Management and Wilderness Study Areas, or the the Manti-La Sal National Forest. We conduct special topic adult seminars and trips at Cedar Mesa, Range Creek/BookCliffs, and Navajo Mountain/Rainbow Bridge. Adults and families may arrange custom trips in a variety of formats, 1 day or longer depending on your plans. Overnight programs bring you to spectacular settings either camping on the river, hiking with truck or pack stock support, or basing at nearby guest ranch or lodges.
CFI has a long reputation as one of the finest outdoor education and recreation organizations in the region. We show you extraordinary places where you get to learn something along the way, with less adrenalin rush.