LOMA & MACK
Wide Open Spaces
HOUSING
Most of Loma and Mack is rural, with homes of various sizes and ages on lots that include a few acres or dozens of acres. There is also a manufactured home park in Mack.
PUBLIC PLACES TO ENJOY THE OUTDOORS
Loma is home to the Kokopelli trailhead area (which is often mistakenly said to be in Fruita), on the south side of I-70 at the Loma exit and offers miles of hiking and biking trails, and some trails continue heading west to Rabbit Valley, near the state line, while the Kokopelli trail continues all the way to Moab. There’s also a trailhead area for mountain bike trails off the Mack exit.
There’s a large river access area at the Loma exit, but boaters need to realize that the next public takeout area after Loma (except for the camping spots along the way) is at the Westwater, Utah area, a distance of more than 20 miles.
Rabbit Valley, which is west of the Mack exit, offers miles and miles of hiking, ATV, jeep and dirt bike trails, along with some primitive camping.
Highline Lake State Park is north of Loma, offering a nearby, shady camping area, along with a lake that’s large enough for boating, with a small beach area where locals like to go swimming and a singletrack mountain bike trail that loops around Highline and Mack Mesa lakes. A SUP vendor has a rental area during the warm months. The park also has a playground and picnic areas.
ENTERTAINMENT, SHOPPING OR DINING
Not really, Loma and Mack are both agricultural areas, although Loma is home to the Western Slope Cattlemen’s Livestock Auction, where the Cattlemen’s Bar & Grill offers breakfast, lunch and dinner seven days a week.
Once a year for an extended weekend, Mack offers nightlife and music during Country Jam, usually held in June.
SCHOOLS
Loma Elementary School
MORE INFO
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