Arches National Park

Arches National Park contains the world's largest concentration of natural stone arches. This National Park is a red, arid desert, punctuated with oddly eroded sandstone forms such as fins, pinnacles, spires, balanced rocks, and arches. The 73,000-acre region has over 2,000 of these "miracles of nature."

A 40-mile round-trip paved road in Arches National Park leads visitors to the major sights and hiking trails, including Balanced Rock, Skyline Arch, Double Arch in the Windows Section, Fiery Furnace, and the park's most famous geologic feature - Delicate Arch. See our photo tour for an overview of the park and the surrounding area. Also watch our video clips highlighting the Delicate Arch and Devils Garden hikes.

Camping is available at Devils Garden, inside the park. You can book it online.

Activities at Arches

Hiking through the rolling sandstone of Arches National Park is to follow in the footsteps of prehistoric Native Americans. Other recreational activities within the park include backpacking, technical rock climbing, horseback riding and biking.

• Arches area information (Things to see & do)
• Guided walks into the Fiery Furnace, a labyrinth of sandstone canyons, are available to the public. Reservations are required and may be made at the Visitor Center. Other guided walks and campfire programs are offered daily. Additional costs may apply.
• Biking
• Hiking
• Rock Climbing
• Camping
• Off-Road ATV Tours
• Guided activites (list of area tours and outfitters)
• Custom ATV/Jeep Trail Maps-Off the Beaten Path Maps

Location of Arches

The entrance to the park is found 5 miles north of the town of Moab via US 191. The park's paved scenic drive gives dramatic and sweeping views from atop a plateau. Visitors can see many of these geologic wonders from a distance or up close.

Note that Moab, Utah, is full of various accommodations, and Moab lodging options provide an excellent home base from which to explore Arches National Park.

Visitor Center/Fees for Arches

The Visitor Center is open year-round. Visitors are encouraged to stop by and learn how to visit the park with minimal impact to the fragile desert environment. Maps, brochures and books are available for purchase. A slide orientation program, geology museum, and history exhibit are also on display.

• The entrance fee for Arches National Park is $10 per vehicle, or $5 per person. Frequent visitors may be interested in the $25 annual area pass (good for entrance into Arches, Canyonlands, Hovenweep and Natural Bridges) or the $50 annual national parks pass (good for entrance into all properties managed for public use by the National Park Service).
• Devils Garden campground offers nice facilities at $15 per campsite per night.
• The nearest accommodations are in Moab.