Exploration awaits at Arches
Photo: NPS/Veronica Verdin
About
Discover a landscape of contrasting colors, land forms, and textures unlike any other. The park has over 2,000 natural stone arches, hundreds of soaring pinnacles, massive rock fins, and giant balanced rocks. This red-rock wonderland will amaze you with its formations, refresh you with its trails, and inspire you with its sunsets.
Activities
Arts and CultureAstronomyStargazingBikingCampingBackcountry CampingCar or Front Country CampingGroup CampingCanyoneeringClimbingRock ClimbingGuided ToursHikingHorse TrekkingHorseback RidingJunior Ranger ProgramShoppingBookstore and Park Store
Directions
Arches National Park is located in southeast Utah, five miles north of Moab on US 191. From Moab, Utah, drive five miles north on Main Street/US 191. Turn right at the stoplight. From Interstate 70, take exit 182 (Crescent Junction), then drive south 28 miles on US 191. Turn left at the stoplight.
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Arches is part of the Colorado Plateau, a "high desert" region that experiences wide temperature fluctuations, sometimes over 40 degrees in a single day. The temperate (and most popular) seasons are spring (April-May) and fall (mid-September-October), when daytime highs average 60 to 80 F and lows average 30 to 50 F. Summer temperatures often exceed 100 F, making strenuous exercise difficult. Winters are cold, with highs averaging 30 to 50 F, and lows averaging 0 to 20 F.
News
Oct 8, 2026
New All-Terrain Wheelchairs Improve Visitor Access in Five Utah National Parks
Zion, Bryce, Capitol Reef, Canyonlands and Arches now offer specialized wheelchairs giving visitors with accessibility needs more options to explore.
Sep 10, 2026
Moab-Arches Shuttle Service Begins Operations Under Multi-Agency Partnership
Arches National Park is excited to welcome the Moab-Arches shuttle service to the park! The new service, initiated by Grand County, hopes to reduce traffic congestion and provide a new way for visitors to experience the park.
Sep 3, 2026
Fire Restrictions Rescinded in Southeast Utah Group Parks
Due to lower temperatures accompanied by higher humidity, fire danger has moderated across southeastern Utah. Beginning at 12:01 a.m. Friday, September 4, Arches and Canyonlands national parks, along with Natural Bridges and Hovenweep national monuments, will rescind fire restrictions.