Arches National Park

Double O Arch is one of many large arches in the Devils Garden area
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.
Map showing location of park.
three women hiking on tan sandstone
Tourism to Southeast Utah national parks contributes $486M to local economies
A new National Park Service report shows that 2.4 million visitors to national parks of the Southeast Utah Group in 2023 spent $397.6 million in communities near the parks. That spending supported 5,122 jobs in this region and had a cumulative benefit to local economies of $486.1 million.
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Call for 2025 Community Artist in the Parks Applications
The Southeast Utah Group of parks will accept applications for the 2025 Community Artist in the Parks (CAIP) program September 1-30, 2024.
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Search Underway in Arches National Park for Missing Person
Search efforts are underway in Arches National Park for Francis Userovici, a 76-year-old male French national who is presumed missing since approximately August 16, 2024.
Fatality on Delicate Arch Trail at Arches National Park
On Tuesday August 20, 2024, National Park Service rangers responded to a report of CPR in progress on Delicate Arch Trail in Arches National Park. The 58-year-old female patient from St. George, UT was pronounced deceased at the scene.
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Arches National Park seeks public input on Floodplain Statement of Findings for proposed Delicate Arch Road bridges
Arches National Park invites the public to comment on a Floodplain Statement of Findings related to the proposed construction of three bridges on the Delicate Arch Road. These bridges would replace undersized culverts that routinely fill with sediment during monsoon rain events, causing water to flood the roadway. Comments may be received through September 17, 2024.
A crowd of people sit and watch the sunset at delicate arch.
Photo by NPS/Veronica Verdin
a broad, red arch with rock pinnacles in the background
Photo by NPS Photo
a stone arch
Photo by NPS Photo
the Milky Way arcs above silhouetted stone pinnacles
Photo by NPS/Wonderly
two hikers descend a broad wash with tall rock walls on either side.
Photo by NPS/Herbert