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.
park visitors walk along a trail in front of large sandstone features
Arches National Park Lifts Entry Reservation Requirement for 2026
Arches National Park today announced it will not require advanced timed-entry reservations this year. Visitors may enter the park at any time during operating hours.
woman in colorful patterned skirt stands amid dry grass looking up at blue sky
2026 Community Artist in Parks announced
The National Park Service Southeast Utah Group is pleased to announce the selection of Chrissy Noel Kinslow as the 2026 Community Artist in the Parks
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Tourism to Southeast Utah Group parks contributes $447M to local economy
A new National Park Service report shows that nearly 2.4M visitors to parks of the Southeast Utah Group in 2024 spent $421.9M in communities near the park. That spending had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $447 million.
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Call for 2026 Community Artist in the Parks
The Southeast Utah Group of parks will accept applications for the 2026 Community Artist in the Parks (CAIP) program September 15 to October 15, 2025.
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