Natural Bridges National Monument

Natural Bridges National Monument was designated the world's first International Dark Sky Park in 2007
Three majestic natural bridges invite you to ponder the power of water in a landscape usually defined by its absence. View them from an overlook, or hit the trails and experience their grandeur from below. Declared a National Monument in 1908, the bridges are named "Kachina," "Owachomo" and "Sipapu" in honor of the Ancestral Puebloans who once made this place their home.
light-skinned woman painting at easel amidst desert shrubs, sandstone wall and distant mountains in background, blue sky with patchy clouds
2025 Community Artist in the Parks announced
The National Park Service Southeast Utah Group is pleased to announce the selection of Charlotte Quigley as the 2025 Community Artist in the Parks (CAIP).
sunset behind eroding stone masonry towers amidst small shrubs, pale bedrock foreground
Southeast Utah Group national parks announce winter visitor center hours and temporary closures
Hours of operation for visitor centers at Arches National Park and Island in the Sky district of Canyonlands National Park are changing for the season. The visitor centers at The Needles district of Canyonlands and Hovenweep National Monument will close entirely for a portion of this winter.
a natural bridge at night with the Milky Way arcing overhead
Photo by NPS Photo / Jacob W. Frank
Sipapu Bridge with a blue sky and clouds overhead
Photo by NPS Photo / Andrew Kuhn
a stone structure below a rock alcove
Photo by NPS Photo / Neal Herbert
a hiker standing below a massive natural bridge
Photo by NPS Photo / Jacob W. Frank
a broad natural bridge with clouds in the sky
Photo by NPS Photo / Andrew Kuhn
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