Arches National Park

Visitor Center:
The visitor center is open daily except on December 25.

• Normal visitor center hours: 7:30 am to 6 pm
• Fall visitor center hours: 8 am to 4:30 pm
• Winter visitor center hours: 9 am to 4 pm

Arches National Park is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Fees & Passes:
To find more about park fees, click here.

• Purchase an annual pass for all national parks sites, $80

All 50 sites in Arches campground are usually reserved in advance during the busy season (March through October). For a complete list of campgrounds outside Arches, visit www.discovermoab.com.

• Devils Garden: To reserve a campsite, click here or call 877-444-6777. From November 1 to February 28, sites 1-24 are available first-come, first-served basis.
• Canyon Wren Group Site: 11 person minimum
• Juniper Group Site: 11 person minimum

Arches has no restaurant or lodge. The visitor center bookstore sells light snack items and reusable water bottles; bottles may be filled at the visitor center, Devils Garden Trailhead (seasonally) and Arches Campground.

Guided Tours:
The Fiery Furnace Tour is a three-hour, demanding hike on complex and narrow trails through towering sandstone walls. Reservations can be made here.

REI Adventures:
REI offers over 30 national park trips led by expert guides capable of taking you off the beaten path to discover hidden gems that many visitors never see.

Check out REI Adventures' national park offerings here.

The opportunities to explore Arches aren't limited to hiking. Other great activities to check out while visiting the park include rock climbing, backpacking, auto touring, road biking, canyoneering, horseback riding, and photography. Learn more and plan your trip at www.nps.gov.

Also, be sure to check out the other fun activities to do in and around Moab just outside the park, especially mountain biking and rock climbing. Moab has some of the most interesting and unique terrain of any mountain biking destination. The riding in Moab tends to lean towards challenging to extremely challenging with big descents, rocky trails with big technical moves, and many long epic rides to choose from. A classic example is the famous Slickrock Trail which is a multiple hour mountain bike ride ENTIRELY on smooth rock that makes you feel as if you're riding on the moon!

Similarly, you won't want to miss the rocking climbing in Moab as the area is amazingly rich with bountiful opportunities for the rock climber who can appreciate the stark beauty of soft sandstone in a desert environment. There is more than a lifetime of climbing here with climbs the range from 1 pitch sport climbs up to 600' desert spires to multi-day adventures.

To download a free park map or visitor guide, click here.