Arches National Park Timed Entry

Arches National Park is in the heart of canyon country in southeastern Utah and is considered one of America’s scenic wonders. The park preserves 76,679 acres of high desert on the Colorado Plateau, punctuated by rocky ridges, canyons, fins, towers, monoliths, pinnacles, and more than 2,000 arches. Elevations in the park range from 4,085 to 5,653 feet above sea level. The park becomes extremely crowded during its busy season from March through October, with the highest visitation occurring in May, June, and September. Since 2010, more than 1 million visitors have come to the park each year. In 2022, Arches National Park will implement a pilot timed entry reservation system to gather data to inform long-term visitor use management at the park. Each private vehicle entering the park will need a timed entry reservation for each day the vehicle will be in the park between 6 am and 6 pm, and the reservation-holder must be in the vehicle with photo identification on arrival.