Arches National Park
More than 2,000 sandstone arches packed into a high desert basin above the Colorado River.
- 36named trails
- 37trail miles mapped
- Utahlocation
Popular hikes in Arches
- Balanced Rock Loop · about 0.3 mi · Easy
- Sand Dune Arch · about 0.3 mi · Easy
- Double Arch · about 0.6 mi · Easy
- The Windows Loop · about 1 mi · Easy
- Landscape Arch · about 1.9 mi · Easy
- Delicate Arch Viewpoint · about 0.5 mi · Moderate
- Park Avenue · about 1.8 mi · Moderate
- Broken Arch Loop · about 2 mi · Moderate
- Tower Arch · about 2.6 mi · Moderate
- Delicate Arch · about 3.2 mi · Moderate
- Fiery Furnace (permit) · about 2 mi · Strenuous
- Devils Garden Loop · about 7.9 mi · Strenuous
Best months to visit
- April: Days in the 60s and 70s make Delicate Arch and Devils Garden comfortable in a way they won't be by June. No timed entry is required in 2026, but parking at popular trailheads still fills by mid-morning.
Permits and reservations
No timed-entry reservation in 2026. Arches lifted the requirement for 2026 (announced Feb 18, 2026), but popular trailheads still fill up.
- Fiery Furnace, self-guided permit: Required to enter the Fiery Furnace on your own. Reserve online at Recreation.gov at least 2 days and up to 7 days before your hike. Permits cannot be reserved in person, and everyone on the permit must be present at pick-up.
- Fiery Furnace, ranger-guided hike: Tickets for the ranger-led Fiery Furnace hike can be reserved up to 7 days ahead.
- Canyoneering permit: A permit is required for canyoneering and advised for rock climbing.
- Devils Garden Campground: Reservations required. Peak-season sites can be booked up to 6 months ahead.
Entrance fees
- Private Vehicle: $30
- Motorcycle: $25
- Per Person: $15
Official park site: nps.gov
All 36 trails in Arches
- Amphitheater · 0.14 mi round trip · Easy
- Balanced Rock · 0.54 mi round trip · Easy
- Broken Arch · 2.68 mi round trip · Easy
- Broken Arch Connector · 0.66 mi round trip · Easy
- Courthouse Wash Panel · 0.92 mi round trip · Easy
- Dark Angel Trail · 0.8 mi round trip · Easy
- Delicate Arch Lower Viewpoint · 0.08 mi round trip · Easy
- Delicate Arch Trail · 3.2 mi round trip · Moderate
- Delicate Arch Viewpoint · 0.76 mi round trip · Easy
- Devils Garden · 7.9 mi loop · Strenuous
- Double Arch · 0.5 mi round trip · Easy
- Fiery Furnace Loop · 2 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Fiery Furnace Viewpoint · 0.16 mi round trip · Easy
- Klondike Bluffs Trail (southeast section) · 3.1 mi round trip · Easy
- Landscape Arch · 1.9 mi round trip · Easy
- Moab Canyon Pathway · 17.74 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Navajo Arch · 0.52 mi round trip · Easy
- North Window · 0.38 mi round trip · Easy
- Park Avenue · 1.84 mi round trip · Easy
- Partition Arch · 0.34 mi round trip · Easy
- Petroglyph Trail · 0.32 mi round trip · Easy
- Pine Tree Arch · 0.42 mi round trip · Easy
- Primitive Loop · 7.06 mi round trip · Moderate
- Private Arch Trail · 0.56 mi round trip · Easy
- Ring Arch Trail · 2.74 mi round trip · Easy
- Rock Markings Panel Trail · 0.32 mi round trip · Easy
- Sand Dune and Broken Arch Access · 0.12 mi round trip · Easy
- Sand Dune Arch · 0.3 mi round trip · Easy
- Skyline Arch · 0.44 mi round trip · Easy
- Tapestry Arch Trail · 0.36 mi round trip · Easy
- Tower Arch · 2.6 mi round trip · Moderate
- Tunnel Arch Trail · 0.12 mi round trip · Easy
- Turret Arch · 0.38 mi round trip · Easy
- Windows · 1 mi loop · Easy
- Windows Connector · 0.24 mi round trip · Easy
- Windows Sand Loop · 1.3 mi round trip · Easy
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