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. Arches National Park becomes extremely crowded during the park’s busy season from March through October, with the highest visitation occurring in May, June, and September. Since 2010, more than 1 million visitors have visited 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. The reservation-holder must be in the vehicle with photo identification when you arrive at the park. The Timed Entry reservation includes a $2.00 reservation fee which is separate from the park entrance fee. You may pay the fee by purchasing an Arches National Park entrance pass in advance. The park also honors annual or lifetime passes. Valid entrance passes accepted are: Southeast Utah Parks Annual Pass, Interagency Annual Pass, Interagency Senior Annual Pass, Interagency Access Pass, Interagency Lifetime Senior Pass, Interagency Volunteer Pass, Interagency Military Pass, Interagency 4th Grade Pass. Please Note: You may also purchase the entrance pass upon arrival at the park, but we encourage you to pre-pay the fee.

The main entrance for Arches National Park is accessed via US HWY 191, five miles north of Moab (if entering from the south) or 22 miles south of Interstate 70 (if entering from the north).