How to reach✈️ :

Closest airport is Salt Lake city airport which is 4 hours away and other airports are 6 hour away from Arches national park which are Denver in Colorado and Las vegas in Nevada.

Best time to Visit⏲️:

Best time to visit Arches national park depend on personal preference but  April to May or September to October months are best months to visit as crowds wont be too low but it will be less compare to summer .In summer temperature will be too high for Hiking and it will be difficult to get parking at trailheads as crowds will be high.Off season months are February and November.

Where to Stay🏨:

There is no lodge inside arches national park but I loved Moab town.It is just five mile away from park and it has variety of lodging options such as motels, budget hotels and luxury hotels as well.I liked to walk around main street of Moab where you can find plenty of options for shopping as well as food.

How to get around 🚘:

There is no shuttle services offered by National park service so you have to get a car to explore arches national park.Do not forget to get map and information from National park visitor just at the start of arches national park.

What to check before planning ✔:

You must need America's Beautiful National park pass or daily entry pass to enter into National Park and there is timed entry system for entering into arches national park.So you have to book a time slot for your visit before going into national park.

1.Delicate Arch:

Delicate Arch is a very famous 52-foot-tall and 32 foot wide freestanding natural arch.It is a popular tourist destination and recognized as a symbol of the state, attracting many visitors each year specially at the sunset time.This national park has over 2000 arches but this is a must do hike who wants to witness how large and spectacular this arch is.

There are two viewpoints of this arch.First one is Lower delicate arch viewpoint which is 100 yard of walk from trailhead to view arch from one mile distance.Other viewpoint is Upper delicate arch viewpoint which is 0.5 mile walk and offers view of delicate arch but I must say if you wants to experience best of this delicate arch then take a hike of 3 mile round trip which has 480 ft of elevation gain but it is worth doing it.

Trailhead parking lot is wolf ranch but it is parking is full then there is additional parking available at viewpoint parking which adds additional 1 mile to the delicate arch which makes total hike to 5 mile round trip.

I visited Delicate arch at the time of sunset so when you do return hike you will get an amazing view of sunset if you are lucky with clear sky.

2. Double O Arch:

Double O Arch is the second largest arch in devils garden area in Arches national park. As name indicate there are two large arches from one sandstone from which one is 71 ft and other is 21 ft. It starts from devils garden area parking lot and it is a part of primitive loop trail.Distance of the Double O arch trail is 4.2 mile round trip with elevation gain of 360ft starting from parking.Devil’s Garden offers a highlight of the area’s most popular arches including Landscape Arch, Navajo Arch and Partition Arch along with Pine Tree and Tunnel Arches.So if you want to do all then it will be around 5.8 mile round trip in devils garden area.

Once you start from parking area first will come landscape arch which is the largest arch in the national park and as well as in the world also.After passing through landscape arch you will have a short detour if you want to cover Pine tree and tunnel arch.As you go further there will come junction of Navajo arch and Partition Arches.Yes after landscape arch crowd will be less as from there primitive loop start and also the start of uneven surface and narrow ledges with steep drop-offs.For the Double O arch you have to climb steeply on sandstone slabs.

As two arches stacked on one another is an amazing nature creation which attracts people to visit Double O Arch.Do not forget to climb first O from and go behind arch if it is permitted only at that time then only you can go ahead and that will give you an amazing view of whole Double O Arch from other point of view.

If you wants to go further then you can continue to Dark Angel Primitive trail which is just half mile more from the start of the Double O Arch and it will also lead to another detour to Private arch in the primitive loop trail.

3. Double Arch:

Double Arch is located at the windows section of the Arches National Park. Two large arches from the same sandstone which are joined at the end which makes it attractive arch.Distance from parking is only 0.6 mile with 30 ft of elevation gain but it is the tallest 112 ft and second longest 144 ft arch in the national park. 

Window section has other arches also like Turret arch and North window which are accessible from same parking lot.The Parade of Elephants, Elephant Butte, and Garden of Eden are some of the other named attractions in this area. 

From the parking lot Double Arch looks ordinary Arch but when you go closer to the double arch you will see how giant and massive arch it is and you can also ascend beneath the double arch.

4. Landscape Arch:

Landscape Arch is one of the longest natural arches in the world, measuring 290 feet in length and 77.5 feet in height.It is 0.9 mile just an elevation gain of 40 ft trail in the Devils Garden area of the park.If you are beginner then this hike is perfect for you as it is short and easy with wide open path and give you a perfect view of the amazing natural wonder arch in the world.

Million people visit arches national park every year and this is short and easy trail which makes it popular and must visit arch for many of them.According to the geologist if you are planning to visit arches national park then do not wait for long as landscape arch can collapse any day in the future.

If you are avid hiker then you can explore other hikes in Devil’s Garden area which offers a highlight of the area’s most popular arches including Double O Arch, Navajo Arch and Partition Arch along with Pine Tree and Tunnel Arches and also primitive loop trail.

5. Windows Loop Trail:

North window arch,South window arch and turret arch all three arches are located in the Window section of the Arches national park. There one mile loop trail which will take you to all three arches in the window section.Family friendly hike will give you an amazing experience of nature creation of sandstone.

One mile trail first go to the North window and then South window and then you can take detour to Turret arch. North window Arch and South Window Arch both are an amazing creation nature from the same sandtone. Turret arch is small compared to south and north window and it can seen from the base of north and south window arch.