Visiting Arches National Park

Arches National Park is a geological marvel that holds the world’s largest concentration of natural sandstone arches and has many spectacular viewpoints and hiking trails. The successful timed-entry reservation system is helping visitors’ experiences line up with their expectations.

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Arches National Park

With more than 2,000 natural stone arches, this landmark park offers more of these distinctive rock formations than anywhere else in the world. Wind and water, extreme temperatures, and a…

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Know Before You Go

• New for 2025: Arches will require timed-entry reservations from April 1 to July 6, and August 28 to October 31. Note, the park will not require reservations July 7-August 27, when visitation traditionally slows from peak levels

• Reservations will be released three months in advance in monthly blocks

• Reservations are available on a first-come first-served basis beginning at Recreation.gov

• Reservations can also be made by phone. Call 877-444-6777 (TDD): 877-833-6777 ) or 606-515-6777 if calling from abroad

• Reservations are not required before 7am and after 4pm.

• The tickets for an entire month are made available three months before on a first-come-first-served basis, at 8am MT.

• April reservations (April 1–30) open January 2

• May reservations (May 1–31) open February 1

• June reservations (June 1–30) open March 1

• July reservations (July 1–6) open April 1

• August reservations (August 27–31) open May 27

• September reservations (September 1–30) open June 1

• October reservations (October 1–31) open July 1

• Additional tickets will be released at 7pm MT daily, for next-day entry. (e.g., additional tickets for May 1 are available on April 30 at 7 pm MT). Any unreserved tickets remain available for same-day booking.

• Additional information on visiting Arches