So while this temporary timed entry system may not be the best thing for spontaneous travelers, it could end up being the best thing for the park. Having fewer visitors in the park should not only improve the experience for the visitors who manage to snag reservations, but should also reduce the environmental impact on this fragile desert ecosystem. This temporary pilot program is one of several options that may ultimately be instituted at Arches to help reduce traffic, parking lot congestion and trail crowds. Arches’ number of yearly visitors has skyrocketed in the past ten years, and the park and surrounding areas have struggled to keep up with the overwhelming number of people. Reservations will be released three months in advance - so if you’re planning a visit for May, you’ll have to snag them in February.īummer, right? Well, yes and no. Arches National Park Timed Entryįrom April to October, Arches will be implementing a timed entry system. During this time you will need to reserve your ticket (with a dedicated entry time) in advance, and the number of daily visitors will be capped. It’s all waiting, quietly, like an engineering project abandoned as impractical. PLANNING YOUR TRIP TO ARCHES NATIONAL PARKĭelicate Arch is the icon,* looping 65 feet out of an orange bluff according to its own invented axes, but every single hike in Arches National Park will show you something that changes your perspective: the metaphysics of Landscape Arch a Courthouse and a Tower of Babel on Park Avenue the lost souls in the Fiery Furnace.
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