📘 Park Overview
Discover a landscape of contrasting colors, land forms, and textures unlike any other. The park has over 2,000 natural stone arches, hundreds of soaring pinnacles, massive rock fins, and giant balanced rocks. This red-rock wonderland will amaze you with its formations, refresh you with its trails, and inspire you with its sunsets.
🌤 Weather Information
Arches is part of the Colorado Plateau, a "high desert" region that experiences wide temperature fluctuations, sometimes over 40 degrees in a single day. The temperate (and most popular) seasons are spring (April-May) and fall (mid-September-October), when daytime highs average 60 to 80 F and lows average 30 to 50 F. Summer temperatures often exceed 100 F, making strenuous exercise difficult. Winters are cold, with highs averaging 30 to 50 F, and lows averaging 0 to 20 F.
🚗 Directions
Arches National Park is located in southeast Utah, five miles north of Moab on US 191. From Moab, Utah, drive five miles north on Main Street/US 191. Turn right at the stoplight. From Interstate 70, take exit 182 (Crescent Junction), then drive south 28 miles on US 191. Turn left at the stoplight.
Images
Exploration awaits at Arches
Credit: NPS/Veronica Verdin
Double O Arch is one of many large arches in the Devils Garden area
Credit: NPS Photo
Delicate Arch is perhaps the most famous natural arch in the world.
Credit: NPS Photo
Arches offers some excellent night sky viewing.
Credit: NPS/Wonderly
The Park Avenue trail is one of many hiking trails at Arches, ranging from easy to strenuous.
Credit: NPS/Herbert
Activities
Topics
Operating Hours
Entrance Fees
Entrance Passes
3-Day Weather Forecast
Friday, Aug 28
Patchy rain nearby
High: 94.2°F | Low: 72°F
Humidity: 20%
Wind: 21.5 mph
Rain Chance: 17%
UV Index: 8
Sunrise: 06:44 AM
Sunset: 07:54 PM
Moon: Full Moon (98%)
Visibility: 6 mi
Dew Point: 66.9°F
Cloud Cover: 17%
Pressure: N/A mb
Air Quality (PM2.5): N/A
Ozone: N/A
EPA Index: N/A
Saturday, Aug 29
Overcast
High: 91°F | Low: 71.3°F
Humidity: 30%
Wind: 29.5 mph
Rain Chance: 36%
UV Index: 8
Sunrise: 06:44 AM
Sunset: 07:53 PM
Moon: Waning Gibbous (94%)
Visibility: 6 mi
Dew Point: 66°F
Cloud Cover: 36%
Pressure: N/A mb
Air Quality (PM2.5): N/A
Ozone: N/A
EPA Index: N/A
Sunday, Aug 30
Patchy rain nearby
High: 81.2°F | Low: 63.5°F
Humidity: 50%
Wind: 19 mph
Rain Chance: 67%
UV Index: 6
Sunrise: 06:45 AM
Sunset: 07:51 PM
Moon: Waning Gibbous (87%)
Visibility: 6 mi
Dew Point: 62.9°F
Cloud Cover: 67%
Pressure: N/A mb
Air Quality (PM2.5): N/A
Ozone: N/A
EPA Index: N/A
Park Alerts
Park Events
Service Saturday: Volunteer Event
Date: Mar 28, 2026 12:00am to Mar 28, 2026 12:00am
Paid Event
Art in the Parks
Watch Community Artist in the Parks Chrissy Kinslow create works of art inspired by the park's varied landscapes. Or, join her for a side-by-side creative endeavor. (Some art supplies may be available to borrow, but visitors are encouraged to bring their own.) Bring water, sunscreen, and a hat.
Location: Balanced Rock
Date: Apr 1, 2026 12:00am to Apr 1, 2026 12:00am
Paid Event
Art in the Parks
Watch Community Artist in the Parks Chrissy Kinslow create works of art inspired by the park's varied landscapes. Or, join her for a side-by-side creative endeavor. (Some art supplies may be available to borrow, but visitors are encouraged to bring their own.) Bring water, sunscreen, and a hat.
Location: Windows Section and Double Arch
Date: Apr 17, 2026 12:00am to Apr 17, 2026 12:00am
Paid Event
Art in the Parks
Watch Community Artist in the Parks Chrissy Kinslow create works of art inspired by the park's varied landscapes. Or, join her for a side-by-side creative endeavor. (Some art supplies may be available to borrow, but visitors are encouraged to bring their own.) Bring water, sunscreen, and a hat.
Location: Devils Garden Trail and Landscape Arch
Date: Apr 18, 2026 12:00am to Apr 18, 2026 12:00am
Paid Event
Art in the Parks
Watch Community Artist in the Parks Chrissy Kinslow create works of art inspired by the park's varied landscapes. Or, join her for a side-by-side creative endeavor. (Some art supplies may be available to borrow, but visitors are encouraged to bring their own.) Bring water, sunscreen, and a hat.
Location: La Sal Mountain Viewpoint
Date: Apr 22, 2026 12:00am to Apr 22, 2026 12:00am
Paid Event
Service Saturday: Volunteer Event
Date: Apr 25, 2026 12:00am to Apr 25, 2026 12:00am
Paid Event
Service Saturday: Volunteer Event
Date: May 30, 2026 12:00am to May 30, 2026 12:00am
Paid Event
Campground Evening Program
Enjoy the setting sun with a park ranger and learn about topics as vast as the night sky or as small as the tiniest pothole-dwelling creatures.
Topics change nightly. Free; all ages welcome. No advance reservation needed.
Location: Devils Garden Amphitheater
Date: May 31, 2026 12:00am to May 31, 2026 12:00am
Paid Event
Dark Sky Program and Telescope Viewing
Join park staff for a dark sky program followed by telescope viewing and constellation tours. This even runs from 9:30 to 11:30 pm.
This event is part of the fifth annual Southeast Utah AstroFest.
Location: Panorama Point, Arches National Park
Date: Jun 7, 2026 12:00am to Jun 7, 2026 12:00am
Paid Event
Dark Sky Program and Telescope Viewing
Join park staff for a dark sky program followed by telescope viewing and constellation tours. This even runs from 9:30 to 11:30 pm.
This event is part of the fifth annual Southeast Utah AstroFest.
Location: The Windows, Arches National Park
Date: Jun 7, 2026 12:00am to Jun 7, 2026 12:00am
Paid Event
Visitor Center & Contacts
📍 Physical Address:
5 miles north of Moab, Utah, on US 191
Moab, UT 84532
🏤 Mailing Address:
PO Box 907
Moab, UT 84532
📞 Voice Phone: 4357192299
✉️ Email: archinfo@nps.gov