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Travel Arches

Travel Arches

Arches National Park is a great family park. Foot trails lead to many park features. You can see much from your car, but to grasp the aura of time and silence and the experience the scale so special here, get out of your car and walk.

Trail descriptions
Park Avenue
(one way): 1,0 mi/1,6 km; moderately easy; short hill leads to smooth rock canyon bottom; tall walls, balanced rocks.

Balanced Rock (loop): 0,3 mi/0,5 km; easy walk around the base of Balanced Rock.

Windows (loop): 1,0 mi/1,6 km; easy to North and South Windows and Turret Arch; 0,7 mi/1,1 km. Complete loop, for view of both windows, is more strenuous.

Double Arch: 0,8 mi/1,2 km; easy trail through some loose sand; spectacular arch.

Delicate Arch: 3,0 mi/ 4,8km; elevation gain of 480 feet/146 meters; no shade-take at least one quart of water per person! Open slickrock with some exposure to heights. Best at sunset.

Delicate Arch Viewpoint: 100 yds/ 91 m; surfaced trail, distant view of arch; reach base of arch only on Delicate Arch trail.

Sand Dune Arch: 0,3 mi/0,5 km; easy trail that's great for kids!

Broken Arch: 1,3 mi/2,1 km; easy trail across open grassland.

Skyline Arch: 0,4 mi/0,6 km; Moderate walk over rocks to closer view of arch.

Landscape Arch (Devils Garden): 1,6 mi/ 2,6 km; moderately easy with some elevation gain; gravel surface. Short side trips to Tunnel and Pine Tree arches.

Double O Arch (Devils Garden): 4,2 mi/6,8 km; difficult with many short elevation changes, rocky footing, some exposures to heights. Short side trips to Navajo and Partition Arches.

Primitive loop from Double O to Landscape (Devils Garden): 2,2 mi/ 3,5 km; difficult low route through fins; short section of smooth slickrock; slippery when wet. Side trip to Private Arch.

Tower Arch: 3,4 mi/5,5 km; moderately difficult in remote section of Klondike Bluffs. Some sand and elevation changes.
Backcountry overnight hikers must get a permit at the visitor center. There are no designated backcountry trails or campsites. Low-impact camping techniques are essential. You must carry all your water. No fires are allowed.

Camping: Devils Garden Campground has 52 tent and trailer sites; all are first-come, first-served (no reservations). Fees are charged year-round. Flush toilets and water are available mid-March through mid-October. Chemical toilets are available in winter; get water then at the visitor center. Campfire programs are offered in season at the amphitheater.

Arches National Park