Visiting Arches this spring? Here are some pro tips: 🎫 Reserve your ticket for visits between 7 am and 4 pm: go.nps.gov/ArchesTicket 💻 Be prepared, plan what you want to do: nps.gov/arches 🧥 Bring layers 🤔 Have a backup plan 💦 Bring and drink water

🎂On April 12, 1929, President Herbert Hoover turned 1,920 acres in The Windows and 2,600 acres in Devils Garden into Arches National Monument. We've been here for 96 years! (The arches are much older.) We hope you help preserve Arches for years to come. 📷NPS photo/Jacob Frank

⚠️The flagging is back! ⚠️ After being accidentally removed by a hiker, the park has replaced our temporary biodegradable flagging along the Devils Garden Primitive Loop Trail. Please leave this flagging in place while our teams use it to improve signage on this trail.

National Park Week starts today! Parks are great places to experience wonder. Today is also a fee-free day. So come over and discover something new! Please note: You still need Timed Entry reservations to enter Arches between 7 am and 4 pm today. 📷provided by: Laura Sturtz

JK! We meant: Are you planning to visit Arches in October *2025*? Tickets go live tomorrow (May 1st) at 8 am MST! Head over to recreation.gov/timed-entry/10… to reserve your spot. Visit nps.gov/arch/planyourv… for more information on how to book your #ArchesTicket. 📸: NPS

Big thanks to #SierraClub volunteers who removed 1000s of invasive tumbleweeds from Arches' boundary fence. Tackling this thorny task means that pronghorn—who, though fast, don't jump—now have free passage into/out of Arches' backcountry. That's a big win for park wildlife!

Are you headed to Arches this holiday weekend? Pack some extra patience with your sun hat and reusable water bottles (and your timed entry ticket!), because the park will be *extra* busy (long lines, crowded parking). See the full news release at: nps.gov/arch/learn/new…

🎥Do you recognize me? I am “Double Arch” in Arches National Park! On this day in 1989, I appeared in the opening scene of Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade. Arches National Park is a great backdrop for either the silver screen or a family vacation, and we hope to see you soon!

🌟 Join us for the 4th Annual Southeast Utah AstroFest on June 20-22! It’s going to be a cosmic celebration at Canyonlands National Park, Dead Horse Point State Park, and Arches National Park! 🌌🔭 Details can be found here: ow.ly/JmXk50VXfUg

What do these arches look like to you? While they are officially known as "Twin Arch," visitors also refer to this formation as "Skull Arch" or "Donkey Kong Arch," depending on what shapes they see in the rocks. We would love to know what you see—what would you call it?

Volunteer at Arches National Park to celebrate National Trails Day! Help restore impacted ecosystems by removing invasive Bassia and Russian thistle near a popular trailhead. Volunteers will earn free swag and free park entry. To RSVP, email us at: [email protected]

🦇"The batty bat cried out in fright, 'Turn on the dark! I'm afraid of the light!" -- Shel Silverstein Scientists monitor the health of bats in the park. Bats play important roles, like pollinating plants & dispersing seeds, and they eat A LOT of mosquitoes🦟 and other insects.

Beat the heat and come to a ranger program! As the summer heats up, explore the park without hitting the trails by joining us for a patio talk. Topics vary by ranger but can cover anything from animal skulls to ecology and ethnobotany. Learn more at: nps.gov/arch/planyourv…

Join rangers at @Canyonlands’ Island in the Sky District, @Dead Horse Point State Park and @Arches National Park for this year’s #AstroFest! Check out this link for more! nps.gov/cany/planyourv…

Juneteenth National Independence Day became a national holiday on June 17, 2021, celebrating the end of slavery. In recognition, entrance to the park is free on June 19th, 2025. Just remember that a Timed Entry Reservation is still required to enter the park between 7am-4pm!

Join rangers at @Canyonlands’ Island in the Sky District, @Dead Horse Point State Park and @Arches National Park for this year’s #AstroFest! Check out this link for more! nps.gov/cany/planyourv…

Arches national park expects a busy July Fourth holiday weekend. Arches' pilot reservation system remains in effect through the holiday, then pauses July 7 to August 27, resuming before Labor Day weekend. Please see the full news release below and at nps.gov/arch/learn/new….

🔥Fire danger is increasing in SE Utah due to prolonged drought and rising temperatures. Fire restrictions increase tomorrow at Arches & Canyonlands national parks and Hovenweep & Natural Bridges national monuments. See details at: nps.gov/cany/learn/new…

From today, July 7th, through August 27 timed entry reservations will not be required to enter Arches National Park! However, park entry fees will still be required. For more information about the timed entry system, go to: nps.gov/arch/planyourv… Photo: NPS

Tomorrow, August 4th, is a Fee-Free Day to commemorate the anniversary of the Great American Outdoors Act.⛰️🌲GAOA invested 💰in deferred park projects. On Fee-Free days, you do not need to pay the park entrance fee, but other types of fees (camping, tours, permits) still apply.