Sep 14 2026
Utah contains five national parks, and together they form one of the greatest road-trip destinations in the United States. Zion, Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef, Arches, and Canyonlands are often called Utah’s Mighty 5, but the name can make them sound more similar than they really are. Each park presents a different version of the Colorado …
May 30 2026
Arches National Park protects one of the most concentrated collections of natural stone arches anywhere on Earth. More than 2,000 documented arches rise from a high-desert landscape of red sandstone fins, balanced rocks, narrow passages, massive monoliths, pinnacles, mesas, and broad desert washes just north of Moab, Utah. Some openings are barely large enough to …
Apr 30 2026
The Grand Circle is one of the great American road trips, linking a remarkable concentration of red-rock canyons, natural arches, hoodoos, desert mesas, river gorges, and enormous national park landscapes across Utah and Arizona. A classic route can connect all five of Utah’s national parks—Zion, Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef, Arches, and Canyonlands—with Monument Valley, Page, …
Sep 04 2024
Devils Garden is one of the most remarkable areas in Arches National Park, combining some of the park’s longest and most delicate arches with towering sandstone fins, narrow ridges, open desert views, and one of the most adventurous trail systems in Utah. Located at the northern end of the paved park road, Devils Garden can …
Sep 04 2024
Broken Arch is one of the quieter natural arches in Arches National Park, reached by a pleasant walk across open grassland and desert terrain near Sand Dune Arch and Devils Garden. Although it receives far less attention than Delicate Arch, Landscape Arch, or Double Arch, Broken Arch offers an excellent combination of easy hiking, impressive …
Sep 04 2024
The Garden of Eden at Arches National Park is a wonderfully named landscape of sandstone towers, fins, rounded rock forms, open slickrock, and broad desert views. Unlike the name might suggest, this is not a lush garden filled with streams and dense vegetation. It is a garden of stone—a collection of sculpted red-rock formations standing …
Sep 04 2024
Double Arch is one of the largest, most dramatic, and easiest-to-reach formations in Arches National Park. Two enormous sandstone openings rise from the same rock mass, creating a cavernous natural space that seems even larger when you stand directly beneath it. Unlike many of the park’s famous arches, Double Arch requires almost no strenuous hiking …
Sep 04 2024
Balanced Rock is one of the most recognizable landmarks in Arches National Park, rising dramatically above the open desert beside the park’s main scenic road. From a distance, the formation looks almost impossible: an enormous reddish-orange boulder appears to balance precariously on top of a much narrower pedestal, as though the slightest push could send …
Sep 04 2024
The Fiery Furnace is one of the most unusual and adventurous places in Arches National Park. From the roadside overlook, it appears to be a compact maze of towering orange-red sandstone fins packed closely together. Once inside, however, those fins become walls. Narrow corridors twist between them, passages suddenly end, hidden arches appear around unexpected …
Sep 04 2024
Double O Arch is one of the most rewarding destinations in Arches National Park, but reaching it requires far more effort than visiting many of the park’s famous roadside formations. Hidden deep within Devils Garden, the unusual sandstone feature consists of two openings stacked within the same fin, creating the distinctive double-ring appearance that gives …
