Go in the off season to avoid the extremely large crowds! 1st stop: Visitor's Center for brochures, information, and video about park. Take lunch, snacks, sunscreen, and plenty of water! There are no restaurants or stores inside the park. Stop as often as you would like to enjoy the views. Don't forget your camera and make it a habit to look behind you since that is where some of the best views can be. 🙂 Last tip: Go in the off-season to reduce the chance of large crowds on the trails.

Its my 1st time I've been to Arches. What can I rate this place: beautiful, amazing, outstanding, peaceful, you can name it all. But the summer is not the best time unless you can deal with the heat. I would recommend winter or spring. You get more energy to see beautiful arches, figures and red rocks. You do get to drive around a bit to see the scenic views. Most of the Arches are not visible from inside your car. You have to get out and go for short hikes. There are many hiking trails but I only did one hiking (Dedicate Arch) since I was on the tight schedule. So if you do not have time like me, at least try one hiking to dedicate arch, you won't disappointed. I promise you that. A must see. Bring water and snacks to keep you going but this is not a difficult hike tho. I definitely can't wait to go back and spend more time there. There are many hiking trails i need to explore.

Lots to see at Arches National Park. It's cool driving up the face of the mountain on switchbacks from Moab. It's not cool that you have to have an allotted time to get in. Arches scenic drive is 22 mi and takes about 1 hour. The Park avenue viewpoint is totally incredible. This is a must see park.

There are the arches, of course, but to me the massive stone blocks were just as amazing. Well worth the visit. There are lots of hiking trails, but if you aren't up to long hikes there are several places worth a short walk for better views. Unless you are into serious hiking, you can do it in less than a day. Do check out the entrance requirements before you go as they try to find ways to address the massive over crowding. They've tried issuing entrance passes, and closing the entrance for part of the day. Those efforts are successful in keeping crowds under control but require visitors to know in advance what the current plan is to avoid disappointment.

Visited on a clear cold blue sky day in late December and enjoyed every minute of it. Crowds were down off-season but it was still pretty busy. (can't imagine what it's like in summer peak season). I took tons of pics and hiked in to some of the arches. Trails were treated with snow melt crystals but were still slippery in spots. Good for families. Winter is a great time to go.

If you like hiking trails it is a blast. We went with our young ones as well which, although happy they got to experience it, I think it was a bit much for them. It was difficult to enjoy as much as if we had went alone. Lots left unseen as there is a lot to see. But no regrets.

So amazing! You would think you would get tired of arches but you don't! It was super hot but we were able to enjoy each arch sufficiently. We had our timed entry for early morning so we could see things before too many people came in and this was smart of us! We got to see Delicate Arch early and while there were plenty of people we were glad to have done that hike early before the heat really kicked into high gear

Something off my bucket list. Grew up in Utah but just never had the time to see this beautiful place. Weather was ok still cold and during the hike some ice. Take water and be prepared for cardio. I would recommend hiking sticks there are some places that are rough. Took about 3 hours I walk slow. Took many breaks. People said hi a lot hahah felt like I was in a small coffee shop. If your Native American you get into the park free!! Visited during low peak season so parking was ok I can’t imagine how busy it is when it’s summer.

Great family experience. We were on a road trip and it’s a good stop to stretch legs and walk to see the pretty views God created. We turned around after the Windows opening since we didn’t want to spend the whole day their, The map is very helpful with info on easy kid friendly hikes. No service in some spots, bathrooms scattered throughout. If your passing thru Moab, make the stop!