AfarSep 14
Fall Is a Wonderful Time to Visit Arches National Park—and a New Shuttle System Aims to Make It Even Easier
Utah’s Arches National Park is piloting a free shuttle system to reduce congestion and parking issues at two of its most popular sights.
18 things in this story
- Delicate ArchSight52 feet high at the edge of a sandstone bowl
- Arches Visitor CenterMuseumshuttle stop connecting Moab and in-park destinations
- The WindowsSightOfficial websites use .gov A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.
- Double ArchSighttallest arch in the park at 112 feet
- Arches Scenic DriveSightroughly 36-mile round-trip route through the park
- North WindowSight
- South WindowSight
- Turret ArchSight
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