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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.

roughly 36-mile round-trip route through the park

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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  • Moab-Arches ShuttlePlaceMoab, United Statesfree pilot program connecting downtown Moab with the park
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