Utah Run Details, Excursions, Misc

This year, in view of the Arches Park visitation growing 66% in the last decade, the Park Service has initiated a pilot program called the “Timed Entry System.”

Park Visitors wanting to enter Arches Park between 6AM and 5PM must buy a timed entry ticket on the recreation.gov website. The Park Service hopes that Timed Entry System reservations will better distribute vehicles and visitors throughout the day and should provide visitors with an improved experience during their time in the park. Data collected during the program will help determine Timed Entry System’s viability as a traffic congestion solution. If the pilot program successful, timed entry may be implemented in the future as a component of a larger visitor use plan.

Need To Know

Reservation Requirements

Visitors who plan to arrive by automobile or motorcycle must have a timed entry reservation for the time they plan to enter between the hours of 6 am and 5 pm. Visitors arriving on foot or on bicycle do not require a timed entry reservation. https://www.recreation.gov/timed-entry/10088426?tab=booking

Ticket Exceptions

If you have a Devils Garden campground permit, backcountry camping permit, Fiery Furnace permit, Special Use Permit, Commercial Use Authorization, or hold a Concessions Contract with the park, you do not need to reserve a Timed Entry Ticket for entry to Arches National Park. Please present your other permit or authorization at the entrance station for verification.

Annual and Lifetime pass holders

Annual and Lifetime passes are accepted as your park entrance fee, but not as your timed entry reservation. Valid entrance passes accepted are: Interagency Annual Pass, Interagency Senior Pass, Interagency Access Pass, Interagency Volunteer Pass, Interagency Military Pass, Interagency 4th Grade Pass, Interagency Golden Age Pass, Interagency Golden Access Pass. Passholders will be required to pay the $2.00 reservation fee and secure a Timed Entry Ticket to enter between 6 AM and 5 PM.

Reservation limit

Visitors are allowed to have up to 1 private vehicle reservation per day. Reservations are per vehicle, not per person.

Entering the Park

Print or save a digital copy of the Timed Entry Ticket with confirmation code and have it available to be scanned at the park entrance station. Timed entry ticket holder must be in the vehicle at time of entry; photo ID will be required. Pass holders must provide Annual or Lifetime Pass (if applicable) for validation. All others must purchase their park entrance pass upon arrival at the entrance station. Visitors will have access to the entire park but are not guaranteed parking at a specific lot. For more information, visit go.nps.gov/ArchesTicket  

Ticket duration

This Timed Entry Ticket is valid for entry only during the one-hour period reserved. You may not enter before your scheduled entry time. Once you have entered the park during your one-hour entry window, you can exit and re-enter the park any time during the remainder of the day. Re-entry on a different day will require an additional reservation for a Timed Entry Ticket.

Non-transferable 

Tickets cannot be sold, auctioned, or transferred.