My wife and I will be at Arches in late June for a few days and I would love to go on a few good hikes. I keep reading about the heat though and people seem to make it seem like it would be miserable to be out for more than an hour.

From what I can tell, it will be low 90's with low humidity. For reference, I live in Georgia and often see triple digits with very high humidity in the summer. It's like walking through a hot shower but I can usually do a few drenched miles. Is the heat in the desert that much worse? Is it just the lack of shade? I spent some time in the Nevada desert when it was high eighties and it didn't see too bad.

One guide mentioned bringing 8-liters of water for a 5-mile hike. I usually fill my 2liter camelback and have plenty for a 3-5 mile hike in Georgia near Atlanta. My goal is to do the Devils garden hike, about 5-miles. Would it be impossible to do afternoon in late June?

I'd also love any tips on how to beat the heat or good places to go and cool off late in the day if you have them.

Thanks! Can't wait to get to see this place.

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Hi there, heading to Arches in a few weeks and the only slots left for timed-entry are around 2 pm. I want to book that as a last resort, but also want to try my hand to get a better time the night before. Is this possible to do on one recreation.gov account (I'm traveling alone)? Or, because of the 1 reservation max, do they not allow you to try a separate purchase process? (I obviously would be happy to cancel/change the 2 pm time if I get a better slot)

I'm going early in the morning and I like to try and get a good sunrise photo at one of those two parks. I'm trying different subs, in case someone checks one, but not the others.

Does anybody know if the America the beautiful pass is available for purchase at the gates at arches. We've been trying to get one at our local rei and they have not gotten them in in a few weeks and don't know when they will have them in. Thanks in advance

We are going to try and get a permit for Fiery Furnaces in a few weeks. We have an entry reservation for a few days prior to the day we would do the hike if we get the permit, but if we don’t we won’t go at all that day so I hadn’t gotten a reservation. Does the permit count for an entry reservation or do we need an entry reservation as well?

Looking to do the firey furnace hike with a ranger, but not seeing any schedule for this for 2023. Does anyone know if ranger guided hikes will will be offered this year?

Hi!! Our family was planning to head to Yellowstone tomorrow, but it’s closed. We have done a quick regroup and will head to Zion and Arches. However, we do not have a reservation for the timed entry. I see there are a limited amount available the day before but before we drive all the way to Arches, we want to have some idea of the odds of getting a time in that way. Any experience?

I'll be in Utah for the next 2 weeks and didn't realize that Arches NP requires a ticket to enter. Has anyone had luck with getting them last minute? I feel like every time I check on mobile, there aren't any available even though the web app shows quite a few left. Maybe they are all getting grabbed right away when they are released. Thanks for any info.

Does anyone know if salt valley road is passable by 2wd sedan at this time of year or would it only be by 4wd SUV or truck? I’d like to go to tower arch.

Hi all! I just read on the NPS website that Arches is restricting the number of visitors daily and closing entry perhaps as early as 8am? I've visited arches dozens of times over the last decade, all times of day and night, and have never been turned away. I'm planning a Moab trip for next week and I'm wondering if I need to approach it differently. If you've visited recently, do you know what time they are closing entry daily? Any insight would be much appreciated.

These are some the best things do in Moab Utah, the outdoor adventure capital of the USA. Be sure to check out Arches National Park and see Landscape Arch and Double Arch. Delicate Arch is the main draw of the park and it doesn't disappoint. Be sure to get there early to beat the heat and the crowds.

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Me and my family wanna drive through arches on our way to GTNP, but we’re usually bad at getting to places early. Anyone know how early they have been closing entry into the park these past few days/weeks?

Just visited the Arches for my first time today and decided to go to Delicate Arch around 10pm for stargazing. My hiking group was surprised when we came about multiple groups of hikers coming down the trail with black and different colored ropes and looked to be religious. These individuals also were hiking without lights of any kind. We also passed one who was part of their group who was running down the trail in a strange manner and gave us a deathly stare enough to give our group a great fright. Has anyone else experienced these types of individuals on the trail? Or does anyone have any leads on who these people are? Found no answers while conversing with others on the trail and am just looking for answers.

Hey all you cool cats and kittens, I'm planning on heading out to the park this Friday and saw on the website that they're restricting entry into the park, delaying it so it doesn't reach capacity. Is this something to actually be worried about if I am planning on getting there around 11 or noon? I've been watching the traffic webcams (not as exciting as it sounds) and it doesn't look too busy, but then again it is Wednesday.

Thanks fo the advice!

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