In 1929, President Herbert Hoover signed an executive order that established Arches as a national monument.
Arches National Park encompasses 114 square miles. It was designated a national park in 1971.
The Arches area, once frequented by hunting parties from the Fremont and Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi) peoples, has seen little permanent human habitation.
Wolfe Ranch is a National Historic District displaying the restored 1906 cabin of
John Wolfe.
Delicate Arch in Winter
Landscape Arch is nearly 300' wide and 6' thick at its most narrow point
That's the Hale-Bopp Comet over Double Arch
How amazing is Mother Nature!
73,379 acres of beauty.
Sand Dune Arch
Broken Arch
Utah has five national parks: Arches, Canyonlands, Zion, Bryce and Capitol Reef.
Are We There Yet?
