By local experts at Discover Moab
Planning to visit Arches National Park this year? You’ll need a timed entry reservation, in addition to your parks pass!
Nine national parks across the country require timed entry reservations this year.
During high visitation days of 2025,
Arches National Park is implementing a timed entry system to reduce crowing in the park. That means during certain hours in certain months of the year, you need to
reserve a time to enter the park, like you would make a table reservation at a restaurant. The system guarantees you will be able to enter the park during peak times of the year.
Reservations are required for visitors wishing to enter the park between 7 am and 4 pm daily, from April 1 to July 6 and from August 28 to October 31. Yes, that means there is a pause in the reservation requirement from July 7 to August 27. You can enter the park during those dates without a reservation.
Keep in mind, the park is open 24 hours! You can always enter the park outside of the hours of 7 am and 4 pm, and you do not need a reservation to do so. Starting your hikes early is a good way to avoid the heat, and Arches National Park is a dark sky park, meaning the night sky is spectacular!
When you enter the park at any time on any day of the year, you still need to pay the
entrance fee to the park, which is $30 (or have a parks pass, such as the America the Beautiful pass). You can pay the entrance fee at the gate or pay online.
Okay, so, how do you enter the park between the hours of 7 am and 4 pm from April 1 to July 6 and August 28 to October 31?
- Timed entry reservations are available six months in advance starting at 8 am MST. You can reserve your entry time on Recreation.gov for $2.
- Next-day reservations become available at 7 pm daily. That means that if you missed reserving your entry time, you still have a chance to reserve a time the night before the day you want to go. Any unreserved timeslots remain open for same-day booking.
- You can enter the park before 7 am or after 4 pm without a reservation.
- You can enter the park without a reservation if you have booked a campsite or other activity within the park, such as a Fiery Furnace tour. You can book those activities at Recreation.gov.
- When you arrive, you will also need to purchase a park pass at the gate (or online). Passes are $30 per vehicle. You can also buy an “America the Beautiful” pass for $80, which will get you into any National Park for a year.
For more information about the 2025 Timed Entry Pilot, including a complete schedule of ticket releases, visit:
go.nps.gov/ArchesTicket! And save this graphic to your phone or social media pages:
