Top Reasons to Go

Arch appeal: Nowhere in the world has as large an array or quantity of natural arches.

Legendary landscape: A photographer’s dream—no wonder it’s been the chosen backdrop for many Hollywood films.

Treasures hanging in the balance: Landscape Arch and Balanced Rock look like they might topple any day. And they could—the features in this park erode and evolve constantly.

Fins and needles: Fins are thin, parallel walls of eroding rock that slowly disintegrate into towerlike "needles." The spaces around and between them will carve their way into your memories like the wind and water that formed them.

Moab: Known as Utah’s "adventure capital," this small, busy town is a great base from which to explore by foot, bicycle, balloon, watercraft, and four-wheeler.

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Fodor's Utah: with Zion, Bryce Canyon, Arches, Capitol Reef, and Canyonlands National Parks

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