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Arches National Park, Utah

The main park road you can follow in your own car any day of the year, about 18 miles north with side roads to the Windows and Delicate Arch. A newspaperman and a prospector who got it protected, Edward Abbey at Balanced Rock, the Wolfe family cabin, the salt that built the arches, and why none of them will last forever.

36 min of audio · 29 miles · Read the transcript

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    1. Start in the right placeThis tour begins at Arches Visitor Center. Start while parked; the first story plays when you arrive.
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    4. You're ready to exploreDownload the tour before you arrive: cell coverage in the park is limited or absent (NPS). Park at the Arches Visitor Center, just inside the entrance 5 miles north of Moab, then press Start. The tour follows the main park road about 18 miles north to Devils Garden, with side roads to the Windows and the Delicate Arch viewpoints; NPS suggests about 4.5 hours to see all the paved roads with short stops. The park is open 24 hours, all year; no timed-entry reservation is required in 2026 (NPS), but the $30 vehicle entrance fee or a pass applies. March to October, entry lines can top an hour and lots fill: NPS suggests entering before 8 am or after 3 pm, and staff may briefly close full areas. Entering the Fiery Furnace needs a separate permit.

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    Facts from Arches National Park (NPS) place, history, geology, nature and visitor pages, plus Wikipedia for the La Sal Mountains. Music: Mussorgsky, The Great Gate of Kiev from Pictures at an Exhibition, Musopen recording (public domain, via Wikimedia Commons). Cover photo: Balanced Rock by Neal Herbert, NPS (public domain). Narration is AI-generated. Not an official National Park Service product.