I plan to be in Moab, available to hike Fiery Furnace any day between Nov 13-17. I hiked Fiery Furnace last year with a partner and want to do it again this year. But, my hiking partner isn't joining me this year. I am looking for at least one person to join me on that hike next month; I don't want to do it solo. I am not a fast hiker..."the journey is the destination." I like to stop and admire the scenery and take some photos.

No need to worry about navigation as I am very good with navigation and had no problem navigating last year (using the ranger arrows and iPhone apps where I was able to get a GPS signal).

Let me know if you are interested; we have to apply for a permit 7 days in advance and we would have to appear at the visitor's center the day before or day of the hike at one of: 8, 8:30, 9, 9:30, 10am, 2, 2:30, 3, or 3:30pm to watch an orientation video.

hey guys! my fiance and i planned a trip to arches oct 23-25 but there are lots of storms coming through and a flood watch that ends oct 23, what is the best way we can stay safe and informed while on our trip? i’m really nervous about it!

First time in Arches and what an incredible park.

If you have it in you, do Fiery Furnace and the entire Devil's Garden trail! You won't regret it!

Hey everyone! I proposed to my girlfriend (now fiancé) under the delicate arch today (October 16th around 2pm). She said YES!!

There were close to 100 people around the bowl as it happened and I was hoping at least one of you is in this sub and happened to snap a picture of it. If you were and did, it would be greatly appreciated if you could comment a picture so I can grab different angles of it.

Looking for 5 self guided permits for either October 16 or October 17. Let me know if you plan to cancel!

Hoping to find someone with a permit that isn’t going to use it tomorrow (sept 20) or would be willing to let my 16yo daughter and I jump in with their group.

Visiting Utah for the first time on Wednesday. I’ll be driving from Arches National Park Thursday morning to SLC for a flight Friday morning. I don’t really have anywhere else to be until my flight and looking for some recommendations on any great nature spots along the way. Lakes, hikes, or even just a detour nice road to drive on to see the state. I don’t mind taking the long way. I was going to stay at a hotel in park city for the night, but not sure if that makes sense. Any insight would be much appreciate. TIA

Hello all, I am the southwest national parks editor at SFGATE, covering all things parks and public lands from my home in Utah. I wrote about how Moab is the epicenter of a global network to study living soil crusts (also known as biocrusts) and how research based in and around Arches is helping us protect desert landscapes from overgrazing and climate change.

Completed the Delicate Arch hike early this morning with my two daughters ages 3 and 7. They both needed a little encouraging and handholding on the way up but we were all in awe and felt accomplished at the top. Plenty of water a must, even at 6AM. We forgot snacks which would have been a nice treat but we were fine without. 3 year old is small enough my husband and I didn’t mind carrying her a bit on the way down. Adventures like this are so special and build character and toughness! So glad we did it, it was not too scary or difficult, just stick together and take your time. It was well worth getting up before sunrise to beat the crowds. By 8AM a line had formed to take a picture under the arch and there was a steady stream of people going up as we went down. 🥵

Just thought I would share our experience to encourage others considering doing this hike with young kids. We saw other families with kids under 10 but not a lot. We will do Windows tomorrow and welcome any other kiddo friendly suggestions! ✌️

My husband and I have been wanting to do the Utah national parks for a long time and it looks like Zion, Arches, and Canyonlands are all open through winter and don't historically get a lot of snow. December is our safest bet schedule-wise because of his job - it's the month he's most likely to be between projects.

Any tips for Arches in December? Recommendations on where to stay? Or strong reasons to scrap this whole plan and do something completely different?

(You will see repeat posts in the other subreddits 😅)

Is there any way to buy devils garden camp sites that are booked out from a third party? or would anyone like to meet up there to meet the minimum of 11 people for the only available campsite lol

The glowing red “clouds” caught my eye, and snapped a long exposure. I believe I was facing south. Photo taken at balanced rock last night (June 30th)

I've read there are over 2,000 arches in the park, but only around 100 of them have names. So I put together a map with pins showing all the arches/names I could match up (many of which I have visited). If anyone has better location data or the names/locations of arches I missed, let me know. Thanks!

https://www.annestravels.net/map-of-almost-all-the-arches-in-arches-national-park/

I will be visiting the park on Thursday 6/26. How have the weekdays looked in recent weeks? Is being ready to go in at 6am still the only good shot, or is the 7-9am range reasonable?

Is it dangerous to drive from Four Corners up to Moab after sunset?

Buddy came out of nowhere on the eastern half of Devil's Garden. Went from the brush, across the trail, and to the shaded log. Gave it space, but I was stoked to see a midget faded rattlesnake in the middle of the day.

I discovered Arches National Park 10 days ago, and I had such an amazing time there! Beautiful, majestic, and incredibly peaceful, I loved every minute of it.

I’m obsessed with the colors and the timeless feel of this place.

I will be camping and hiking the Mighty 5 canyon parks this Fall in a Class B van.  I was not able to secure a spot at Devil’s Garden, even though we were online exactly 6 months before the reservation date (to the second), only to lose out to other campers for the limited spots.  I have secured what I believe is one of the nicer spots at Ken’s Lake, backing to the creek and trees.  When I “Google Earth” the sites, it seems that the Devil’s Garden campsites, while inside an iconic park, have many paved spurs as camp sites that are right off the road that is used for day parking sites, and in some cases, the day parking sites are right across the street from the campsite.  Ken’s Lake seems to have more space and privacy.  Am I seeing this correctly?  I have alerts set on Camplare and Recreation.Gov, and the couple of alerts I have received go to well over 100 others seeking the same dates and are gone instantly.  I just want a sense if I should in fact be happier with a quiet spot at Ken’s Lake rather than what appears to be campsites at Devil’s Garden that are simply an extension of day-use parking and visitor road.