Traveling With Torie

What You Need to Know:

1. You should plan to arrive at the park around 6am-8am or 2pm-4pm to be able to gain entry into the park! If you come at anytime between, it may be impossible to get in! The park gets super busy during the day and if you happen to be unlucky like us, the park closed the entrance so no other visitors were able to enter! I had no clue the park could be too “full” and they would deny access, but it happens. Obviously, we still went to the park but we just had to go much later than planned so we didn’t spend as much time as I would have liked to.
2. There are hikes for all!! We chose more easy/moderate hikes since we’re not avid and experienced hikers! Research the trails you’d like to hike before going. The park will mail you a brochure with info on each hike if you reach out to them! They literally mailed us all kinds of info for the parks we were interested in visiting.
3. If you want to actually see anything you have to be willing to do the hikes and take the harder routes! It’s worth it in the end, but also can be very difficult if you’re not prepared. This is something I learned after originally planning to take the easier way out!

Delicate Arch:

You can reach the arch by a 3mi hike that isn’t beginner-friendly, or you can opt for the viewpoints which are made for those who prefer a moderate or easy hike. The lower viewpoint is actually just a 100yd walk from the parking area to get a very far away view of this arch. We took the upper viewpoint hike, which was a pretty rocky/steep uphill climb. It’s totally doable, but you don’t get to be right inside the arch, like those who hike the 3mi trail!

Hikes/Arches:

• Skyline Arch- a simple and easy hike that takes about 20 minutes roundtrip. Trail is flat and well-defined.
• Landscape Arch- park at the Devil’s Garden trailhead and begin your hike there. Its about 50 minutes round-trip to the landscape arch with a relatively flat trail, but it’s no walk in the park! After you reach the arch, the trail begins to get much more difficult. You can walk back from here or keep going. Plan around the sun because we went mid-afternoon and the sun was shining right through it which made seeing it very difficult!
• Double Arch- these arches are really neat! Its about a 20 minute walk on a relatively flat surface to get to these two giant arches that are connected. Usually pretty crowded since it’s a relatively easy hike!
• Windows (North/South)- right across from the Double Arch are the Windows, so they share a parking lot. Although they look close, its a decent bit of walking to get from one to the other. It’ll take about 45 minutes and a bit of a climb up to them.
• There are many other popular hikes that can be found HERE! More easy arches to reach and some that are a bit more challenging.