Arches National Park
Arches National Park in Utah has 66 climbing routes across 27 grades, offering bouldering, sport, and trad.
Photo: inkknife_2000 (7.5 million views +), CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 66 routes
- 5.3 – 5.11c
- Trad · Bouldering · Mixed
Is Arches National Park open right now?
No closures listed
The National Park Service lists no closures for Arches National Park.
As of · Source: NPS · Arches National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Arches National Park
Best months: March–May and October–November. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
42° / 22°
4 wet
Feb
50° / 29°
4 wet
Mar
62° / 37°
5 wet
Apr
70° / 44°
5 wet
May
80° / 53°
5 wet
Jun
93° / 63°
3 wet
Jul
99° / 70°
5 wet
Aug
96° / 68°
6 wet
Sep
87° / 58°
5 wet
Oct
72° / 44°
5 wet
Nov
56° / 33°
4 wet
Dec
42° / 24°
4 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Arches Np Hqs, UT, 4.7 mi away at 4,093 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Arches National Park is a National Park Service unit in Utah, managed by the National Park Service. It is a climbing area within the park, and a fee is charged for entry. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show April highs around 70°F and October highs around 72°F, while July averages near 99°F and January highs sit around 42°F. Several trails and climbing areas lie close by. Balanced Rock Trail and Ring Arch Trail are both within about 2 miles, and Park Avenue and Zippy Zebra Wall are climbing areas about 4 miles away. Goose Island Campground is about 5 miles off for overnight stays.
Routes (66)
100-yard Wall, The(3)
Argon Tower(1)
Bubo Tower(1)
Buffalo Rock(1)
Bullwinkle Tower(2)
Delicate arch trail(bouldering)(1)
Devil Dog Spire(1)
Devil's Golf Ball(1)
Double Arch (Bouldering)(1)
Double O Arch Boulders(4)
Elephant Butte(2)
Entrance Boulder(4)
Eye of the Whale(2)
Garden of Eden Unknown Tower #1(1)
Great Wall, The(3)
Harkonnen Castle(1)
La Sal Mountain Viewpoint Area(2)
Lamb, The(1)
Mars Hotel(2)
Off Balanced Rock(2)
Organ, The(2)
Owl Rock(1)
Phallus, The(2)
Pickle, The(1)
Red Sand Wall(1)
Remnant, The(1)
Sand Dune Wall(1)
Sheep Rock(1)
Sunshine Wall Boulders(4)
Testes, The(2)
Three Gossips, The(4)
Three Penguins, The(4)
Tonka Tower(1)
Tower of Babel(2)
Wall of Winter Warmth(1)
Wishbone, The(2)
Facts about this crag
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