Arch National Park

Arch National Park - Utah

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The fanciful names at Arches National Park—Fiery Furnace, Three Gossips, Marching Men, Dark Angel—don’t do justice to the otherworldly rock formations they denote. Towers, domes, balanced rocks, and arches have been formed over millions of years of weathering and erosion, and the process continues, constantly reshaping this fantastical rock garden. Plants at Arches are adapted to the hot, dry environment of the high desert, and the wildlife here is mostly nocturnal. Native Americans first lived on this land, leaving behind petroglyphs still visible today.

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Mountains densely wooded with aspen, pine, fir, and spruce and rugged grassland-covered plateaus provide cool contrast here in red-rock country. Contains Dark Canyon Wilderness Area. 1,265,254 acres [512,030 hectares], part in Colorado. Facilities include 136 campsites, hiking, boating, boat ramp, climbing, bicycling, fishing, horseback riding, hunting, picnic areas, winter sports, water sports. Open year-round; campsites open May/June-October. Information at Moab on US 191, about 5 miles [8 kilometers] southeast of Arches National Park. +1 801 259 7155 or +1 801 637 2817.

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