Visitors Have Been Waiting Up to 5 Hours to Get Into Arches National Park

October 14, 2022

Starting October 4, the park no longer required a timed-entry pass. The experimental program, which began April 3, was meant to help the park service assess visitor use patterns and manage them more efficiently in the future. When the program ended, Arches warned guests of long wait times or delayed entries, and the prophecy has been fulfilled. Backpacker