See Arches National Park Without the Crowds: The Tours That Actually Deliver

Delicate Arch at Arches National PArk in Utah

Skip The Crowds in Arches National Park with Guided Tours

Here's what nobody tells you about visiting Arches: you can spend half your day hunting for parking and the other half shoulder-to-shoulder with tourists, or you can let someone who knows the park inside and out show you the places most people never see.

I'm talking about the remote arches, the dinosaur tracks, and the kind of quiet desert moments that made you want to come here in the first place.

These three tours get you past the chaos and into the real park. Here's what makes each one worth your time and money:

Blue SUV on a Remote road in Arches National PArk

Arches 4X4 adventure from Moab: Remote Arches & Dinosaur Tracks

⭐️ Rating: 4.8 out of 5 Stars | ⏳ Tour Length: 4-5 hours | 🚌Check Rates and Availability

This is for anyone who wants to see Arches but doesn't want to deal with the parking nightmare or hike in a pack of 50 people. Your guide picks you up right from your Moab hotel, drives you into the remote sections of the park, and shows you arches like Tower Arch, Marching Men, and Eye of the Whale that most visitors don't even know exist.

The best part? You leave through the back exit and stop to see actual fossilized dinosaur tracks. Not a replica, not a museum display... the real thing embedded in stone.

👉 Book Your Spot Now: These tours sell out fast during busy months, so grab your date while it's open.

Private Guided Hike in Arches National Park: Six Hours at Your Own Pace

⭐️ Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars | ⏳ Tour Length: 6 hours | 🥾Check Rates and Availability

Six hours with a guide who actually knows what they're looking at. They pick you up in Moab, take you to the park's best formations, and explain how all of this happened. How sand dunes turned to stone millions of years ago. How wind and water carved them into the fins, arches, and canyons you're standing in front of.

It's the difference between taking photos and actually understanding what you're seeing.

Since it's private, you go at your own pace. Want to spend 20 minutes getting the perfect shot? Go for it. Need to slow down on the uphill sections? No problem. It's your tour.

👉 Reserve Your Private Hike: Private tours need advance notice, especially if you've got specific dates in mind.

Canyonlands and Arches National Parks Airplane Tour: Two Parks in 80 Epic Minutes

⭐️ Rating: 4.9 out of 5 Stars | ⏳ Tour Length: 1 hour 20 minutes | ✈️Check Rates and Availability

Look at the reviews on this one. Seriously, go read them. People are not exaggerating.

You meet at Canyonlands Field Airport and fly over both parks while your pilot points out everything below: Upheaval Dome, the spot where the Colorado and Green Rivers come together, Landscape Arch, Fisher Towers, Devil's Garden, the Maze. Places that would take days of hardcore hiking to reach on foot, if you could even get to them at all.

In 80 minutes, you see more of these parks than most people see in a week. And from up there, you get why the landscape looks the way it does. The patterns and scale make sense in a way they just don't from the ground.

👉 Book Your Flight: Limited seats and weather restrictions mean you need to book ahead.

Stop Planning, Start Booking

See all available tours at Arches National Park here.

You already know you want to go to Arches. The question is whether you want to spend your trip stressed about parking and fighting crowds, or whether you want someone else to handle that stuff while you actually enjoy the park.

The tours that fit your dates won't wait around. Book now while the spots are still there.

Park Avenue Hike in Arches National Park in Moab Utah

Arches National Park Lodging

There are no National Park Lodges within Arches National Park.

The majority of lodging options can be found in and around Moab, Utah 5 miles Southeast of the parks entrance.

⭐️ 4.5 of 5 Stars - Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Moab - Click here for Rates and Availability.

We have stayed here many times and really like staying at this hotel. There is easy access to the main road into Moab and to Arches. The pool area is amazing and the hotel has great amenities.

⭐️ 4.4 of 5 Stars - Under Canvas Moab - Click here for Rates and Availability.

Stay in luxury safari tents under the stars. This is an amazing place to spend time soaking in the red rocks and epic views.

⭐️ 4.6 of 5 Stars - Moab Resort - Click here for Rates and Availability.

look forward to a firepit, a playground, and a 24-hour gym. Stay connected with in-room Wi-Fi (surcharge).

Click on this link or the map below to see additional lodging options near Arches NP.

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