Jewel Tibbetts Arch Hiking Trailhead

D1473 is the primary access road to the Jewel Tibbetts Arch hiking trailhead. The arch is located in Hell Roaring Canyon and is named after Jewel Tibbetts, a Moab rancher who lived about 10 miles away from the arch with her husband Bill in the 1950s and 1960s. They often took ranch visitors to see the arch.

Starting at Highway 313, the road is well-marked and traverses a mostly hardpacked sand surface with occasional sections of bumpy slickrock. You will find a cluster of dispersed campsites near the western terminus suitable for any vehicle or camp setup. The sites are large enough for multiple vehicles. Once the trail ends and intersects with Mineral Point Road to Spring Canyon Bottom Road, head southwest for another 0.3 miles to the official arch trailhead. The hike from this point is 2.1 miles roundtrip and takes about 2 hours to complete. If you have a capable, high clearance 4-wheel drive vehicle and want to skip the hike but still see the arch, continue south another 0.83 miles, where you can jump on D1463, which leads to a viewpoint of the arch that only requires a few hundred-yard hike.