Tower Arch

4.7/5 (71 reviews)
Situated in Arches National Park, a major tourist destination known for its many sandstone arches, is a hidden gem four-wheel drive road known as Tower Arch Road. Driving the road is perhaps what our national parks must have been like in their infancy - rugged, remote, beautiful, and hard to get t...Read More
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Highlights of Tower Arch

Beginner Category IconBeginner
Desert Category IconDesert
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Sand Category IconSand
Highest Elevation
5179 ft
Shape of Trail
Out & Back
Typically Open
Year Round
Best Direction
N/A
Nearest Town
Moab
Nearest Services
Moab
Management Agency
National Parks Service
District
Arches National Park

Overview

Situated in Arches National Park, a major tourist destination known for its many sandstone arches, is a hidden gem four-wheel drive road known as Tower Arch Road. Driving the road is perhaps what our national parks must have been like in their infancy - rugged, remote, beautiful, and hard to get to! Traveling through red, pink, and brown sandstone formations, up and over ledges, and through reddish sandy dunes, you reach the namesake, Tower Arch. When you arrive, you feel like you have been tucked into the corner of nowhere as the sands of time are ever-changing, the magical landscape that time seems to have forgotten. Combine this with Eye of the Whale for an unforgettable day trip in Arches National Park.

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10 Waypoints
32 Trail Photos
1 Trail Concerns
71 Community Reviews
1 Video
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