Fees & Passes

Overview of entrance requirements

All visitors MUST have

Most visitors also need

Reservations and Timed Entry

Reservation

Required to enter the park
Dates applicable
Apr 1–Oct 31
Cost
$2.00
From April 1 through October 31, 2023, visitors entering the park in a vehicle between 7 am and 4 pm will need to have already purchased a Timed Entry Ticket from Recreation.gov before reaching the park. One ticket is needed per vehicle. This fee is a Recreation.gov service charge, so it is not waived by any of the interagency passes.

Exceptions

Timed entry tickets are not required for those with camping, backcountry, Fiery Furnace, or special use permits; nor those with concessions contracts, commercial use authorizations, or academic fee waivers.

Entrance Passes

Standard Entrance Pass

$15.00–$30.00

Admits one private, non-commercial vehicle (15 passenger capacity or less) and all its occupants.

Admits one private, non-commercial motorcycle and its riders

Admits one individual with no car. Typically used for bicyclists, hikers, and pedestrians. Youth 15 and under are admitted free.
Annual Entrance - Park

Annual Entrance - Park

$55.00
Valid for one year through the month of purchase. Admits one (1) private, non-commercial vehicle or its pass holder to Arches and Canyonlands national parks, and Natural Bridges and Hovenweep national monuments.

2024 Free Entrance Days in the National Parks

Come experience the national parks! All National Park Service sites that charge an entrance fee will offer free admission to everyone (other fees may apply). Mark your calendar for these entrance fee-free dates:

 
 

Organized Groups

Commercial Tours

If you are providing these services, you must have a current, signed commercial use authorization to enter the park.

  • Road-based commercial tours
  • Guided day hikes
  • Photography instruction

For more information on commercial use authorizations, permit fees, and commercial entrance fees, visit Do Business with Us.

If you will be driving a bus in Arches, please view our Bus Information page.

 

Non-commercial Groups

A non-commercial organized group is a group traveling together such as scouts, a club, a church, or other organization that has organized its own itinerary. Group members may arrive in vehicles owned by the organization or in privately owned vehicles. Groups may also have hired a commercial driver or commercial vehicle for transportation services only.

If you will be driving a bus in Arches, please view our Bus Information page.

Non-commercial group fees (per vehicle):

  • Vehicle capacity of 15 or less: $30
  • Vehicle capacity of 16-25: $15 per person age 16 and older, not to exceed $40.
  • Vehicle capacity of 25+: $15 per person age 16 and older, not to exceed $100.

You may use Annual and Lifetime passes. A pass may cover immediate family members or up to four people traveling with the group, depending on the pass.

Educational Fee Waivers

Accredited academic institutions may apply for an Entrance Fee Waiver.

 

Camping Fees

Read more about Devils Garden Campground.

Devils Garden Campground Individual Site

  • 1-10 campers - $25/night

Canyon Wren Group Site

  • 11-16 campers - $75/night
  • 17-22 campers - $100/night
  • 23-28 campers - $125/night
  • 29-35 campers - $160/night

Juniper Group Site

  • 11-22 campers - $100/night
  • 23-33 campers - $150/night
  • 33-44 campers - $200/night
  • 45-55 campers - $250/night
 
Two people navigate through a narrow gap between red rocky faces while a ranger waits.
Visiting the Fiery Furnace with a ranger.

NPS/Andrew Kuhn

Fiery Furnace Activity Fees

Ranger-led Hike

  • $16 per person
  • Children under 5 years of age are not permitted.

Read more about the ranger-led Fiery Furnace Hike.

Private Permit

  • $10 per person
  • Children under 5 years of age are not permitted.

Read more about hiking permits for the Fiery Furnace.

 
 

Last updated: December 13, 2023

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