Arches National Park

Hiking

The park offers numerous short trails see above ranging in difficulty from very easy to moderate.

Photography

The park is a photographer's paradise with reddish brown rocks, distant snow-covered mountains, and fantastic rock formations. as with most places, light can be harsh during the day, so it is best to have the camera ready during the early morning hours and late evening hours. delicate arch and the windows are best photographed at sunset, while the light on landscape arch and double arch is best near sunrise. hike to delicate arch. the entire arch glows blood red at sunset with the mountains framed within delicate arch if you are lucky. the mountains will glow if you wait long enough. in addition, the windows area is excellent for sunrise photos. just get to the side where you can see turret arch framed by north window. there is a ledge where you can take your photo although it requires some scrambling over fallen rocks. those looking for a photograph of double arch should be aware that light at sunrise is minimal, although things improve as the sun rises further. double o arch is best in the late afternoon if hike through the arch and photograph from the photographers ledge.