SpringHill Suites by Marriott Moab

A beautiful viewpoint looking out upon the La Sal Mountains.

Just 3.6 miles (5.8 km) after Arches National Park Visitor Center, this is many visitors' first scenic stop. At Park Avenue, you can gaze down a grand boulevard of rock and let your imagination loose. Previous visitors named some of the rock features here "Queen Nefertiti," "Queen Victoria," and "Sausage Rock" (also known as "The Corndog"). This short downhill hike near the Arches National Park Entrance with spectacular views of red rock fins and towers. Arches offers a landscape of...

Drive through Arches National Park and see the highlights along the way, with a few stops for optional hikes to see more This driving tour will take you to every major sight in Arches National Park and then some. Start at the Visitor Center to learn some background about the park and the area's history before driving along the main road through the park. Stop at Park Avenue to walk through a canyon with wild rock formations on either side, stop at several turnoffs along the way to see such...

A beautiful hike. The arch is amazing and the hike is a nice moderate mix of easy trail, stream crossings, and scrambles. Pay attention, especially when crossing the river, it’s easy to get off track (but pretty hard to get completely lost). Some of the water crossings are tricky, so a stick and waterproof shoes are recommended for cold weather. Note that there are many different types of terrain: mud, sand, loose rock, rock scrambles and walking along the edge of the creek on sandstone. It’s...

This is a scenic driving route not a hiking trail. Traffic on the Scenic Highway can be heavy, especially if there is any construction going on. Expect big wait times to get into Lions Park outside Moab from Park City south at certain times of the year. The looks at the Colorado River are worth the walk to see the cliffs up close.