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Windows Section At Arches National Park To Reopen September 1, But Roadwork Far From Over

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By NPT Staff - August 24th, 2017

You'll once again be able to drive to Double Arch in Arches National Park when the Windows Section of the park reopens on September 1/Kurt Repanshek

Roadwork this summer has really upset visitation at Arches National Park in southeastern Utah, as various attractions have been closed to visitors and delays on the park road a daily occurrence. Crews are resurfacing, restoring, and rehabilitating approximately 23 miles of roads and pullouts in Arches National Park along the entrance road (from US Highway 191 to the visitor center), main park road, the campground road, and other spur roads and loops. Road work is scheduled to last through November.

Closed the past few weeks for construction work, the Windows Section of Arches National Park is scheduled to reopen at 7 a.m. on Friday, September 1. However, the La Sal Mountains Viewpoint is scheduled to close for construction at 7 p.m. on Sunday, August 27.

Looking into September, the Balanced Rock area, Courthouse Towers Viewpoint, and Park Avenue Viewpoint and Trailhead in the park are all scheduled to close at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, September 5, to ensure visitors and worker safety.

While the La Sal Mountains Overlook is scheduled to reopen at 7 p.m. on Monday, September 11, the Balanced Rock, Courthouse Towers, and Park Avenue areas of the park are not scheduled to reopen until at 7 a.m. on Friday, September 29.

Asphalt hauling in support of repaving the park’s main road is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. on Sunday, September 10. During this phase of the construction project, as many as 10 to 12 asphalt haul trucks per hour will be travelling through Moab into the park between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. Sunday through Thursday nights.

Given the many variables that can impact road projects of this type and scope, construction work dates are subject to change.

The Devils Garden Campground remains closed through November.

A reminder: Sunday through Thursday visitors must arrive at the park before 6:30 p.m. Visitors arriving after 6:30 p.m. on those days will not be able to travel past the visitor center. All vehicles must be out of the closure area no later than 7 p.m. Sunday through Thursday nights.

The park reopens at 7 a.m. Monday through Friday, and is open weekends from 7 a.m. Friday until 7 p.m. Sunday during this road construction project.

The park will be open with no road construction work on the following holiday weekends as well:

  • Labor Day: 7 a.m. Friday, September 1, to 7 p.m. Tuesday, September 5
  • Utah Education Association Weekend: 7 a.m. Thursday, October 19, to 7 p.m. Sunday, October 22 

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