Arches National Park comprises 76,519 acres or 119 square miles, while Zion has 229 square miles and 124,462 acres. The difference is Zion has a shuttle system and Arches does not.

Avoid the crowds at Utah’s National Parks—including Zion, Bryce, and Arches—with these insider tips from a guidebook author.

Capitol Reef National Park in south-central Utah was the only park among the five to break a record, tallying 1.42 million visits in 2024 to top its previous record of 1.4 million set in 2021.

Each time one of Arches National Park’s 1.8 million annual visitors washes their hands or refills their water bottle, they enjoy the product of a water treatment plant that turns snowmelt and ...

This Lesser-known Utah National Park Is a Dupe for Zion—With Similar Colorful Canyons and Towering Cliffs But Fewer Visitors. An International Dark Sky Park and a hiker’s paradise, Capitol ...

Zion National Park sits near the Utah-Arizona border. It’s within a few hours' drive of other Southwest national parks like Bryce Canyon (70 miles) and Capitol Reef (175 miles). To reach it, fly ...