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Arches National Park Backcountry Tour 1
A large arch rock formation with people hiking around it. 2
A white van on a road with a clear blue sky and red rock formations in the background. 3
Half Day Arches Backcountry Tour 4
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Arches National Park Backcountry 4X4 Tour

By Moab Scenic Adventures
10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is €198 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 4h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup

Overview

Experience Arches National Park the way it was meant to be seen—Our exclusive permits allow us remote access off the beaten track.
The adventure begins in Utah Raptor State Park to visit fossilised dinosaur tracks on our off-road route into the park. Sit back and take in the views from a climate-controlled 4x4 built specifically to handle this demanding terrain.
Your guide will dig into the human history and geology of the region, travelling over the shifting salt valley beds that engineered the world's highest concentration of natural stone Arches.
Discover hidden landmarks most visitors miss like the Eye of the Whale. Tucked away in Herdina Park, it is an incredibly quiet pocket of the park.
As we transition out of the backcountry, the route showcases the park’s heavy hitters. We take in expansive views of Balanced Rock, the Windows Section, and gain a glimpse of the famous Delicate Arch giving you a flawless overview of the park on your way back to Moab.

Activity location

  • Utahraptor Park
    • Blm 142
    • Moab, Utah, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Moab Reservation Center
    • 2182 South Highway 191
    • 84532, Moab, Utah, United States

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Group

  • Activity duration is 4 hours and 30 minutes4h 30m
    4h 30m
  • English

Group Tour
Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 09:00
Price details
€185.37 x 1 Adult€185.37
Paid at activity€13.12
Total
Price is €198.49
Until Sun, 5 Jul

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Bottled water
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Air-conditioned vehicle
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Light Snacks are provided
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Service charge not included but always appreciated
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    America the Beautiful pass holders excluded

Know before you book

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Please book separate reservations for groups over 6. Your group will travel together in separate vehicles.
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
  • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

Arches National Park (Pass by)

This tour explores the backcountry of Arches National Park in approximately 4 hours. You will ride along in one of our 4x4 all-terrain vehicles with heat and a/c for optimal comfort during all seasons. Throughout this half day experience you will learn all about the parks, history, and geology of the Moab area. Your guide will point out Arch formations, and other towering landscapes along the way. Since our tours are private we can stop for photos at any point. ​Sights on this tour include but are not limited to Marching Men, Tower Arch and Eye of the Whale Arch. This tour will include both pavement sections and 4x4 road sections that are not paved. Water and snacks are always provided for free. This tour includes your National Park Entry fee. You DO NOT need a reservation in Arches National Park to participate in this tour.

Utahraptor Park

  • 20m
  • Admission ticket included
Before crossing into the national park, our off-road route cuts directly through Utahraptor State Park, home to one of the densest Early Cretaceous dinosaur bone beds in North America. Here, we leave the 4x4 for a short walk to examine fossilised dinosaur tracks permanently stamped into the desert stone. Your guide will decode these ancient footprints, introducing you to the prehistoric hunters—including the massive, fearsome Utahraptor—that ruled this exact terrain millions of years before the arches even formed.

Eye of the Whale Arch

  • 30m
Eye of the Whale Arch is located in the Herdina Park area of Arches. An optional 1/2 mile hike leads you under the arch to an outcropping of seldom visited red rock formations

Balanced Rock Trail (Pass by)

Standing over 128 feet tall, Balanced Rock is one of the park’s ultimate heavy hitters, but it’s a lot more than just a great photo stop. Your guide will show you how this massive, 3,500-ton block of Entrada Sandstone is performing a high-wire balancing act atop a shrinking pedestal of softer Dewey Bridge mudstone. It is a perfect, real-time demonstration of how different rock layers erode at different speeds, offering a striking reminder that this ancient landscape is constantly changing right before our eyes.

Upper Delicate Arch Viewpoint

  • 15m
No trip to Arches is complete without seeing the park’s crowning jewel. Our route brings us to a overlook, offering a classic long-distance view of Delicate Arch.

Windows (Pass by)

This spectacular zone features the highest concentration of massive spans in the entire park, including North Window, South Window, Turret Arch, and the towering Double Arch. Your guide will point out the massive cavernous openings of Double Arch—famously featured in the opening scene of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade as the hidden cave of the Cross of Coronado. Beyond the film magic, you’ll discover how these immense amphitheatres were hollowed out from the inside out, creating some of the most dramatic overhead architecture in the American Southwest.

Location

Activity location

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    Utahraptor Park
    • Blm 142
    • Moab, Utah, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Moab Reservation Center
    • 2182 South Highway 191
    • 84532, Moab, Utah, United States

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