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Double Arch at Arches National Park in Utah, two natural sandstone arches framing a vivid cobalt blue sky, photographed from a dramatic low-angle perspective that emphasizes the towering scale and warm orange-red hues of the Entrada sandstone.

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Where to Base for Arches

Moab is the basecamp — where to sleep, eat, refuel, and book the slickrock adventures.

Double Arch at Arches National Park in Utah · Where to Base for Arches National Park

Where to Base

Gateway towns near Arches

Almost every Arches trip runs out of Moab, five miles south — the full-service adventure town that also bases Canyonlands. It's where you sleep, eat, refuel, and book the 4x4 and slot-canyon trips that fill the days you're not under the arches. Open the town for its lodging, things to do, and the lay of the place.

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    Moab

    11.3 mi from the park
    • Lodging
    • Dining
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    Moab — full-service adventure-town basecamp 5 miles southeast of Arches. Compare lodging tiers, prices, and entrance proximity for Arches.

    Population ~5,366

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