Moab Arches National Park Audio Driving Tour

Escape the crowds and discover Utah’s iconic Arches National Park on this flexible, self-guided audio tour. This self-guided audio driving tour—the "Reverse" route—takes you through the entire scenic drive in reverse order, putting you in prime position to beat the crowds while discovering iconic formations and hidden gems at your own pace. You’ll get early access to Delicate Arch and other highlights!
Experience over 50 audio insights across 18 stops, including spectacular viewpoints like Park Avenue, Petrified Dunes, and Panorama Point; iconic formations such as Balanced Rock, Double Arch, and the famed Delicate Arch viewpoint; and hidden wonders like Pothole Arch and the tranquil Garden of Eden.

Meeting Point

North Highway 191

N Hwy 191, Moab, UT 84532, USA

This tour includes multiple experiences with unique meeting points. For the exact location of each starting point, please check the app. You can also customize your itinerary by selecting which tours to do and when—explore at your own pace and convenience!

What's included:

• Tours NEVER expire
• Freedom to explore at your own pace
• Offline map (no wifi or data needed)
• Turn-by-turn directions using GPS
• Hours of audio narration with stories, travel tips and music
• Audio narration that plays automatically as you drive

Not included:

• Private Transportation

What to expect:

Duration: between 6 hours and 8 hours

Arches National Park Visitor Center

Moab, UT 84532, USA

The Visitor Center has necessities like water, snacks, and restrooms. This is a good place to fill up your water and purchase a few snacks. There is no other place in the park that sells food and the only other place that has drinking water is all the way at the end of the road at Devils Garden.

10 minutes

Moab Fault Overlook

Arches National Park, Moab, UT 84532, USA

At the Moab Fault viewpoint, you can see the result of enormous pressure that separated the area of the viewpoint from the cliff wall on the other side of the canyon.

5 minutes

Petrified Dunes

Arches National Park, Moab, 84532, Utah

This is a vast landscape of these sorts of lumpy rock formations. It may not look like it at first, but they are actually sand dunes, like on the Sahara. More specifically though, these are petrified sand dunes, meaning that the sand actually solidified into rock around 200 million years ago.

5 minutes

Delicate Arch

Near Moab, 84532, Utah

This is probably the most famous Arch in Arches National Park. In fact, it’s on the Utah state license plate! While Delicate Arch is certainly not one of the tallest in the park, this iconic formation has a special charm that has attracted people from all over the world.

1 hour

Lower Delicate Arch Viewpoint

Delicate Arch Road, Utah

If you don’t have time or don’t have a reservation to make the three-mile hike to Delicate Arch, you can still see the arch from two viewpoints. The trail to the lower viewpoint is just a short 100-foot walk from the parking lot. The second trail is to the upper viewpoint, about a half-mile round trip.

15 minutes

Salt Valley Overlook

Salt Valley Overlook, Utah, USA

The Salt Valley was once called the paradox formation because early geologists couldn’t determine how it was created. It’s a good thing you’ve got Shaka Guide to make everything clear.

5 minutes

Fiery Furnace

Near Moab, 84532, Utah

This place got its name because the rocks here glow as if they're on fire when the sun is at the right angle. There is a permit-only hike through the Fiery Furnace but permits are limited and must be reserved online. We don’t recommend the hike on our tour due to its difficulty, but if you really want to hike it, you can make a reservation here.

1 hour

Sand Dune Arch

Utah

Here you can walk a short distance to visit Sand Dune Arch, which includes a sort of sand pit that children of all ages like to play in. There’s a two-mile hike to Broken Arch and a rough road that will take you further to Tower Arch.

1 hour

Skyline Arch

Utah

This large arch sits just above the horizon framing the sky as a wonderful window arch. No hiking is required, but if you want, just 10 minutes on foot will get you up close to the arch.

20 minutes

Devils Garden

Devils Garden, Utah 84726, USA

At Devils Garden, miles of trail systems connect seven arches and numerous fins, spires, and other formations. We recommend you set aside some time to park here, walk around, and check out the arches. The hike is short - about two miles - and it's well worth it. You'll also find picnic tables and a restroom if you want to relax for a while. The most famous formation at the Devil's Garden Trail is definitely the Landscape Arch, the longest arch in North America.

1 hour

Park Avenue Trail

Pk Ave Trl, Utah 84532, USA

City folks say you get the same feeling standing among the rock formations in Park Avenue that you do standing next to the towering skyscrapers in New York City.

1 hour

La Sal Mountains Viewpoint

Moab, UT 84532, USA

La Sal means the salt in Spanish. The mountains got their name in 1776 when Spanish explorers thought the snowy peaks looked like giant piles of salt. The highest peak, Mount Peale, is over 12,000 feet and around 3,600 meters high

5 minutes

Courthouse Towers

Arches Scenic Dr, 84532, Utah

Here you’ll find a series of huge sandstone rock formations like the Three Gossips, The Organ, and Sheep Rock.

5 minutes

Balanced Rock Trail

Arches Entrance Road, Moab, 84532, Utah

Balanced Rock stands over 120 feet or 11 stories tall. This giant Hoodoo has a ball on top that appears to be perfectly balanced on the spire below.

5 minutes

The Windows Road

The Windows Rd, Utah 84532, USA

This area features more than 30 different magnificent arches including The Windows, Turret Arch, and Double Arch, which was featured in the opening scenes of Indian Jones and the Last Crusade.

1 hour

Garden of Eden

The Windows Rd, Moab, UT 84532, USA

The Garden of Eden is a great place to wander around. This is an open terrain dotted with fins, windows, and miniature arches, or even arches still being formed. There's no designated trail so be sure you watch your step for any biocrust. You can find the owl rock just a short distance from the parking lot.

15 minutes

Pothole Arch

The Windows Road, 84532, Utah

The Pothole Arch is unlike the rest of the arches you’ll see on the tour because, while those arches are vertical, this arch is horizontal.

5 minutes

Panorama Point

Panorama Point, Utah 84532, USA

From this high vantage point, you can see for miles and miles in several directions. To the north is Devil's Garden and the Fiery Furnace. To the south, you can see Elephant Butte, the highest point in the park at 5,600 feet.

5 minutes