Arches National Park - a Hiker's Dream Come True

Arches is a hiker's dream come true.  With many short and long trails, this park offers the best of the National Park system and works well for the single hiker, as long as you follow the basic rules.  The photo opportunities in this park are also fantastic.

Located in Utah, Arches is so named because of the numerous natural aches that adorn the park.  For natural beauty, it compares easily with Zion NP and Joshua Tree, and is as popular in the summer months.  Going there in the 'shoulder' months is a much better idea if you can do it, because temperatures are not as extreme, and there are no lineups to get in.  The trails are easy to moderate (disclosure: I haven't been on all of them)

But of the ones I hiked, which was most of them, there were few problems. Here's a map. Beware that the signage along the Dark Angel trail and the 'primitive trail is sparse to the point of useless.  So take a map and a compass.