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Voices: It’s time to make timed-entry permanent at Arches National Park

The reservation system helps Arches use its limited staff and resources for more national park protection and less traffic management.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Visitors to Delicate Arch in Arches National Park hang out around the Entrada Sandstone formation as the sun sets, Tuesday, May 16, 2023. In April 2023, Arches National Park implemented a timed entry system to pace visitors' arrival times to alleviate overcrowding and congestion among some 1.8 million visitors a year.

By Cassidy Jones | For The Salt Lake Tribune