Arches National Park Tours
The Fiery Furnace, in beautiful Arches National Park, offers a labyrinth of narrow passageways and abrupt dead-ends among a series of sandstone fins.
Though it does not encompass a very large area, it is easy to become disoriented or lost. For this reason, and to protect native plants and soils, visitors must join a guided hike, or obtain a special permit, in order to enter the Fiery Furnace.
Ranger-guided hikes are offered into the Fiery Furnace daily, spring through fall. These popular 2 1/2 hour hikes are moderately strenuous, requiring the use of hands and feet to scramble up and through narrow cracks and along steep ledges above drop offs.
Click here to watch a video of the Fiery Furnace Loop tour visit.
The Fiery Furnace, in beautiful Arches National Park, offers a labyrinth of narrow passageways and abrupt dead-ends among a series of sandstone fins.
Though it does not encompass a very large area, it is easy to become disoriented or lost. For this reason, and to protect native plants and soils, visitors must join a guided hike, or obtain a special permit, in order to enter the Fiery Furnace.
Ranger-guided hikes are offered into the Fiery Furnace daily, spring through fall. These popular 2 1/2 hour hikes are moderately strenuous, requiring the use of hands and feet to scramble up and through narrow cracks and along steep ledges above drop offs.
Click here to watch a video of the Fiery Furnace Loop tour visit.
Need to Know
- Reservations: Advance reservations are available for morning Fiery Furnace loop tours beginning 7 days in advance.
- Operating Hours and Seasons: Arches National Park is open year-round. The park offers the Fiery Furnace loop tour several times per day from spring through the fall.
- Reservation holders must pick up their tickets at the visitor center information desk.
- Advance permit pickup is only available the day before your trip at the Arches Visitor Center from 7:30 am - 10:00 am and 2:00 pm - 5:30 pm.
- Same-day permit pickup is available at Arches Visitor Center information desk only between 7:30 am and 10 am. Plan for 30-45 minutes of travel time to the Fiery Furnace parking lot after permit pickup.
- Late arrival may result in forfeiting your reserved tour. No refunds for late arrival. Expect possible delays at park entrance booth and on park roads.
Meet at the Fiery Furnace Viewpoint 15 miles past the visitor center along the main park road 10 minutes prior to tour time.
- Children under 5 years of age are not allowed; children 12 and under must be accompanied by a responsible adult; one adult is required for each child 5 and 6 years of age.
Visitors must be able to use hands and feet to scramble up and through narrow cracks; sturdy hiking boots or shoes are required.
Visitors must bring at least one quart (one liter) of water per person and a backpack to allow for free use of hands; no food or water is available at the Fiery Furnace Viewpoint, the meeting place for the tourThe Visitor Center is located at the park entrance. Check the park's website for operating hours.
Restrooms are available at the Fiery Furnace Viewpoint, but not inside the Fiery Furnace.
Food, gas, lodging and other services are not available in Arches National Park; services are available in the town of Moab, five miles from the park entrance.
Reservations are accepted for tours during the main season (May to September).
Booking Windows
Tickets are available 7 days in advance of the tour date at 8 AM MT for the Self-Guided Fiery Furnace Exploration Tour and for Ranger-Guided Fiery Furnace Loop Tours.
Changes and Cancellations
Cancellations must be made by midnight prior to the scheduled tour time for a full refund less the non-refundable per-ticket reservation fee. Refunds will not be given for tours cancelled or modified after midnight on the day of the tour.
Contact Information
Mailing Address
Arches National Park, P.O. Box 907 Moab UT 84532
Phone Number
435-719-2299
