{"id":"nps-nabr","slug":"natural-bridges-national-monument","name":"Natural Bridges National Monument","designation":"National Monument","category":"national-monument","categoryLabel":"National Monument","agency":{"code":"NPS","name":"National Park Service","department":"U.S. Department of the Interior","url":"https://www.nps.gov"},"managedBy":[{"code":"NPS","name":"National Park Service","department":"U.S. Department of the Interior","url":"https://www.nps.gov","unitCode":"NABR","designation":"National Monument","sourceId":"nps-nabr"}],"states":["UT"],"stateNames":["Utah"],"location":{"lat":37.6045329,"lon":-110.0022436},"bbox":[-110.0473,37.5703,-109.9138,37.6349],"acres":{"value":7627,"kind":"gis-estimate","source":"Computed from the simplified boundary","note":"Approximate. The managing agency publishes official acreage."},"firstProtected":null,"established":null,"administrations":[],"designationHistory":[],"summary":"Three majestic natural bridges invite you to ponder the power of water in a landscape usually defined by its absence. View them from an overlook, or hit the trails and experience their grandeur from below. Declared a National Monument in 1908, the bridges are named \"Kachina,\" \"Owachomo\" and \"Sipapu\" in honor of the Ancestral Puebloans who once made this place their home.","summarySource":"National Park Service","guide":{},"trConnection":null,"trConnections":[{"id":"ppl-m-natural-bridges","type":"protected","label":"Protected by T.R.","date":"1908-04-16","then":"Natural Bridges National Monument","thenKind":"national monument","text":"As President, Theodore Roosevelt set aside it (1908-04-16).","note":"Three great stone bridges carved by White Canyon and its streams. 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Admits one (1) private, non-commercial vehicle or its pass holder to Arches and Canyonlands national parks, and Natural Bridges and Hovenweep national monuments. U.S. residents only."}],"hours":[{"name":"Open 24 Hours","description":"Natural Bridges National Monument is generally open 24 hours a day, year-round.","standardHours":{"wednesday":"All Day","monday":"All Day","thursday":"All Day","sunday":"All Day","tuesday":"All Day","friday":"All Day","saturday":"All Day"},"exceptions":[]}],"directions":"The entrance to Natural Bridges is at the end of UT 275, which is roughly 35 miles west of Blanding, Utah, on UT 95. Driving time from Blanding is roughly 45 minutes.","weatherInfo":"Natural Bridges is part of the Colorado Plateau, a \"high desert\" region that experiences wide temperature fluctuations, sometimes over 40 degrees in a single day. The temperate (and most popular) seasons are spring (April-May) and fall (mid-September-October), when daytime highs average 60 to 80 F and lows average 30 to 50 F. Summer temperatures often exceed 100 F, making strenuous exercise difficult. Winters are cold, with highs averaging 30 to 50 F, and lows averaging 0 to 20 F.","contacts":{"phone":"4352413951","email":"nabrinfo@nps.gov"},"visitorCenters":[{"name":"Natural Bridges Visitor Center","description":"During the main season (April through September), Natural Bridges Visitor Center is typically open seven days a week, 9 am to 4 pm. In the off-season (fall, winter, and early spring) it is open four days a week, Friday through Monday. Exhibits, a park film, and a bookstore are available. You can pay your entrance fee online or at the visitor center.","url":"https://www.nps.gov/nabr/planyourvisit/visitor-center.htm","lat":37.6093541764,"lon":-109.977023723}],"campgrounds":[{"name":"Natural Bridges Campground","description":"Camp in solitude among the juniper trees at Natural Bridges campground. The campground is conveniently located next to the visitor center off the main park road. Campsites are fully reservable through Recreation.gov and open year-round. Each site has a fire grill, picnic table, and tent pad, but no running water, electricity, or hookups.","url":"https://www.nps.gov/nabr/planyourvisit/camping.htm","reservationUrl":"https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/272257","sites":13}],"thingsToDo":[],"nearby":[{"slug":"bears-ears-national-monument","km":23},{"slug":"canyonlands-national-park","km":72},{"slug":"hovenweep-national-monument","km":91},{"slug":"canyons-of-the-ancients-national-monument","km":98},{"slug":"rainbow-bridge-national-monument","km":103},{"slug":"navajo-national-monument","km":110}],"hasBoundary":true,"boundarySource":{"name":"NPS Land Resources Division","url":"https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2224545"},"sources":[{"name":"NPS Data API","url":"https://developer.nps.gov/api/v1/parks?parkCode=nabr"},{"name":"NPS Land Resources Division boundaries","url":"https://services1.arcgis.com/fBc8EJBxQRMcHlei/arcgis/rest/services/NPS_Land_Resources_Division_Boundary_and_Tract_Data_Service/FeatureServer/2"}],"editorialStatus":"draft","synced":"2026-11-09T02:12:45.619Z","alerts":[{"source":"NPS","kind":"Information","title":"Natural Bridges has gone cashless","text":"The park now accepts only mobile or electronic payments for entrance & camping fees. You can reserve campsites and buy entrance passes on Recreation.gov, or only use debit/credit cards to pay in person.","url":"https://www.nps.gov/hove/learn/news/news03012024.htm","updated":"2024-07-03 16:59:01.0","id":"nps-D218F20E-FE77-4FCD-A018-CF6B7DCA8C82"}],"url":"https://directory.labs.trlibrary.com/sites/natural-bridges-national-monument/","boundaryUrl":"https://directory.labs.trlibrary.com/boundaries/natural-bridges-national-monument.geojson"}