Theodore Roosevelt Presidential LibraryPublic Lands Directory

Alerts and conditions

Information Natural Bridges has gone cashless

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.

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Overview

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.

From the National Park Service

History

The designation history for this site (every law, proclamation and order, and the administration behind each) is being researched and checked by the Library’s historians.

The Roosevelt connection

Protected by T.R.

His proclamations and orders

What to see and do

Activities

  • Astronomy
  • Stargazing
  • Camping
  • Hiking
  • Junior Ranger Program
  • Park Film
  • Shopping
  • Bookstore and Park Store

Browse hiking, biking and paddling routes on AllTrails

Plan your visit

Hours

Open 24 Hours: Natural Bridges National Monument is generally open 24 hours a day, year-round.

Fees and passes

  • Entrance - Private Vehicle — $20.00
  • Entrance - Motorcycle — $15.00
  • Entrance - Per Person — $10.00
  • Annual Entrance - Park — $55.00

The America the Beautiful pass covers entrance fees at federal recreation lands across all four agencies.

Getting there

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.

Visitor centers

Campgrounds

  • Natural Bridges Campground (13 sites) — reserve

Weather

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.

Phone: 4352413951

Whose lands these are

These lands are the ancestral and present-day homelands of Native nations. A section on whose lands these are is being prepared with tribal review. In the meantime, Native Land Digital offers a starting point.

Photos

a hiker standing below a massive natural bridge
Hiker at Kachina Bridge · NPS Photo / Jacob W. Frank
a broad natural bridge with clouds in the sky
Owachomo Bridge · NPS Photo / Andrew Kuhn
Two small structures beneath a sandstone alcove
Horse Collar Ruin · NPS/Jacob W. Frank
a natural bridge at night with the Milky Way arcing overhead
Dark Skies at Owachomo Bridge · NPS Photo / Jacob W. Frank

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