Moab, located in southeastern Utah, is the base camp for Arches National Park getaways. The park sits five miles north of the ...

Rudolf Peters, from the town of Haltern am See in western Germany, was hiking in a rough section of a trail called The Windows Loop when he fell Tuesday, the National Park Service said in a statement.

Utah's Arches National Park recently announced that its timed entry permit requirement would be put on hold through August 27, 2025. Here's why and what to know.

Arches National Park is known for its colorful stone arches, pinnacles and balanced rocks. Windows Loop Trail is about 1.2 miles round trip near Moab, according to AllTrails.

The National Park Service reports that between 2011 and 2021, visitation to Arches National Park increased by 74%, hitting a record high of 1.8 million visitors during 2021.

FILE - Visitors to the Arches National Park walk towards a sandstone formation called South Window in Moab, Utah, on Aug. 27, 2005. (AP Photo/Beth Harpaz, File) Credit: ASSOCIATED PRESS ...

Hiker dead after fall at Utah's Arches National Park Visitors to the Arches National Park walk towards a sandstone formation called South Window in Moab, Utah, on Aug. 27, 2005. Credit: AP/Beth Harpaz ...