Natural Bridges National Monument

Natural Bridges National Monument was designated the world's first International Dark Sky Park in 2007
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.
Map showing location of park.
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2026 Community Artist in Parks announced
The National Park Service Southeast Utah Group is pleased to announce the selection of Chrissy Noel Kinslow as the 2026 Community Artist in the Parks
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Tourism to Southeast Utah Group parks contributes $447M to local economy
A new National Park Service report shows that nearly 2.4M visitors to parks of the Southeast Utah Group in 2024 spent $421.9M in communities near the park. That spending had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $447 million.
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Call for 2026 Community Artist in the Parks
The Southeast Utah Group of parks will accept applications for the 2026 Community Artist in the Parks (CAIP) program September 15 to October 15, 2025.
a natural bridge at night with the Milky Way arcing overhead
Photo by NPS Photo / Jacob W. Frank
Sipapu Bridge with a blue sky and clouds overhead
Photo by NPS Photo / Andrew Kuhn
a stone structure below a rock alcove
Photo by NPS Photo / Neal Herbert
a hiker standing below a massive natural bridge
Photo by NPS Photo / Jacob W. Frank
a broad natural bridge with clouds in the sky
Photo by NPS Photo / Andrew Kuhn