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Want to go to Arches? You may soon need a reservation, under a new Park Service plan.

| Courtesy Arches National Park The number of parking spaces was recently doubled to 160 at Wolfe Ranch trailhead to Delicate Arch in Arches National Park. Park officials report 2,000 people visit the trailhead each day during the peak season. As a result, many visitors park illegally along the road leading Delicate Arch viewpoint and trailhead. There were 145 cars parked along the road in this picture taken May 25, 2013. The Park Service have proposed a reservation system to reduce this level of congestion, which officials say is degrading the park experience.