Arches National Park

01 The rules

Permit fact card

Permit

Required: Special Use Permit — wedding (NPS Form 10-930, requested by the couple, not a third party)

Application fee

$185 application fee (paid on Pay.gov, non-refundable once the office has your application)

Other fees

Cost-recovery monitoring fee billed to the permit holder, quoted when the permit is issued (based on the monitor's salary, time on site and travel).

Entrance & parking

The standard park entrance fee also applies.

Lead time

No minimum stated ('do not wait until the last minute'). Email the Special Park Uses Coordinator your requested and alternate dates first to check availability.

Booking window

Up to one year in advance

Group size

80 people (Devils Garden Campground Amphitheater); other sites 15 to 50

Caps & rules

All permits are written for one hour. Groups over 25 need a parking plan. Other locations considered case by case. Activity limited to slickrock, dry washes or maintained areas. No arches, balloons or decorations; no releases or thrown items; no PA system; no drones; no caterers.

Photographer

The permit holder and ceremony participants can take photos anywhere in the park, not limited to the ceremony sites (not monitored). The page does not mention a separate permit for a hired photographer.

02 Where

6 designated ceremony sites

As listed by the agency. Numbers in brackets are the group caps it gives.

1. Park Avenue (15)
2. La Sal Mountains Viewpoint (50)
3. Double Arch (25)
4. The Windows (25)
5. Panorama Point (50)
6. Devils Garden Campground Amphitheater (80)

03 Re-check log

Compared with our June 2026 guides

Sources

Where each value comes from

1. Weddings & Commitment Ceremonies at Arches (NPS), last updated Apr 1, 2026 ↗ Read on November 6, 2026