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Main Menu > Arches National Park > Also Nearby Colorado National Monument Fruita, Colorado This Excursion Comes From ... National Geographic's Guide to the Lewis and Clark Trail For more National Geographic travel guides—from Europe to Antarctica and everywhere in between—visit National Geographic Books >> The 23-mile-long [37-kilometer-long] Rim Rock Drive and well-maintained trails with gentle switchbacks provide easy access to this monument’s small, sheer-walled canyons and sandstone monoliths. Shelters mule deer, bighorn sheep, and mountain lions. 20,450 acres [8,275.8 hectares]. Facilities include 80 campsites, hiking, climbing, bicycling, horseback riding, picnic areas, scenic drives, winter sports, handicapped access. Open year-round. Located on Colorado Hwy. 340, about 100 miles [161 kilometers] from Arches National Park. +1 970 858 3617. More Recommendations for Arches National Park