Can Young Kids Do the Delicate Arch Hike?

In February we found ourselves in Utah exploring the many national parks the state has to offer, including Arches National Park.

If you go to Arches, you kind of have to check out the Delicate Arch. It’s the iconic arch and even though the hike to the arch was longer for our three kids (eight, five, and five), we decided it was worth any potential meltdowns.

While the 1.5 miles to the arch is mostly uphill with some rock scrambling required near the end, the kids did great! Truly, excitement and motivation got them most of the way there, and the way back is mostly downhill.

We did have some interesting interactions with the kids on the way back, but I think that has more to do with my strange children than the hike itself!

Check out the video above to see the hike itself and reactions from all five of us!