Double Arch, Arches National Park

Filmed as Utah, 1912

📍 Double Arch trailhead, The Windows Section, Arches National Park, near Moab, UT, Moab, United States

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Scene breakdown

Utah, 1912

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 1989

Teenage Indy slips away from his scout troop and stumbles on grave robbers digging out the Cross of Coronado.

Young Indiana Jones

Real-world history

A pothole arch whose larger opening is about 32 m high, the tallest in the park. The opening of Last Crusade was filmed in the park, with young Indy's scout troop riding through the area and Indy running down the slope in front of the arch.

Logistics & accessibility

Admission: National Park entrance fee applies. In recent seasons Arches has used a timed-entry reservation system, so check nps.gov/arch before you go. The trail is about 0.8 km round trip.

Parking & accessibility: Double Arch / Windows Section car park; it fills by mid-morning.

Best time to visit: Sunrise or late afternoon, outside the summer heat.

What else to see here

Park Avenue Viewpoint

Also seen in the film's opening ride.

Viewpoint

15 min drive