Thank you! It's definitely worth going to, and I hope you get the chance to! There are a ton of amazing areas. I'd love to go back when we have the time/the weather is more tolerable/I'm in decent enough shape to do some of the longer hikes. Not just to the classic delicate arch, but some of the less-traveled trails on the north end of the park.
I do understand how the timed entry stuff helps, and it was nice that even when the lots were partially full we mostly were able to avoid any real crowds. (Or the groups that were there and loud would move on pretty quick.) Colorado is much the same - unfortunately a lot of the really nice areas have been kind of taken over by idiots, which has led to some permanent closures, and other places to start requiring reservations of some type.
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I do understand how the timed entry stuff helps, and it was nice that even when the lots were partially full we mostly were able to avoid any real crowds. (Or the groups that were there and loud would move on pretty quick.) Colorado is much the same - unfortunately a lot of the really nice areas have been kind of taken over by idiots, which has led to some permanent closures, and other places to start requiring reservations of some type.