Get Dirty at the Country's 10 Best Natural Bridges

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Natural bridges are spectacular to see. And on top of the wonder they evoke, they're also a good indication that you're dealing with some seriously cool terrain for climbing, hiking, riding, kayaking, running, motorbiking and off-roading. Find a campsite before you go.
Rainbow Bridge National Monument

This marvel is perhaps the second or third largest known natural bridges in the world. Rainbow Bridge has been considered sacred by several cultur...

Natural Bridge State Beach

Of the three original mustone bridges carved from the cliffs, only one remains, surrounded by otters and dotted with birds. Aside from hiking and r...

Natural Bridges National Monument

Home to three natural arches, each named in honor of the Native Americans who had once rested their heads in this area, this park was also also tou...

Natural Bridge State Park

The 48-acre Natural Bridge State Park in the Berkshires holds the only natural white marble arch in North America. Visit the area and your practica...

Tonto Natural Bridge

It's one of the biggest natural travertine bridges that we know of, at 183 feet high with a 400-foot long tunnel. The state park is tucked away in ...

Outlaw Arch

The remote northwest of Colorado offers some of the most unclimbed and secluded peaks left in Colorado, not to mention untouched canyons. Outlaw Ar...

Natural Bridge

This mammoth wonder stands 20 stories tall. The sheer rock archway keeps many secrets of America's birth (Thomas Jefferson once owned it) and the N...

Zion National Park

On top of canyoneering, for the really hardcore, and the seemingly endless miles of trails for those in need of a good hike, there's Zion's incredi...

Ayres Natural Bridge

Tourists flock to see this bridge, but it's surrounded by an old American Indian belief that an evil spirit lived below it. In fact, the whole area...

Arches National Park

It must be clear by now that Utah is the place for natural bridges. Arches National Park preserves over 2,000 as well as a ton of other unusual roc...