Sand Dune Arch, picnic, secret back road for Arches National Park

We had an afternoon timed-entry ticket for Arches National Park, so went there a second time, this time going to the visitor center:

Some animal sculptures outside:

Relief map:

Visitor center:

Rocks:

A short hike to Sand Dune Arch, nestled amongst rock fins:

Arch:

Skyline Arch:

We stopped in a nice picnic area:

And had a picnic dinner at a very secluded table:

On a whim, we decided to head down a dirt road (I had previously checked it on the map):

It led to the Tower Arch trailhead:

We then continued along the road, leaving the park via the “secret” back entrance to the park:

Salt Valley Road, via public BLM land; you could avoid the timed entry requirement by coming in this way, though it is several miles of rough dirt road, so not for the faint of heart or non-4WD vehicles: