Capitol Reef National Park Utah

Unlike utah s more shuttle y national park zion and bryce canyon capitol reef requires some driving to get around.

Capitol reef national park utah.

Scenic drive and all trails off scenic drive. Fruita 195 3 8 mi. 17152 introduced by utah congressman laurence j. 10 other attractions within 5 miles.

Whether capitol reef should be a national park rather than a monument two bills were introduced into the united states congress. Capitol reef national park ut 84775. All trails along utah state route 24. 2 restaurants within 5 miles.

Mesa farm market 49 4 min the hickman bridge trail 380 1 5 mi. Even considering utah s many impressive national parks and monuments it is difficult to rival capitol reef national park s sense of expansiveness of broad sweeping vistas of a tortured twisted seemingly endless landscape. Capitol reef national park is open but services and activities may be limited. Located in south central utah in the heart of red rock country capitol reef national park is a hidden treasure filled with cliffs canyons domes and bridges in the waterpocket fold a geologic monocline a wrinkle on the earth extending almost 100 miles.

Gifford homestead 228 20 min. Burton called for a 180 000 acre 72 800 ha national park and an adjunct 48 000 acre. Beyond capitol reef while capitol reef is well worth a trip to wayne county by itself there are still lots of other things to do and see beyond the national park. Gifford homestead 340 20 min american.

Within driving distance of capitol reef are some other great utah national parks such as bryce canyon canyonlands and grand staircase escalante. A house bill h r. The fruita section of the park is the most accessible featuring a paved scenic drive campgrounds many hikes and even orchards hence the name.