Sport & Outdoor
Outdoor AdventureGrand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
FreeHike slot canyons, slickrock and desert waterfalls in the remote canyon country of southern Utah's Grand Staircase-Escalante.
Photo: Wolfgang Staudt, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.
Sport & OutdoorOutdoor AdventureHistory Buff
Capitol Reef National Park
Capitol Reef National Park is an outdoor activity in Torrey, UT. Cost: under $25.
Visitor center on UT-24 at the Scenic Drive, Fruita · Torrey, UT
Why you should go…
Capitol Reef National Park protects most of the Waterpocket Fold, a nearly 100-mile-long wrinkle in the earth lined with colorful sandstone cliffs. Its name comes from white Navajo Sandstone domes that resemble capitol buildings. In the Fruita district you can see a Fremont Culture petroglyph panel, stop at the Gifford Homestead for pie, and pick fruit in season from about 2,000 historic orchard trees. Trails lead to Hickman Bridge and Cassidy Arch.
- #national park
- #scenic drive
- #hiking
- #petroglyphs
- #historic orchards
What's around here?
The closest stops to Capitol Reef National Park, ordered by straight-line distance.
41 mi awayMore like this