Utah’s Capitol Reef is working hard to save fruits you’ve probably never heard of Many of Capitol Reef’s historic trees are nearing the end of their life.

For some, like the park's namesake red apple, these orchards might be their last hope. COTRELL: If we lose the Capitol Reef Red here, it's gone. There are very few places that it exists.

Towering slabs of chocolate-red rock, sweeping yellow sandstone arches, massive cream-colored domes and stark gray monoliths jut skyward at Capitol Reef National Park in southern Utah, revealing ...

Eat on-site for free or fill a to-go bag, paying for it at the self-weigh stations. Orchard map in hand, head to the Jackson Orchard to find the Capitol Reef red apple, the park’s unique strain.

Exploring Capitol Reef National Park means a family vacation filled with fascinating hikes through otherworldly landscapes, scenic drives, picking fruit in historic orchards, and (perhaps the best ...

Zion Canyon’s massive sandstone cliffs and slot canyons have inspired people for millennia, long before the area became Utah’s first national park in the early 1900s. Native American cultures ...

Fruita's orchards date back to 1880s pioneer settlers. After years of decline due to aging trees, the National Park Service is seeking a plan to restore the orchards.

It’s nowhere near a capitol, and it certainly doesn’t look like the color reefs you’ll find in Hawaii or off the coast of Australia. So why is this Utah national park called Capitol Reef?

There is just one paved road in Capitol Reef National Park in southern Utah.

Volunteers will be replanting the original orchards in the Capitol Reef National Park to preserve them.

With restaurants, lodging and services available in nearby Torrey, Capitol Reef’s central Fruita District along the Fremont River and Utah Highway 24 is by far the most popular portion of the park.

Southern Utah’s Capitol Reef National Park is probably best known for its main geological feature, the Waterpocket Fold, a wrinkle in the Earth that extends nearly 100 miles. But the park also ...