Capitol Reef National Park last week celebrated its 80th anniversary with the National Park Service. ... Trailhead • Chimney Rock, 3 miles west of the visitor center.

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 ...

In the latest effort to combat overcrowding at one of Utah's "Mighty 5" national parks, officials at Capitol Reef National Park are proposing a revamp of the roadway and infrastructure along its ...

With a name like Capitol Reef, you might expect to find this national park near the ocean.Instead, this gem lies in a sea of rock in Utah. “Early settlers noted that the white domes of Navajo ...

Capitol Reef was granted national park status in 1971, making it one of the country’s youngest. In the late 1800s, Mormon polygamist families established the community of Fruita, which is now ...

With a name like Capitol Reef, you might expect to find this national park near the ocean.Instead, this gem lies in a sea of rock in Utah. “Early settlers noted that the white domes of Navajo ...

Chimney Rock is pictured from afar at Capitol Reef National Park on May 22, 2021. Park officials are seeking to add more parking to the area plus other parts of the park in a construction project ...

On Wednesday, Capitol Reef National park in southern Utah received more than an inch of rain in just over 24 hours. That may not seem like a lot, but it resulted in flash flooding throughout the park.

It didn’t become a national park until 1971 when President Richard Nixon signed a law establishing it as such. Last year, Capitol Reef National Park saw more than 1.2 million recreational visits ...

Call it a geologic crinkle—or even a wrinkle in time. That’s what you get in south-central Utah’s Capitol Reef National Park, a must-see stop on a tour through the Southwest. It's a treasure ...