In the latest effort to combat overcrowding, Capitol Reef National Park is proposing a revamp of its iconic Scenic Drive roadway.

President Franklin Roosevelt designated Capitol Reef as a national monument Aug. 2, 1937, and it became a park in 1971.

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 ...

Here’s what else travelers should know about Capitol Reef, the latest national park in USA TODAY’s yearlong series: Capitol Reef's colorful rock layers pop along Chimney Rock Loop.

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 ...

Utah 24 traverses Capitol Reef and provides the only official entrance, and it’s dramatic. Chimney Rock looms on the left, while Panorama Point, Sunset Point and Goosenecks Overlook provide ...

Graffiti that depicts an eye and a few letters were sketched across a rock in Capitol Reef National Park. Now, officials want to find the vandals who defaced the Temple of the Moon monolith. The ...

Where Is Capitol Reef National Park? Located in Utah’s south-central desert in the heart of red rock country, the park’s hub is roughly 20 minutes east of the town of Torrey, UT—with Salt ...