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 ...

“Irreplaceable” reptile track fossils that are roughly 250 million years old were stolen from Capitol Reef National Park, and rangers are asking the public to help find and prosecute those ...

Hundreds of millions of years ago, Capitol Reef was more like the Saharan Desert, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Then it became wet, sporting tropical forests, ferns, and swamps.

Utah's Capitol Reef National Park could certainly be considered one of those “hidden gems.” While the park boasts colorful canyons, dramatic cliffs, and ancient petroglyphs, similar to Zion ...

These Striking Rock Formations Are up to 270 Million Years Old. Capitol Reef National Park is a place of dramatic beauty and serenity so remote that the nearest traffic light is 78 miles away.

The U.S. National Park Service is investigating after fossils were stolen from the Capitol Reef National Park several years ago. U.S. Park Rangers said the fossils, which are of reptile tracks ...

The 19 orchards of Capitol Reef National Park, part of the vaunted Mighty 5, were planted by the Mormon pioneer families who used to call this part of south-central Utah home. Back in 1880, it was ...

Capitol Reef National Park in Utah experienced intense thunderstorms and flash flooding Thursday as heavy rains swept the region. Some park goers ended up stranded and in need of rescue, according ...

A Flash Flood Warning has been issued for Capitol Reef National Park and surrounding areas, forcing the closure of the park's Scenic Drive south of the Fruita Campground.

Officials are offering a reward after rare fossils dating as far back as 251 million years ago were stolen from Capitol Reef National Park in Utah. The reptile track fossils date back at least 200 ...

Capitol Reef National Park, much like most of Utah, contains all sorts of prehistoric and historic history. Its paleontological record dates all the way back to at least 280 million years ago.

Capitol Reef is well known for its rock formations. The orchards, 19 of them in the park, are part of the area's culture being protected. "From the variety of Native peoples that have called this ...