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, 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 ...

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.

Capitol Reef National Park sees less crowds than other major parks in southern Utah but is every bit as magnificent. Here’s what to know before you go.