Capitol Reef National Park

  • HC 70 Box 15, Torrey, UT, 84775
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4.5

13 reviews

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Capitol Reef National Park is one of the places in this whole world that you are really going to experience Heaven. more on Epinions.com

First: Natural History C. more on Epinions.com

There are mule deer, coyotes, foxes, lizards, many different types of birds, elk, antelope, and many other animals.-The other four-wheel drive road is the one that continues on south from the Scenic Drive and goes over to Highway 12. more on Epinions.com

It is one of the cheaper national parks with a $5 entrance fee collected at the start of this road. more on Epinions.com

It will take you down by the Capitol Gorge if you go east and if you go south it will take you to a rougher road that joins up with another milder dirt road taking you all the way over to Highway 12.-If you go out of the park boundaries just a little ways on the paved road you can go south towards Notom. more on Epinions.com

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The varied terrain is amazing. There are black volcanic looking rock and the red rock that is so famous. There are petroglyphs that are easily accessible. There ... more on Yahoo! Travel

you can avoid the crowd and see one of the best park in UT the roads are fun to drive with an SUV and the location is perfect, ... more on Yahoo! Travel

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When you are planning a trip through Southern Utah be sure to plan Capitol Reef National Park into your trip. You can spend a day just driving through or spend a few days taking some hikes or picking some fruit. Capitol Reef consists ... more on Epinions.com

Capitol Reef National Park is a long, narrow expanse in South Central Utah that preserves the scenic Waterpocket Fold, a warp in the earth’s crust measuring nearly 100 miles in length. ... more on Epinions.com

If you're a fan of hiking, but not the crowds of Zion, Arches, Bryce Canyon, and other Utah parks, you need to take a hike over to Capitol Reef National Park. It's an easy drive, but full of beautiful, challenging hikes; best of all, ... more on Epinions.com

Not even Stephen Spielberg could imagine a landscape so other-worldly as Capitol Reef National Park in southern Utah. A recent drive-through had us gasping in disbelief at every turn. Photos and words can't do justice to the strangeness ... more on Epinions.com

Good news for someone who like to study or/and see fossils and geology! I went to Capital Reef National Park last month for my geology field trip. I have been to many National Parks since I moved to Utah such as Zions National Park, ... more on Epinions.com

Great Amenities at Capitol Reef National Park:

  • Visitor center
  • Picnic tables
  • Restrooms
  • Historic sites nearby
  • Restaurant nearby
  • Children's activities

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