Parks in Torrey, Utah

The colorfully-layered rock canyons and rich green valleys of Capitol Reef National Park inspired the Navaj... More on LLBean.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... More on Epinions.com

Sixty-five million years ago, while forces inside the earth were pushing up the Colorado Plateau, a 100-mile-long wrinkle in the earth's mantle was formed in southern Utah. Thousands of feet of sub... More on Trails

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Map of Burr Trail (647KB pdf) The Burr Trail takes the adventurous traveler into some of Utah's most beautiful and extraordinary country. Views of the Henry Mountains, the colorfully contorted Wate... More on Nps.gov

Great canyon hike combined with a great view of the waterpocket fold. More on Trails

This 19-mile out-and-back (9.5 miles each way), rated aerobically and technically easy, begins with with 6.5 miles of paved road, which occasionally crosses through the wash on concrete pads. That ... More on Trails

I thought this was a great bike ride. I'd make a couple of changes to the More on Trails

Beginning at the corral, head west down the well-marked trail. You will be walking the first 2 miles or so in a wide, open canyon. Notice the large boulders on the canyon floor that have dropped from high above. About 1.5 miles down ... More on Trails

From Interstate 70 in central Utah, take UT 24 south to Hanksville. Where UT 24 turns west, follow it to the Capitol Reef National Park entrance. The highway crosses the park and exits on the west near Torrey. Near the park entrance ... More on Trails

Chimney Rock Canyon is a long, narrow desert drainage on the northwestern side of Capital Reef National Park. It begins just outside the park on the eastern slopes of Thousand Lakes Mountain and meanders for some 15 miles through ... More on Trails

From the junction at 9900 feet, the trail traverses under the rim, the rocky ledge that forms the rim of Boulder Mountain. From the junction to Chokecherry Creek is about 1.25 miles through aspen forest and grassy meadows. As you ... More on Trails

The Teasdale Ranger District is one of five ranger districts in the Dixie National Forest and contains Boulder ... More on PlanetWare

This is a loop hike on the lower rim of Boulder Mountain, a flat-topped mesa with a rocky cliff band several hundred feet high around its east side. The 11,000-foot top of Boulder Mountain is several miles wide and relatively flat. ... More on Trails