Cheap Things To Do in Capitol Reef, Utah

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

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

Hiked this on 5/2/2007 -- I turned this into a 13.7 (according to the GPS b More on Trails

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

The Paiute ATV Trail is a combination of trails and off-highway roads that loops for 900mi/1,448km through a n ... More on PlanetWare

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

Utah RT 24 goes east out of the Capitol Reef along the Fremont River, going toward Hanksville. As it comes out of the reef, the river tumbles over a waterfall making a large pool below. A great swimming hole ... More on SwimmingHoles.info

This easygoing route passes through the old town site of Notom and across the Sandy Creek Benches to travel along inside the Waterpocket Fold in Capitol Reef National Park. It is often suitable for passenger cars in dry weather, but ... 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