Capitol Reef National Park Utah

Public lands within 5 hours drive of capitol reef.

Capitol reef national park utah.

Capitol reef national park is open but services and activities may be limited. A house bill h r. Reservations are available march 1 october 31. Capitol reef national park public health update changes in park operations the following precautions are being taken due to the novel new coronavirus covid 19 as of may 19 2020 the following locations are now open.

Alerts in effect dismiss dismiss view all alerts contact us. Within driving distance of capitol reef are some other great utah national parks such as bryce canyon canyonlands and grand staircase escalante. The vast enlargement of the monument and diversification of the scenic resources soon raised another issue. Capitol reef national park does not have a lodge or restaurant.

Looking for laundry and shower information. Camping in capitol reef. Unlike utah s more shuttle y national park zion and bryce canyon capitol reef requires some driving to get around. The fruita section of the park is the most accessible featuring a paved scenic drive campgrounds many hikes and even orchards hence the name.

Anasazi state park museum 1 hour drive arches national park 3 hour drive bryce canyon national park 3 hour drive canyonlands national park 3 hour drive dixie national forest 1 hour drive or more depending on destination. 17152 introduced by utah congressman laurence j. The wayne county travel council has information for services available in wayne county utah. Whether capitol reef should be a national park rather than a monument two bills were introduced into the united states congress.

Burton called for a 180 000 acre 72 800 ha national park and an adjunct 48 000 acre. Even considering utah s many impressive national parks and monuments it is difficult to rival capitol reef national park s sense of expansiveness of broad sweeping vistas of a tortured twisted seemingly endless landscape. Beyond capitol reef while capitol reef is well worth a trip to wayne county by itself there are still lots of other things to do and see beyond the national park. Located in south central utah in the heart of red rock country capitol reef national park is a hidden treasure filled with cliffs canyons domes and bridges in the waterpocket fold a geologic monocline a wrinkle on the earth extending almost 100 miles.

Scenic drive and all trails off scenic drive. Find out about current conditions.