Capitol Reef National Park Utah
Whether capitol reef should be a national park rather than a monument two bills were introduced into the united states congress.
Capitol reef national park utah. Capitol reef national park is open but services and activities may be limited. 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. 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.
17152 introduced by utah congressman laurence j. The wayne county travel council has information for services available in wayne county utah. 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. 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.
A house bill h r. Camping in capitol reef. Unlike utah s more shuttle y national park zion and bryce canyon capitol reef requires some driving to get around. 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.
Reservations are available march 1 october 31. Public lands within 5 hours drive of capitol reef. Scenic drive and all trails off scenic drive. The fruita section of the park is the most accessible featuring a paved scenic drive campgrounds many hikes and even orchards hence the name.
All trails along utah state route 24. Burton called for a 180 000 acre 72 800 ha national park and an adjunct 48 000 acre. The 71 site fruita campground is the only developed campground in capitol reef. Alerts in effect dismiss dismiss view all alerts contact us.
Find out about current conditions. 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.