With a name like Capitol Reef, you might expect to find this national park near the ocean. Instead, this gem lies in a sea of rock in Utah. “Early settlers noted that the white domes of Navajo ...

In the vast red rock canyons of southern Utah, where the sun sets like fire on ancient cliffs and the stars blanket the sky without a hint of city glow, Capitol Reef National Park stands as a quiet t ...

(NEXSTAR) — It’s nowhere near a capitol, and it certainly doesn’t look like the color reefs you’ll find in Hawaii or off the coast of Australia. So why is this Utah national park called Capitol Reef?

Just when you thought you’d seen it all in Zion and Bryce, Utah’s quiet rock star park (named after the U.S. Capitol, no less) performs wild desert geology like nowhere else. Men’s Journal aims to ...

The picturesque Utah landscape is home to a staggering five national parks. Only California and Alaska surpass that number, putting the Beehive State in rare company. And if you're intrigued by ...

Peaches named J.H. Hale and Baby Crawford. Black Tartarian cherries. The Winter Banana — which is actually an apple. This is fruit with a name and a pedigree. The 19 orchards of Capitol Reef National ...

Scenic Drive at Capitol Reef National Park. Park officials said Monday the road is fully reopened after crews completed a project that began in 2024. | Cass Bromley, National Park Service TORREY, ...

TORREY, Wayne County — A few popular trails and a section of a major road within Capitol Reef National Park reopened this week, but more temporary closures are expected in early 2025 as crews complete ...

TORREY, Wayne County — A popular road within Capitol Reef National Park has reopened with additional parking options just in time for any Labor Day weekend rush. Construction crews put the finishing ...