Capitol Reef National Park offers some of the darkest skies in the U.S., making it an exceptional spot for stargazing. The park’s remote location and the nearby Dark Sky Community of Torrey protect it ...

The Interior Department identified 13 million acres of public lands available for coal mining, some near Zion, Bryce Canyon ...

An initiative of Congress’ spending package known as the “big, beautiful bill” started becoming a reality last week, leaving ...

Federal leases open 48,000 acres near Zion, Bryce Canyon, and Capitol Reef as environmental groups warn of lasting impacts. At a Glance What’s happening: 48,000 acres of public land in Utah ...

(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?

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...