In the latest effort to combat overcrowding at one of Utah's "Mighty 5" national parks, officials at Capitol Reef National Park are proposing a revamp of the roadway and infrastructure along its ...

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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, Utah (KUTV) — The project to rehabilitate the Scenic Drive and expand several parking lots at Capitol Reef National Park has been completed. The road to Capitol Gorge has fully opened. The ...

(KUTV) — Capitol Reef National Park announced Sunday that it is closing its campground road and scenic drive on Monday, The closure comes in response to recommendations from the Central Utah Public ...

WAYNE COUNTY, Utah — Some roads in Capitol Reef National Park will remain closed until further notice due to flash flooding that occurred Thursday. Floodwater covered roads with debris, and park ...

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 ...

Many people consider skipping Capitol Reef National Park, but to me that is a serious mistake. Capitol Reef in Utah is the state’s least visited national park, yet it still packs a punch. The national ...

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 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 ...