The area first gained national attention when Ephraim Portman Pectol, a Utah state legislator, began a promotional campaign with his brother-in-law. Request this Free Visitor GuideRequested! < Return to List by State. It sells freshly baked pies made with delicious, ripe fruit from the orchards.

Popular backcountry areas include the Muley Twist Canyons, Spring Canyon and the Brimhall Natural Bridge. The Upper Muley Twist Canyon trail map (500 kb) shows the route from the Burr Trail Road and identifies the various arches along the way: Saddle Arch, Peek-a-boo Rock, and more. Discover the Waterpocket Fold, a geologic wrinkle on earth! Conversely the Boulder Town topo map has a line marked "Boundary" just to the west of the hoodoo itself, whether this is the boundary of the state land is not clear. Visit website, Copyright © 2020 Utah.com. This will make the Temple of the Sun more prominent. Capitol Reef National Park is a hidden gem located in the Waterpocket Fold, a wrinkle in the earth that extends nearly 100 miles through south-central Utah's red rock country. ), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), best-selling Capitol Reef maps and guidebooks, National Geographic Trails Illustrated map. The fee is $5 for vehicles (cars and motorcycles), and $3 per individual on foot or bike. Shipping and handling.

Details. Capitol Reef encompasses the Waterpocket Fold, a warp in the earth's crust that is 65 million years old. National Geographic's Trails Illustrated map of Capitol Reef provides unmatched detail of the park to meet the needs of amateur and experienced outdoor enthusiasts alike.

Click on the link below to purchase a digital version of this map for the Avenza Maps App. 12 UT-24 Capitol Reef NPS Map.

Here’s a Capitol Reef vegetation map (6.7 mb), labeling the various plant and forest communities found within the boundaries of Capitol Reef National Park and in the surrounding landscape. Another stop is Grand Wash. In this fold, newer and older layers of earth folded over each other in an S-shape. This is a Cathedral District trailhead map (150 kb), which shows the trailheads accessed from the Cathedral Valley Campground area (and Cathedral Road and Hartnet Road) in the northern part of the park. I suggest you download both if you plan to hike in the park extensively. Historic Fruita is the remnants of a once 200-acre frontier settlement. Other key dates in Capitol Reef National Park’s history: Philadelphia Zoo Elephant Exhibit Closure, Marshall Mid Bluetooth Headphones Offer Travelers 30-Hour Battery Life [First Look], 15 interessante und aufregende Sehenswürdigkeiten in Las Vegas, The Most Popular Tourist Attractions in Ecuador, The 7 Most Beautiful and Underrated Cities in Australia. USGS 24K Topo Maps for the town of Boulder and vicinity can be downloaded in a variety of formats by clicking or right clicking in the table to the right (or below): Click to download a Hi res Jpeg file.

If no one answers, please leave a message, your call will be returned. This Pleasant Creek trail map (550 kb) shows both the Upper and Lower Pleasant Creek routes, heading upstream and downstream from the trailhead into some narrow canyons. Questions may also be sent to care_information@nps.gov. This is especially true at a park like Capitol Reef, where trails are not all well marked and require route-finding skills. If you’re looking for a trail map to cover the entire park and show trail mileages and topo lines, you’ll want a National Geographic Trails Illustrated map. The visitor center is a great place to pick up trail maps and brochures.

This road is only passable to 4WD vehicles. Although the Waterpocket Fold area was the last area to be charted in the contiguous United States, people had been using the land for thousands of years. The town of Boulder is midway between Capitol Reef and the Escalante National Monument. Temple of the Sun and Moon - if you are not driving the full loop of Cathedral Valley easiest access is via Caineville Road. 435-425-3791 If no one answers, please leave a message, your call will be returned. The Capitol Gorge spur road is the next road on the drive, which is considerably more winding than Grand Wash. It looks much nicer and gives you a better feel for the park! It is best photographed near sunset.

Check the website for current hours. This map was created by a user. Instead of ads, I use affiliate links, which I feel are less intrusive to your map-finding experience. Shipped with USPS First Class. National Geographic's Trails Illustrated map of Capitol Reef provides unmatched detail of the park to meet the needs of amateur and experienced outdoor enthusiasts alike.

Mountain lions can be very dangerous.

Due to the size of the park I've provided two distinct merge maps of the area, one for locations generally north of Highway 24, and one for locations south. Title: CAREmap1.pdf On this 8.2-mile road visitors will encounter the beautiful red rock formations and layers. Despite this, it and the surrounding area is a photographer's paradise, especially in the Fall when the Aspen, Cottonwoods, and Poplar are changing color. Click the map icons to get directions to fishing spots, boat ramps and USGS stream-flow data. Visitor Center 24 24 12 24 72 276 0 0 5 Miles 5 Kilometers h Picnic area Campground Primitive campground Ranger station Distance indicator Unpaved road (high clearance 4-wheel-drive recommended) Unpaved road Overlook 0.5mi 0.8km. Check the website for current hours. Click the image to view a full size JPG (700 kb) or download the PDF (1.1 mb). Otherwise it will appear very small in your picture despite being taller than the Temple of the Moon. Here is a map showing the track I took to the hoodoo: Balancing Rock is clearly labelled on the USGS 24K topo map Boulder Town available below. Capitol Reef is one of the least visited National Parks in the United States. The map base includes contour lines and elevations for summits. The Capitol Reef Visitor Center is open daily, but hours vary with the seasons. < Return to Park List There is a no trespassing sign on the land west of the hoodoo near Highway 12.

This road can be difficult even for 4WD vehicles and is not open in the winter.

1880 – Nels Johnson, an early settler, plants the first orchards of apples, peaches, pear, plum and walnut trees in the area. Here is a Capitol Reef trail map (450 kb), featuring the major trails in the main developed area of the park along the Scenic Drive, Highway 24, and near Fruita.

A summary chart of fifteen Fruita day hiking routes, contact info, safety tips, and information about road tours, geology of the park, and recreation activities are included to help guide you in enjoying all the park has to offer.

Phone: 435-425-3791 Recorded park information available 24 hours a day.

Fruita Campground is the only developed campground in the park.

Strike Valley Overlook - off the Burr Trail three miles from the west end of the road (intersection of the Burr Trail and the Notom Bullfrog Road). A fee is charged to only those taking the Scenic Drive. Browse Amazon’s best-selling Capitol Reef maps and guidebooks. The Sulphur Creek trail map (550 kb) includes both the Chimney Rock and visitor center trailheads, with trails into Sulphur Creek (with some waterfalls) and the Goosenecks. This Capitol Reef geologic map (5.9 mb) shows the folds and faults along the Waterpocket Fold, which makes up the backbone of Capitol Reef National Park. Fishing at Capitol Reef will depend on the type of water you like to explore. If you plan to shoot both temples in the evening you need to be there a few hours before sunset, otherwise one temple will be in shadow. You can also browse the best-selling Capitol Reef maps and guidebooks on Amazon.

Designed for backpackers by backpackers, Topo Maps+ for iOS offers both à la carte and bundled in-app purchase options to go deeper into the backcountry. The visitor center is a great place to pick up trail maps and brochures. A popular activity is to visit the Historic Fruita district.

Bentonite Hills is a great location 9 miles from the river ford. Capitol Reef from Mapcarta, the free map. Click the image to view a full size GIF (300 kb) or download the PDF (250 kb).

Since its designation as a national park in 1971, the majesty of Capitol Reef has been intriguing visitors with its twisting canyons, massive domes, monoliths and spires of sandstone for the past century. Capitol Reef Maps. This renewed interest spurred two bills, which in 1970 were introduced to Congress with the aim of making Capitol Reef a national park.

You cannot camp at the temples themselves since they are within the national park where camping is permitted only in designated campgrounds. The park, established in 1971, preserves 378 mi² (979 km²) and is open all year, although May through September are the most popular months. This is the older Capitol Reef brochure map, showing the roads, campgrounds, the Fruita area, and part of Dixie National Forest. This item will ship to United States, but the seller has not specified shipping options.

Trails are marked with mileage between intersections. Drive 15.3 miles from the intersection of Caineville Road and Highway 24 and turn left onto the signed dirt road.

(PDF files and external links will open in a new window.) • Waterproof • Tear-Resistant • Topographic Map, Capitol Reef National Park is a hidden gem located in the Waterpocket Fold, a wrinkle in the earth that extends nearly 100 miles through south-central Utah's red rock country. At Grand Wash visitors will get a peak of Cassidy Arch, named for outlaw Butch Cassidy — it is believed that he used Grand Wash as a hiding place. The Avenza Maps App offers an ala-carte download of single National Geographic maps, on which you can see your current GPS location and use the app’s navigation, tracking and data collection tools, either online or offline. This map was created by a user.

These offline maps integrate seamlessly with adjoining areas and offline navigational tools include (among others) your current location, adding waypoints, tracing your own routes, and recording tracks. Capitol Reef is a ridge in Utah and has an elevation of 6099 feet.

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