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 ...

Capitol Reef is about 2.5 times the size of Arches National Park, so, while there’s not a major difference in the number of annual visitors, Capitol Reef is able to spread those people out more ...

A group of hikers described their escape amid dangerous flash flooding at Capitol Reef National Park, calling it "insanely lucky." Noah Gremmert, Orrin Allen and Cooper Allen were visiting the ...

(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. It’s not as complicated as you may think ...

So why is this Utah national park called Capitol Reef? It’s not as complicated as you may think, but the answer is a two-part explanation. If you’ve ever been to Capitol Reef, its name will ...

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So why is this Utah national park called Capitol Reef? It’s not as complicated as you may think, but the answer is a two-part explanation. If you’ve ever been to Capitol Reef, its name will ...

Capitol Dome, as seen from the Hickman Bridge Trail in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah. (Getty) Early visitors to the park are also responsible for the second half of its name, Reef. It was ...