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 ...

The NWSSLC advised that if you are caught in a flash flood, you should immediately move to higher ground. It also said to ...

Many people consider skipping Capitol Reef National Park, but to me that is a serious mistake. Capitol Reef in Utah is the ...

The closest city to Capitol Reef National Park is Moab, which is about 2 hours and 10 minutes drive away (137 miles). To ...

Planning a road trip through Utah’s national parks sounds exciting until you sit down and realize how much ground there is to ...

(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 ...

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 ...

Mike McPharlin saw the clouds building into dark columns over the Capitol Gorge picnic area in Capitol Reef National Park and told his wife, Carolyn, they needed to leave. About 20 minutes later ...

If you’ve ever been to Capitol Reef, its name will start to make sense in a moment. If you haven’t been to the park, you need to understand its geology first. Located in south-central Utah ...

Capitol Reef National Park in Utah experienced intense thunderstorms and flash flooding Thursday as heavy rains swept the region. Some park goers ended up stranded and in need of rescue ...

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