The Great American Road Trip Challenge~4.5 years · 48 states · one loop
The Desert Southwest

Stop 14 · Days 391–392

Capitol Reef National Park

Capitol Reef National Park, UT

The quietest of Utah's Mighty 5 — a 100-mile wrinkle in the earth, with a pioneer orchard where you can still pick the fruit.

Where to stay

  • A Torrey lodge

    Just outside the park's west entrance.

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You gotta eat this

  • A Gifford House fruit pie

    Mini pies at the historic Fruita homestead.

The days here

Each day opens its own hour-by-hour page

  1. 391Day 391 — The Waterpocket FoldFull day · 5h planned
  2. 392Day 392 — East to MoabDrive day · 2h 20m drive

What this stop is made of

  • National Parks & Forests