Behunin Cabin
The one-room Behunin Cabin was built in 1882 by Mormon settler Elijah Cutler Behunin and his family.
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Behunin Cabin Details
The one-room Behunin Cabin was built in 1882 by Mormon settler Elijah Cutler Behunin and his family, some of the earliest pioneers to establish a homestead in the Capitol Reef area. The cabin was not occupied for long, however, as the family moved out after only one year due to repeated floods on the Fremont River that ruined their irrigation system and destroyed their crops. Today's visitors can peer into the window of the tiny cabin that once housed a large family. The Behunin family eventually moved west and up-canyon to Fruita with their 13 children, becoming one of the first families to settle that area.
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Nearby Points of Interest Around Behunin Cabin
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Grand Wash Trailhead (Highway 24)
The Grand Wash Trailhead, which has parking and restrooms off Highway 24, is actually one of two trailheads for this relatively flat and easy trail.
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Grand Wash Trail
Grand Wash connects Hwy. 24 and the Fremont River with Scenic Drive, and is one of only six drainages cutting east-west through the 100-mile Waterpocket Fold.
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Waterpocket Fold
The Waterpocket Fold is the defining feature in Capitol Reef National Park.
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Notom-Bullfrog Road
The Notom-Bullfrog begins in the north at an intersection with Utah Highway 24, outside the park nine miles east of the Capitol Reef Visitor Center.
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East Entrance/Orientation Pullout
Welcome to Capitol Reef National Park! Here's where to get your bearings for an auto tour that actually begins before you reach the park visitor center.
