Capitol Reef Visitor Center
The Capitol Reef Visitor Center is open daily, except for some major holidays, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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Capitol Reef Visitor Center Details
The Capitol Reef Visitor Center is open daily, except for some major holidays, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and offers extended hours in the spring through the fall. It's located at the junction of the park's Scenic Drive and Utah Highway 24, and offers lots of free literature for visitors, as well as a bookstore that carries maps, books, videos, posters and postcards. There's an 18-minute park orientation movie, which is both handicap-accessible and close-captioned, as well as a small museum with interpretive exhibits on the area's history and geology. There are handicap-accessible restrooms, as well.
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Capitol Reef National Park
Despite its nautical name, Capitol Reef has nothing to do with the sea; rather, this ridgeland was formed when a fault line moved 50 to 70 million years ago, warping the earth's crust to create a "monocline" known as the Waterpocket Fold.
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Capitol Reef Scenic Drive
Capitol Reef's main road is called Scenic Drive, and it certainly lives up to its name.
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Utah Highway 24 (UT-24)
Utah Hwy. 24 (SR-24) offers the main access to Capitol Reef National Park.
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The Castle
Visible on the north side of Hwy. 24 from outside the visitor center, the Castle is an impressive geological formation much resembling its name.
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Amasa Pierce Orchard
The many orchards, including Amasa Pierce, that lie within a mile or two of the visitor center are remnants of the pioneer community of Fruita, which was settled in 1880.
