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.
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East Entrance/Orientation Pullout Details
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: look for pullouts all along Highway 24 where you can stop, view the park's rock formations and historic sites, read interpretive signs, and perhaps get your first hike in. The orientation pullout also has restrooms you can use after your long drive to the park.
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Nearby Parks Around East Entrance/Orientation Pullout
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Nearby Points of Interest Around East Entrance/Orientation Pullout
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0.1 mi away
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.
2.3 mi away
Behunin Cabin
The one-room Behunin Cabin was built in 1882 by Mormon settler Elijah Cutler Behunin and his family.
3.1 mi away
Waterpocket Fold
The Waterpocket Fold is the defining feature in Capitol Reef National Park.
3.5 mi away
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.
3.6 mi away
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.
