Ripple Rock Nature Center
The Ripple Rock Nature Center, typically open from Memorial Day to Labor Day, offers families lots of hands-on activities to learn about the history and geology of Capitol Reef National Park.
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The Ripple Rock Nature Center, typically open from Memorial Day to Labor Day, offers families lots of hands-on activities to learn about the history and geology of Capitol Reef National Park. Located on Scenic Drive just south of the Visitor Center, the Center hosts lots of special programs in the summer, including instruction on how to spin wool, identify fossils, and make cornmeal with prehistoric tools. Visitors should check at the main Visitor Center for specific hours and programs being offered that day.
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The Merin Smith Implement Shed (Blacksmith Shop), constructed in 1925, is in the Fruita Historic District.
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Amasa Pierce Orchard
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Chinese Wisteria
First planted by settlers in the early 1900s, the famed Chinese Wisteria vine is now in a "rehab" of sorts.
