Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With a name like Capitol Reef, you might expect to find this national park near the ocean. Instead, this gem lies in a sea of rock ...

(NEXSTAR) — It’s nowhere near a capitol, and it certainly doesn’t look like the color reefs you’ll find in Hawaii or off the coast of Australia. So why is this Utah national park called Capitol Reef?

Capitol Reef National Park is Utah’s under-the-radar gem, where a 100-mile wrinkle in the Earth’s crust meets layers of human history. From ancient petroglyphs to pioneer orchards, and from remote ...

Utah’s Scenic Byway 12 links Bryce Canyon to Capitol Reef with stops at canyons, state parks, and alpine stretches, while the Canadian Rockies loop winds through Banff, Jasper, Yoho, and other ...

A group of hikers described their escape amid dangerous flash flooding at Capitol Reef National Park, calling it "insanely lucky." Noah Gremmert, Orrin Allen and Cooper Allen were visiting the Utah ...

TORREY, Utah (KUTV) — A group of hikers described their experience as they watched their trucks float along Capitol Reef flood waters. Noah Gremmert, Orrin Allen and Cooper Allen from Cedar Hills were ...

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SALT LAKE CITY — New video from the Utah Department of Public Safety Aero Bureau showed the intense moments of a rescue at Capitol Reef National Park when people got caught in flash flooding. Pilot ...

With a name like Capitol Reef, you might expect to find this national park near the ocean. Instead, this gem lies in a sea of rock in Utah. “Early settlers noted that the white domes of Navajo ...