11Capitol Reef
Visit Utah’s Capitol Reef in spring and enjoy the cooler but comfortable temperature and the newly-blooming desert wildflowers. You can hike the trails here and avoid the summer crowds. In fact, veteran visitors say you have a very good chance of having most of the hiking trail here all to yourself.
This place offers visitors a unique and active getaway. It is famous for its rugged rock formations due to its location on a water pocket fold that’s 100 miles in length. Here you can explore these colored rocks a.k.a. reefs created by many, many years of erosion.
Hike to Sunset Point as well and enjoy the incredible views. Visit Cassidy Arch and climb to the top of this 666-foot, natural arch of sandstone. Stop at the historic town of Fruita on your way home too.
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