One of Capitol Reef’s most topographically diverse hikes wanders through a landscape of contrasts from high and wide-open to a slot inside the earth. The stem-and-loop incorporates four elements: ...

With its national parks, slot canyons, and sand dunes, this region of Utah is as geographically diverse as it is ...

Emily Pennington is a columnist and longtime Outside contributor. For her 63 Parks column, she visited every U.S. national park. 62 Parks Traveler started with a simple goal: to visit every U.S.

Call it a geologic crinkle—or even a wrinkle in time. That’s what you get in south-central Utah’s Capitol Reef National Park, a must-see stop on a tour through the Southwest. It's a treasure trove of ...

ZION NATIONAL PARK, Utah — All slot canyons, as well as Kolob Canyons Road, in Zion National Park were closed Thursday morning because of flooding after two days of rain. A scenic road in Capitol Reef ...

With snow falling in the higher elevations of Colorado, the best hiking opportunities move to lower and warmer southern Utah, including our destination here, Capitol Reef. The terrain of this national ...

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 ...

The National Weather Service (NWS) is warning of possible flash floods this week in central and southern Utah as storms bring potentially heavy rain. The advisory comes less than a week after 60 ...

Portions of Garfield and Kane counties near Bryce Canyon National Park have been issued a flash flood warning by the National Weather Service until 5:15 p.m. Thursday. The southeastern section of Zion ...

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