We visited Capitol Reef in October 2020, as part of Big Trip #3. Read about our first visit to Capitol Reef here in 2016.

After fueling up with a delicious breakfast outside Escalante, we zipped down the road to Capitol Reef National Park. We’d been to Capitol Reef before, and based ourselves in the little town of Torrey, just outside the western park entrance. This time, we did it a little differently…

Campground

Oh boy, am I going to let you in on a juicy secret! There is an incredible dispersed camping area just outside Capitol Reef. It’s absolutely wonderful and I’m going to spill the beans. Ok, I guess I’ll make you work for it a little bit–go read about it here. You’re welcome!

So, we boondocked at that super fantastic place for two days, and hiked around Capitol Reef as much as we could while reserving time to hang out with Bugsy at our insane campsite. Note that there’s river access at the bottom of the hill if you need to fill up water containers, and if you’re going into the national park you can fill up at the campground. [To do: our neighbor recommended Goblin Valley State Park and dispersed camping down Wild Horse Road]

I updated our Capitol Reef post to include the hikes we did this visit, but if you want to see some photos, read on.

Hiking

Spring Canyon

Fremont Gorge Overlook

Grand Wash