Capitol Reef National Park is a spectacular national park in south-central Utah. It receives far less visitors than Zion and Arches National Park. On my hikes I only encountered a few other hikers. I stayed in Torrey and only visited the area around the visitor centre on Highway 24. Capitol Reef National Park is huge, covering an area of nearly 1,000 square km, and I plan to go back one day to explore some remote corners of the park.

Capitol Reef National Park
Yes, that's my rental car
Zooming in on a canyon wall in Capitol Reef National Park
Nothing to see here, except rocks. But I love rocks.
Zooming in on a canyon wall in Capitol Reef National Park
More rocks
Yet more rocks and some trees.
Along the Golden Throne trail in Capitol Reef National Park
This photo perfectly captures what the Golden Throne trail and this section of Capitol Reef National Park is like
Dead tree in Capitol Reef National Park
And another

These photos were taken along the Golden Throne trail in Capitol Reef National Park, one of the most beautiful hikes in the park.

Zooming in on a canyon wall in Capitol Reef National Park
A canyon wall. The path is actually "in" the wall. 
Somewhere along the Golden Throne trail in Capitol Reef National Park
Somewhere along the Golden Throne trail in Capitol Reef National Park
View of Sulphur Creek Canyon from Goosenecks Overlook in Capitol Reef National Park
The view of Sulphur Creek Canyon from Goosenecks Overlook
Along Highway 24, which leads through Capitol Reef National Park
Close-up of a canyon wall in Capitol Reef National Park
Close-up of a canyon wall in Capitol Reef National Park

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