Gateway Town: Torrey
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Where to Stay Near Capitol Reef National Park
Read The Story →: Where to Stay Near Capitol Reef National ParkCapitol Reef National Park stretches through a landscape of red rock cliffs, canyons, and desert, with many of its popular hikes and scenic stops clustered around the Fruita area and southern scenic drive. For most visitors the nearby town of Torrey, Utah, is the most convenient home base, offering a range of hotels, cabins, and…
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Top Hikes in Capitol Reef National Park
Read The Story →: Top Hikes in Capitol Reef National ParkThe Waterpocket Fold is Capitol Reef’s signature landmark, but at nearly 100 miles long, it’s not something you can experience from a single viewpoint. The best hikes take you through different pieces of this strange landscape, following dry washes between massive canyon walls, climbing above Fruita, and crossing slickrock for views across the Fold. We’ve…
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Where to Eat in Torrey
Read The Story →: Where to Eat in TorreyTorrey is a town of about 300 people surrounded by vast space — mesas, ranch land, and a horizon that always seems far off no matter how close you try to get. Capitol Reef doesn’t have a large gateway town the way Zion has Springdale, or Arches has Moab. Torrey is small and unhurried, and…
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Chasing Light Across Utah: A Utah Mighty 5 Roadtrip
Read The Story →: Chasing Light Across Utah: A Utah Mighty 5 Roadtrip5 Parks, 1,513 Miles, and 15.6 oz of Wild Berry Skittles It felt like we had been planning this trip for months; reader: we had been. When the question of where to go for spring break came up, it was pre-Trail+Hearth. We ruled out Florida, because, well, Florida. We’d done Miami the year before for…