Capitol Reef National Park

Trails in Capitol Reef

37 trails · 84.7 total miles

Bighorn sheep shaped images pecked into a red sandstone cliff

Visit the Petroglyph Panel

0 mi·30 min hrs

Hickman Bridge Trail

2 mi·400 ft gain·1.5-2 hours hrs

Grand Wash Trail

4.4 mi·150 ft gain·2-3 hours hrs

Fruita Historic District Trail

2 mi·100 ft gain·1-2 hours hrs

Cassidy Arch Trail

3.6 mi·600 ft gain·2.5-3 hours hrs

Sunrise/Sunset Point Trail

1.25 mi·200 ft gain·0.75 hours hrs

Panorama Trail

3.9 mi·800 ft gain·3-4 hours hrs

Golden Throne Trail

Sulphur Creek

Sulphur Creek

Person in the bottom of a slot canyon, looking up at the camera, with a wider, taller canyon above.

Burro Wash

Person in the bottom of a slot canyon, looking up at the camera, with a wider, taller canyon above.

Cottonwood Wash

Person in the bottom of a slot canyon, looking up at the camera, with a wider, taller canyon above.

Sheets Gulch

Tall Navajo sandstone walls tower over a creek with an icy shelf

Pleasant Creek

A hiker in a canyon is dwarfed by tall cliff walls, some small trees grow to one side of the canyon

Spring Canyon

Canyon with black and tan striped cliffs, a sloped sandstone floor, some trees and grass, and blue sky above.

Lower Muley Twist Canyon

Three people walking on tan sandstone, with some sparse vegetation, and views into a wide valley and blue sky above.

Upper Muley Twist Canyon

Two people hiking in a narrow canyon with shallow water in it, high cliffs, and blue sky and a red rock formation in distance.

Halls Creek Narrows

Goosenecks

0.1 mi·50 ft gain

Capitol Gorge

1 mi·80 ft gain

Cohab Canyon

1.7 mi·440 ft gain

Fremont River

1 mi·480 ft gain

Chimney Rock Loop

3.6 mi·590 ft gain

Fremont Gorge Overlook

2.3 mi·1,090 ft gain

Frying Pan

2.9 mi·810 ft gain

Old Wagon Trail Loop

3.8 mi·1,080 ft gain

Navajo Knobs

4.7 mi·1,620 ft gain

Rim Overlook

2.3 mi·1,110 ft gain

Red Canyon Trail and Route

Surprise Canyon Route

Headquarters Canyon Route

Strike Valley Overlook

Jailhouse Rock and Temple Rock Route

Lower Cathedral Valley Overlooks Route

Upper South Desert Overlook

Upper Cathedral Valley Overlook

Morrell Cabin Trail

Cathedrals Trail