Hickman bridge just two miles east of the capitol reef visitor center the trailhead to hickman bridge offers hikers an easy spectacularly scenic trek.
Capitol reef national park hikes.
Capitol reef national park is our favorite national park in utah.
Stopping to smell the flowers or in this case stopping to pick some fruit.
The hickman bridge trail goes under and around the natural bridge and is considered moderate.
These trails offer the hiker a wide variety of options from easy strolls over level ground to strenuous hikes involving steep climbs over.
It is less busy than the rest of them and has more of an overall wow factor than the other parks in utah.
Capitol reef national park has a natural sense of slowing down.
One of our favorite things to do here is to go out hiking.
Starting elevation for many trails in capitol reef is around 5 000 feet 1524 meters which can make even easy.
Uneven ground but fairly level.
In the fruita area there are fifteen day hiking trails with trailheads located along utah highway 24 and the scenic drive.
Below we share the best hikes in capitol reef national park and a few other things to do while you visit.
Steep grades uneven terrain and long steady climbs.
After you ve had a hike or two to start your day stop by fruita to roam the u pick orchards or grab a baked pie from the gifford homestead.
Cassidy arch trail named after the famous butch cassidy cassidy arch is located in the central portion of capitol reef national park.
The strenuous golden throne trail offers views of impressive rock formations and capitol gorge.