This is our new favorite National Park. It’s a little more in the middle of nowhere, but it shares a lot of Zion’s beauty without all the crowds. We were there Memorial Day Weekend — which set a new record for number of visitors — and we still felt like we had the place to ourselves.

On behalf of my son, I apologize to all the lizards who now lack tails.

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View from the Visitors Center

Sulphur Creek selfie

Hickman Bridge

Sunset Point

Hickman Bridge

Park in Fruita

Sulphur Creek

Sulphur Creek waterfall

Muddy hands – Sulphur Creek

Grand Wash

Sunset Point

Hickman Bridge

Sulphur Creek

Hickman Bridge trail

Sulphur Creek Trail

Sunset

Hickman Bridge trail

Zen toddler

Queen of the world

Hickman Bridge

Sulphur Creek

Sunset

Playing in the Sulphur Creek

Family selfie at Sunset Point

The fam

Sulphur Creek

Sulphur Creek

Chimney Rock trail

Sulphur Creek trail

Gifford Homestead

Capitol Reef Visitor Center

The Hills at Capitol Reef

View from the cabin – Torrey, UT

Small waterfall – Sulphur Creek

The kids at Sunset Point

Fruita orchard

Apparently a popular rock pile location.

View from the cabin – Torrey, UT

Sunset Point

Hickman Bridge

Gnarly tree

Nice view

Grand Wash

Pie and Ice Cream at Gifford Homestead

Sulphur Creek