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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Sulphur Creek

Hickman Bridge

Sulphur Creek waterfall

Sulphur Creek

Small waterfall – Sulphur Creek

View from the Visitors Center

The kids at Sunset Point

Sulphur Creek

Gifford Homestead

Sunset

Capitol Reef Visitor Center

Playing in the Sulphur Creek

View from the cabin – Torrey, UT

View from the cabin – Torrey, UT

Queen of the world

Hickman Bridge

Fruita orchard

Sulphur Creek

Hickman Bridge

Sulphur Creek

Family selfie at Sunset Point

Sulphur Creek Trail

Park in Fruita

Muddy hands – Sulphur Creek

Sunset Point

Sulphur Creek trail

Chimney Rock trail

Pie and Ice Cream at Gifford Homestead

Apparently a popular rock pile location.

The Hills at Capitol Reef

Gnarly tree

Hickman Bridge trail

Grand Wash

The fam

Sulphur Creek

Zen toddler

Sulphur Creek selfie

Hickman Bridge

Sunset Point

Hickman Bridge

Sunset

Nice view

Grand Wash

Sunset Point

Hickman Bridge trail