The beautiful grass campground is the center of much history. The hiking from here is excellent and you can start some hikes right from here. This is an amazingly peaceful place, and an oasis in the desert.
I really enjoyed this portion of Capitol Reef. It was quite beautiful and full of wildlife. Interesting to see how people carved a life for themselves in this place.
lovely green little spot with historic (by american standards at least!) buildings and shops, horses and deer roaming around. a lovely spot for a picnic and to camp if youre lucky enough to get a spot
We stayed at the Fruita Campground at Capitol Reef NP. I've paid more per night at less appealing campgrounds. $10 per night, the campground was beautiful (grass!!), flush bathrooms that were cleaned twice a day. I would recommend this campground!
Camped here for three nights and hiked every day. The campground was great, even for tents, the facilities are very nice and clean, the hosts were some of the best and kindest I have encountered...they finished their service this July. There's so much history and wildlife here. Will definitely drive the 2000 miles back!
There's a small school building, many orchards, and the sense of wonder at the places that people settled and tried to make a living.in. The orchards are you-pick, and there are some petroglyphs nearby.
This was such a cool place to visit! It was near our cabin in Torrey. The small mormon farmhouse was delightful with snacks and home made jams, bread, etc. The fruit orchard was neat to see as well. Just a cool spot to check out with your kids
They have orchards where you pick the fruit. At the visitors center they tell you what is ripe at the orchard. They provide poles and ladders for you to use. The fruit is free that you eat immediately. They have scales to weigh any other fruit that you take and you pay by the pound. It was fun to walk in the orchard and find pears and apples to eat. There are all kinds of fruit so something is ripe at different times of the year.
I felt like I was stepping back in time when I arrived. I could just feel the history of the early Mormon settlers in their apple orchards, school and Gifford House. I bought a small weaving loom because I've always wanted to try making rag rugs and they had such cute ones there. I also bought a yummy pie, salsa and scones for lunch later that day hiking at Arches National Park. We also picked a bag of apples (... there's a place to pay.) I'm going to recommend this for friends with young children. The campground with orchards and a river nearby, lots of places to hike, etc. would be great for families!
Stop to see the river and the deer grazing in the open spaces. Give it a four because it was crowded and there is only one small toilet facility.