The bulldozer crossed into Capitol Reef National Park and, without permission, it not only widened the road, it obliterated a hillside inside the National Park.
But the newly created monument is located between two magnificent sites that are already protected: Bryce Canyon National Park and Capitol Reef National Park.
Capitol Reef National Park is seeking public comment on a proposal to increase the entrance fee for private vehicles and restructure the group campsite fee rate beginning in 2018.
Capitol Reef National Park boasts towering canyon walls of red rock, mysterious slot canyons, ancient petroglyphs, a nearby orchard with free apples for the picking and, most importantly, no crowds.
The Torrey Schoolhouse Bed & Breakfast, a renovated 1914 school building near Capitol Reef National Park, can accommodate up to 24 adults for customized wellness retreats that can include massage, yoga, hiking, exercise, organic breakfast and meditation in the onsite gardens, according to owner Ty Markham.
Best known as the home of Capitol Reef National Park, central Utah's Wayne County boasts only 2,500 residents, but the scenery, including Boulder and Thousand Lake mountains and the sandstone panoramas of Capitol Reef, is world-class.
UTAH -- A federal judge ruled in October that Garfield County overstepped its authority When it widened a mile-long stretch of gravel road inside Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, without the Park Service's permission.