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The road through the Fruita Historic District at Capitol Reef National Park leads to the Capitol Reef Scenic Drive. This is the only part of the park that requires a fee to access.
Danish Hill
The first stop we made on the scenic drive was at Danish Hill. This spot had the most spectacular views on the entire scenic drive.
Grand Wash
Next, we took a turn down Grand Wash. There’s an interpretive panel explaining the negative effects of allowing uranium mining inside park boundaries in the 1950s. Along the road, it’s easy to spot abandoned mine shafts from those days.
At the end of the road is the trailhead for the Grand Wash and Cassidy Arch trails. Butch Cassidy supposedly had a hideout in Grand Wash, and the arch is named after him.
More Pullouts
Returning back to the Capitol Reef Scenic Drive, we made a stop at an unmarked pullout to take some photos.
Further down the road, we made another stop at Slickrock Divide to take more photos.
We made one last stop along the scenic drive at yet another unmarked pullout. At the end of the road, we turned down Capitol Gorge Road to hike the Capitol Gorge Trail.
