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What to do and see in Capitol Reef National Park, Capitol Reef National Park: The Best Historic Sites
Petroglyphs are easily viewed from your car in this park in Utah.
1. Gifford Homestead
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4.5 based on 232 reviews
The National Park Service has renovated and refurnished the Gifford farmhouse as a cultural demonstration site to interpret the early Mormon settlement of the Fruita valley. The house depicts the typical spartan nature of rural Utah farm homes of the early 1900's. In addition to the farmhouse, the Gifford homestead includes a barn, smokehouse, garden, pasture, and rock walls.
Reviewed By MicheleTheOT - Wylie, United States
The mixed berry and strawberry rhubarb pies were excellent! You will not be disappointed by this tasty treat! The only thing that would have made it better would be if they also sold coffee or hot chocolate or some kind of beverage to go along with the pie! We drove back to a nearby convenience store to get a coffee but had we known, would have gotten the coffee on the way to Gifford Homestead.
2. Fruita
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4.5 based on 200 reviews
Reviewed By G7071LWsusanr - New York, United States
Visit the homestead, they have the hose set up as a gift shop with the old stove and artifacts from family who lived there in the past. DO drive down the scenic drive, it is awe-inspiring and leads to some great hiking trails (Butch Cassidy Arch, Great Wash)
3. Behunin Cabin
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4.5 based on 51 reviews
Reviewed By Beckenstein - San Marcos, United States
Can you imagine raising 13 kids in this? Ya, me neither. But this amazing Mormon pioneer family did just that. I was told at the Gifford House that in summer, the boys slept outside. Just the feat of building anything in this remote location gets all my respect. Pull over and get out and read about it. Pretty impressive what these trail-blazing people did.
4. Pioneer Register
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4.0 based on 47 reviews
Reviewed By txpackerfan10 - Arlington, United States
Stopped up here for the walk. Was fairly neat to see all the log ins. Couldn’t imagine that walk back in the day with a wagon
5. Fruita Schoolhouse
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4.0 based on 32 reviews
Reviewed By iconions - Olathe, United States
This was another nice little stop along the Capitol Reef drive. The building has been very well maintained and definitely worth a stop just to peek inside!
