Capitol Reef National Park is probably the least visited National Park in Utah, but undeservedly so, especially if you like to hike. It gets its name from two features associated with the terrain. The Capitol part of the name comes from the many dome-like formations, one of which is shown here, that look like the caps on many capitol buildings around the United States. The Reef part of the name comes from the long reef-like wall that runs many miles north and south, which make passage east to west rather difficult.
