The best scenery in the park is to be found along the park's main scenic drive and along Hwy 24 through the reef. These drives are described in the Exploring the Park section.
Listed below are some other good scenic drives in the surrounding area.
Capitol Reef National Park Scenic Drives
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More Info Cathedral Valley Loop
- 59 mile loop
More Info Bull Creek Pass National Back Country Byway
- 3 hours to drive the byway.
- 68 miles (109 km)
More Info Capitol Reef Country Scenic Byway
- 66 miles (106 km)
More Info Cathedral Valley Road
- Rough Dirt/Gravel
- 6 - 8 hours
- 56 miles oneway
More Info Fishlake Scenic Byway (U-25)
- Allow at least 45 minutes to tour this byway.
- 13 miles (20 km)
More Info Loa to Hanksville Scenic Byway
- Paved
- 1 - 2 hours
- 63 miles oneway
More Info Notom Road
- Maintained Dirt/Gravel
- 2 hours
- 29 miles oneway
More Info Scenic Byway 12
- Three hours to drive or three days to experience the Byway.
- 124 miles (199 km)
More Info Thousand Lake Mountain Road
- Maintained Dirt/Gravel
- 2 hours
- 35 mile loop
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