From Cedar City we made our way to Capitol Reef National Park in south-central Utah. The park includes an eight-mile paved scenic drive that passes amazing formations, like “The Castle”:
![Capitol Reef National Park Castle Capitol Reef National Park Castle, Landscape](http://m5.paperblog.com/i/36/365162/a-drive-through-capitol-reef-L-UkA0UY.jpeg)
But to really experience Capitol Reef’s awesomeness, you need to leave the asphalt and explore its hundreds of miles of lesser-developed roads.
![Capitol Reef National Park Canyon Roads Capitol Reef National Park Canyon Roads](http://m5.paperblog.com/i/36/365162/a-drive-through-capitol-reef-L-FkmgsY.jpeg)
![Capitol Reef National Park Roads Capitol Reef National Park Roads](http://m5.paperblog.com/i/36/365162/a-drive-through-capitol-reef-L-7RFRx5.jpeg)