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Wednesday, May 13, 2026 ·  Escalante, Utah  ·  A field guide to canyon country

Roads today
  • Highway 12wetCAUTION
  • Hole-in-the-Rock RoadRoad is good until Harris Wash then washboarded. Watch for heavy equipment road construction continues. Recommend HC for last 7 miles.CAUTION
  • Smoky Mountain RoadAlvey Wash to Croton jct. from the south. May still be muddy in Alvey Wash section.CAUTION
  • Skutumpah RoadGraded late April. Dusty.CAUTION
Right now
79°/ 56°
Red Flag Warning

national park · National Park Service

Capitol Reef National Park

National park east of Escalante and Boulder that can work as the long eastern edge of an Escalante-based day trip.

National park east of Escalante and Boulder that can work as the long eastern edge of an Escalante-based day trip.

Safety notes

Use NPS Capitol Reef current conditions for road, trail, closure, and wash context.

Escalante.town frames Capitol Reef as a long day trip from Escalante, not a replacement for NPS planning sources.

How we verified this: Chase verified this on May 9, 2026 in person. The owner has not paid for this listing — nothing here is sponsored.

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