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# Fruita

## Travel Guide

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## Visit Fruita

Things to do

#### Learn about Mormon pioneers at the historic farmhouse and visitor centre and embark on scenic treks to see petroglyphs and arches.

Fruita is a historic base in a scenic valley of [Capitol Reef National Park](https://www.expedia.ca/Capitol-Reef-National-Park-Utah.d6093091.Vacation-Attraction). It’s the park’s administrative centre and contains surviving relics from early Mormon pioneers. Piece together the intriguing history of this settlement through its homestead and visitor centre.

While most of the houses have disappeared, the Gifford Homestead remains an enlightening example of Mormon pioneering lifestyle. It includes a barn, a smokehouse and the main home, where you can enjoy baked pies and cinnamon rolls.

See the schoolhouse for a glimpse into the past. Stay at the adjacent Fruita Campground to sleep under the stars. Watch for rabbits and deer quietly moving across the open areas.

For a sense of the region’s history before the Mormon pioneers, take a short hike with your family to the Petroglyphs. Gaze up at the large slab of works of art carved onto a red rock wall by the Fremont and Ancestral Puebloan peoples. The engravings include animals, crops, and human-like figures.

Appreciate the majestic scenery of the Fruita region, which comprises a green valley with orchards surrounded by the iconic red rocks of the national park. Have a picnic beside one of the roughly 3,100 trees that make up Fruita’s orchard.

Try the Hickman Bridge Trail to encounter a granary and an old pit house. The trail offers excellent views of the Fremont River. Arrive at the Hickman Natural Bridge, an enormous arch that frames a vista of red mountains.

The old community stands at the meeting point of the Fremont River and Sulphur Creek in the centre of Capitol Reef National Park. Drive south from Salt Lake City for 225 miles (362 kilometres) to get here and leave your car in one of the parking lots. Visit nearby parks, such as Fishlake National Forest, the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and Dixie National Forest. 

Find Fruita’s historical and verdant oasis at the heart of this red-rock national park.

- Fruita Hotel Deals
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Capitol Reef Resort

2600 E. Hwy 24 Torrey UT

CA $199

CA $225 total

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Stay at this hotel in Torrey. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and an outdoor pool. Our guests praise the restaurant and the helpful staff in our reviews. Popular ...

8.8/10 Excellent! (1,305 reviews)

Our room had a beautiful view of the mountains. Lovely sunrise & sunset. Nice pool and hot tub.

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Broken Spur Inn & Steakhouse

955 East SR-24 Torrey UT

CA $235

CA $266 total

Apr 19 - Apr 20

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9.2/10 Wonderful! (1,191 reviews)

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Reviewed on Mar 31, 2026

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Red Sands Hotel

670 E Highway 24 Torrey UT

CA $201

CA $228 total

Apr 12 - Apr 13

includes taxes & fees

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9/10 Wonderful! (1,002 reviews)

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2345 Cowboy road Torrey UT

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Peace and Quiet on the Fremont River

 Torrey UT

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### Popular places to visit

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#### Capitol Reef National Park Visitor Center

Explore the great outdoors at Capitol Reef National Park Visitor Center, a lovely green space in Fruita. Amble around the area's parks or experience its museums. 

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#### Fruita

Find out about the history of Torrey when you spend time at Fruita. Wander the scenic parks or discover the area's beautiful coral reefs. 

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#### Blacksmith Shop

Imagine the clamor, heat and light coming from inside this simple wooden structure when Fruita was founded in the 19th century.

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