Capitol Reef National Park · Utah

Upper South Desert Overlook

0.2 mi of trail, end to end · about 30 ft of climbing · 50 ft of descent · 6,828 ft–6,880 ft · native surface · hiking

Views

6,849 ft 6,828 ft · 0.2 mi high 6,880 ft

Along the way Upper South Desert

Trailhead Upper South Desert Trailhead 6,853 ft Drive there

On the parks map

All 42 trails in Capitol Reef National ParkFind a trailOn the parks mapPark on nps.gov

About this trail's facts

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.