Fruit Orchard

Capital Reef National Park, Utah

Early pioneer, a group of Mormons settled in a shady valley, known as Fruita, planted orchard trees in 1880. Approximately there are 2700 fruit trees of cherry, apricot, peach, pear, apple, plum, mulberry, almond, and walnut. There is a campground and a little stream that running through the middle of the orchard. The photogenic "Gifford Barn" is right next to the orchard. Nice place to walk around and pick a few fruits and taste them.

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