Sulphur Creek

Sulphur Creek is a stream and slot-canyon route in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, flowing into the Fremont River at Fruita. It is known for a 6.25-mile one-way hike through narrow red sandstone walls, with waterfalls, pools, overhangs, and a shallow year-round stream. Classified by Utah as an easy hiking trail, it is also one of the park’s better-known canyoneering routes. The canyon exposes some of the oldest visible rocks in Capitol Reef, adding geological importance to its scenic appeal. It also figured in 19th-century history, when David Kimball, Herber Kimball, and W. Riley Judd subcontracted railroad work along the creek during construction of the Transcontinental Railroad.

Utah · United States