Best places: Visitor centers in Fruita, United States

National park office with trail maps, geology exhibits & ranger guidance on surrounding landmarks.

Visitor complex with exhibits & a film about the park, plus trolleys to a wall of dinosaur bones.

Preserve dedicated to 6 prehistoric Puebloan villages built between A.D. 1200 & 1300 on canyon rims.

Veteran museum dedicated to local Native American cultures featuring artifacts & 2 archeology sites.

Lodgelike facility, open year-round, offering maps, a park video & Black Canyon panoramas.

👍👍 Awesome park to visit. Large enough to easily spend the entire day here. Over 40 miles of roads to travel, with hiking trails to see the cliff dwellings. Even if you don't have time to hike, a beautiful view of one of the cliff dwellings can be had from the Visitor center pathways. Plan on spending...

Seasonal facility, open spring to fall, offering maps, books, backcountry permits & water.

👍👍 Love Capitol Reef NP. Visitor center is small but packed with information. Rangers super knowledgeable. Interesting history. Some historical buildings to visit in the park. Scenic drive is a must. Try to stop at all the overlooks. Wide range of trails from easy to strenuous. Even worse in the heat...

👍👍 This place is yet another amazing Pueblo archeological and cultural artefact in the heart of America. It’s a little out of the way so it’s very peaceful there and you get a sense of calmness walking around the amazing trails that take you to the many ruins build around a valley. The buildings are la...

👍👍 Spectacular beauty and similar landscape to Lake Powell area. The town of Vernal has a lot more in terms of nice hotels, stores for your needs, and activities to find your adventures. There are gas stations on route and a good BBQ food truck at the visitor center. You can also eat at any of the lodg...

👍👍 A wonderful visitor center. Staffs are very friendly and helpful. I suggest people to go there at first when you visit Cortez.

Modern facility, open spring to fall, offering maps, permits, water, Wi-Fi & a picnic shelter.

👍👍 This is the best of the best State parks I have been to the views, the lake reservoir, the amenities like a bathhouse a laundry room a place to do your dishes campsites are clean have your own picnic table Fire Pit BBQ Pit Etc this place is above and beyond one of the best places I've ever been and...

😐 I would think a visitor center would be open 7 days a week. I was there at 3pm on Sunday, and they were closed. I did get the info I needed off the map in front of the building. At least that was there!