<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Capitol Reef National Park </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> IUCN category II ( national park ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Capitol Reef National Park </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Wayne , Garfield , Sevier , and Emery counties , Utah </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nearest city </Th> <Td> Torrey </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Coordinates </Th> <Td> 38 ° 12 ′ N 111 ° 10 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 38.200 ° N 111.167 ° W ﻿ / 38.200 ; - 111.167 Coordinates : 38 ° 12 ′ N 111 ° 10 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 38.200 ° N 111.167 ° W ﻿ / 38.200 ; - 111.167 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Area </Th> <Td> 241,904 acres ( 978.95 km ) 670 acres ( 270 ha ) private </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Established </Th> <Td> December 18 , 1971 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Visitors </Th> <Td> 1,150,165 ( in 2017 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Governing body </Th> <Td> National Park Service </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> Capitol Reef National Park </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Capitol Reef National Park </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> IUCN category II ( national park ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Capitol Reef National Park </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Wayne , Garfield , Sevier , and Emery counties , Utah </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nearest city </Th> <Td> Torrey </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Coordinates </Th> <Td> 38 ° 12 ′ N 111 ° 10 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 38.200 ° N 111.167 ° W ﻿ / 38.200 ; - 111.167 Coordinates : 38 ° 12 ′ N 111 ° 10 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 38.200 ° N 111.167 ° W ﻿ / 38.200 ; - 111.167 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Area </Th> <Td> 241,904 acres ( 978.95 km ) 670 acres ( 270 ha ) private </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Established </Th> <Td> December 18 , 1971 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Visitors </Th> <Td> 1,150,165 ( in 2017 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Governing body </Th> <Td> National Park Service </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> Capitol Reef National Park </Td> </Tr> </Table>
when did capitol reef become a national park
when did capitol reef become a national park
December 18 , 1971
December 18 , 1971