<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> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Capitol Reef National Park </Th> </Tr>

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