Glamping Under One of the Darkest Skies in America.
Yurts, tipis and a dome on the red rock outside Capitol Reef National Park, near Torrey, Utah. Days in the canyons. Nights under more stars than you knew were there.
Choose your stay
Three units
Tipi
Sleeps 2, king bed, private bathroom a short walk away.
Two units
Mongolian Yurt
Sleeps 2, king bed, private bathroom a short walk away.
One unit
Geodesic Dome
Sleeps 2, king bed, private bathroom a short walk away.
5 rooms, each with a private bath
The Lodge
A queen room, a queen and twin, the accessible king room, or the whole building as one booking.
Guest reviews
4.8 from 16 reviews on Google, under the property's previous name, Muley Twist Inn.
“WOAH there!!! ***Pull over the covered wagon and check out this*** Let me be perfectly clear, we had the sweetest time at this place. Our group had a “Friendsgiving” here. We had the main house and yurts/tepee’s. Accommodated our group so nicely. Host had all the details and directions lined up for us. Incredible memories made :)”
Rhet Porter
5/5 on Google, 10 months ago
“Muley Twist is perfectly placed away from the noise. There was plenty of room with a comfortable bed. Beautiful views and bright stars on clear nights. The host was perfect giving us our space or engaging us with wonderful stories. The breakfast muffins are the best!”
Trent Jorgensen
5/5 on Google, 7 years ago
“What sets this place apart from other hotel options in Capitol Reef is its integration with nature. Driving by other hotels in the park, you can see they are cookie-cut from standard commercial molds. By contrast, the Muley Twist Inn rests seamlessly in the crook of a sandstone ridge, which, if you scramble up it, rewards you with extraordinary views of the red-stone Capitol Reef cliffs. The owners and managers are…”
Matt Trainer
5/5 on Google, 5 years ago
“The Muley Twist is one of my all time favorite vacation homes! Beautiful views! Relaxing environment!.. my goodness their porch is to die for! Minutes away from hiking trails, mountain biking, four wheeling, lakes, and more! This is truly a magical place, many more visits to come!”
Michael Denton
5/5 on Google, 5 years ago
“This is a great place to stay when visiting Capitol Reef National Park. Penny Kinsman, the innkeeper, has hiked and explored most of the park and offers first hand information on the best features, hikes and destinations in the park. We really appreciate Penny's extensive library of books, maps and nature guides that are available for guest use. The Muley Twist Inn is spotlessly clean and contemporary, the food…”
Gary Nelkie
5/5 on Google, 12 years ago
The sky
Capitol Reef has been a Gold-tier International Dark Sky Park since 2015. Torrey, Utah was certified an International Dark Sky Community in January 2018, the first national park gateway town in the United States to earn it. The property sits at about 7,000 feet, about 4 miles from Torrey and about 9 miles from the park boundary.
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- Check-in
- 4 PM Self check-in, no front desk.
- Check-out
- 10 AM
- Capitol Reef
- About 9 miles to the park boundary
- Torrey
- About 4 miles Fuel and food.
- Kitchen
- Shared kitchen No breakfast service.
- Internet
- Starlink satellite internet
4.8 from 16 Google reviews, reviewed under the property's previous name, Muley Twist Inn.
Common questions
Luxe Den Capitol Reef is a design-led lodging and glamping property in Teasdale, Utah, minutes from Capitol Reef National Park. It has six glamping units, three tipis, two yurts and a dome, and 5 lodge rooms, each with a private bath, sold by the room or all together as The Lodge. Tempered-glass geodesic domes built for the night sky arrive for the 2027 season. Check-in is self-serve and The Lodge has a full shared kitchen.
Check-in is self-serve. You get what you need ahead of time and let yourself in whenever you arrive, however late.
Capitol Reef National Park is a certified International Dark Sky Park and Torrey, Utah is a certified International Dark Sky Community, so this is some of the darkest night sky in the country. Luxe Den Capitol Reef sits at about 7,000 feet with very little light and very little sound around it, which is the whole reason the domes are glazed toward the sky.
Yes, in all six glamping units (the tipis, the yurts and the dome): up to two dogs per stay, for $15 per dog per stay. The Lodge is pet-free.
Luxe Den Capitol Reef is in Teasdale, Utah, just outside Torrey, Utah, the gateway town for the west side of Capitol Reef National Park. It sits at roughly 7,000 feet in a grove of pinyon pine, overlooking the Fremont River valley toward Thousand Lake Mountain.
The Lodge has a full shared kitchen, so a group can take the building and cook for itself. Torrey, Utah is a few minutes down the road for the nights you would rather not.