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Bears Ears National Monument

Blanding, UT

A pair of towering buttes stand against beautiful scenery. The twin buttes are so distinctive that in each of the native languages of the region their name is the same: Hoon'Naqvut, Shash Jáa, Kwiyagatu Nukavachi, Ansh An Lashokdiwe, or in English: Bears Ears. 

Blanding

Blanding, UT

Blanding blends cowboy culture with Native American and prehistoric history. The Edge of the Cedars State Park & Museum features the largest display of Ancestral Puebloan artifacts in the Four Corners region, and the Dinosaur Museum, a federal fossil repository, showcases life-size models, skeletons, and a 250-million-year-old petrified tree.

Bluff Fort Historic Site

Bluff, UT

When you visit this area, you’ll really get a feeling for what life was like as a pioneer. You can walk around the original Bluff Fort, that has been rebuilt and restored through the efforts of the local organization, the Hole in the Rock Foundation.

Canyonlands National Park

Moab, UT

Canyonlands is home to many different types of travel experiences, from sublime solitude in the more remote stretches of the park to moderate hikes through the Needles district to the opportunity to create your own version of one of the West's most photographed landforms, Mesa Arch.

Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum

Blanding, UT

Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum in Blanding, Utah, is the site of a prehistoric Native American village. Explore history here!

Four Corners Area

Bluff, UT

Visit the Four Corners area of Utah and learn about each of the Four Corners states--Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Utah. Plan your visit now!

Glen Canyon and Lake Powell

Lake Powell, UT

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area offers more than 1.2 million acres of unparalleled opportunities for land- and water-based recreation.

Goosenecks State Park

Mexican Hat, UT

Located north of Mexican Hat, Goosenecks State Park is an easy-to-get-to area with a million-dollar view. The San Juan River begins in the mountains of Colorado and travels to its junction with the Colorado River at Lake Powell.

Goulding's Lodge

Oljato-Monument Valley, UT

Looking for Monument Valley Lodging? Goulding’s Lodge offers rooms with a view as well as guided tour excursions, a trading post museum and restaurant.

Greater Cedar Mesa

Bluff, UT

The Cedar Mesa area encompasses up to 1.9 million acres and is home to more than 100,000 archaeological sites. For adventurers with a love of solitude, archaeology and geographic beauty, this area has it all.

Hiking the Wildcat Trail

Oljato-Monument Valley, UT

The Wildcat Trail is a 3.2-mile loop hike (4 miles total, including the return) into one of the most scenic areas that Monument Valley has to offer. This trail lets hikers feel like they stepped back in time into the Wild West.

Horseshoe Canyon

Horseshoe Canyon is a remote section of Canyonlands National Park that was added in 1972. Formerly known as Barrier Canyon, this area is home to some of the most impressive petroglyphs and pictographs created by the ancient Barrier Culture.

Hovenweep National Monument

Hovenweep, the Ute Indian word meaning ‘deserted valley,' stands as a sentinel of Ancestral Puebloan ruins in a landscape of sage and juniper. Info from VisitUtah.com.

Indian Creek

Monticello, UT

Indian Creek, in the north of Bears Ears National Monument, is known as a rock climbing mecca. Whether you get up on the wall or decide to drive, it's easy to appreciate the scenery from a lower vantage point as you cruise the 41-mile state scenic byway.

Manti-La Sal National Forest

Monticello, UT

The Manti-La Sal National Forest consists of three blocks located in central, eastern and southeastern Utah. The area has an abundance of lakes and is great for fishing, hiking and more.

Mexican Hat

Mexican Hat, UT

Mexican Hat sits along the San Juan River among impressive rock formations. The town gets its name from a rock formation that resembles an overturned sombrero. Get free travel guides and maps for planning your next Utah vacation.

Monticello

Monticello, UT

The southeastern Utah town of Monticello lies on the sheltered eastern slope of the Abajo Mountains, overlooking a maze of sandstone canyons and plateaus.

Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park

Oljato-Monument Valley, UT

Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park features towering sandstone rock formations, sculpted over 300 million years, that soar 400 to 1,000 feet above the valley floor.

Muley Point Overlook

Mexican Hat, UT

One of San Juan County’s hidden gems, the Muley Point Overlook has sweeping vistas to the south and includes clear views of the canyons below at sunrise and sunset.

Natural Bridges National Monument

Lake Powell, UT

As you start to descend toward Natural Bridges National Monument, the groundcover becomes more luxuriant and the trees taller. You cannot see the chaotic landscape of Natural Bridges from the highway– it is only revealed once inside the park.

Newspaper Rock & Indian Creek Corridor

Monticello, UT

You’ll find the largest collection of Utah petroglyphs at Newspaper Rock along Indian Creek Scenic Byway west of US 191.

Rainbow Bridge National Monument

Lake Powell, UT

Considered sacred in Navajo culture, Rainbow Bridge is a symbol of deities responsible for creating rain, the essence of life in the desert.

Sand Island Petroglyphs

Bluff, UT

Handprints, horned animals, hunters and a Kokopelli playing a flute are some of the extraordinary petroglyphs on display at Sand Island, a significant and easily accessible archaeological site located just outside of Bluff, Utah.

Valley of the Gods

Mexican Hat, UT

Perhaps one of the most intriguing names of all of the destinations in San Juan County is the Valley of the Gods. This special area attracts individuals looking for idyllic sandstone structures.