Adventure Ideas from Blanding

Ride along with a guide, follow behind on a U-Drive tour, or bring your own OHV machine to see amazing scenery and astounding archaeological sites. Tours are available year-round, and are guided by locals who know and love the area. These tours are an ideal way to explore the area and have a safe and memorable experience. 

Visit at: https://www.sunriseoutfitting-scenicadventures.com/

At The Dinosaur Museum, the complete history of the world of the dinosaurs is presented. Skeletons, fossilized skin, eggs, footprints, state-of-the-art graphics, and beautifully realistic sculptures present the dinosaurs from the Four Corners region and throughout the globe.

Visit at http://dinosaur-museum.org/

This 100% Indigenous owned company offers unique and knowledgeable Indigenous guided tours in the region of the most exquisite and isolated places in Southeast Utah. Join these guides as they lead trips where their ancestors once roamed and lived in harmony.Check out the website to book an epic journey into the delicate lands of the mystical Bear's Ears National Monument or along the magnificent waters of the San Juan River. Hikes are available in half-day, all-day and multi-day options. 

Visit at https://www.tourancientwayves.com/

Of course one of the best parts of San Juan County are the amazing hikes, sight seeing, and photography opportunites. It is impossible to list them all but here are some of our favorites.

Bears Ears National Monument, Cedar Mesa, Goosenecks, Canyonlands National Park, Hovenweep National Monument, Valley of the Gods, Monument Valley and Moki Dugway. 

GOATreks offers guided hikes in Bears Ears National Monument with knowledgeable guides and friendly goats! Let the goats carry your drinks and snacks as you explore beautiful, off the beaten path locations in one of Utah's newest National Monuments. Please note that hiking with goats is a great activity for guests 15 years of age and up. If you have kids younger than 15, please ask us about our guided hikes without goats.

Visit at www.goatreks.com

Not every museum lets you climb down a ladder into a 1,000 year-old Puebloan kiva! Edge of the Cedars State Park features the partly restored remains of a village inhabited from AD 825 to 1225 by the ancestors of contemporary Puebloan peoples. The museum is home to one of the largest collections of Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi) pottery on display in the Four Corners area.

Visit at: https://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/edge-of-the-cedars/