Blanding, Utah has a population of around 3,300 residents making it the most populated city in San Juan County. The town was founded in 1905 with the original name of Grayson and was changed to Blanding in 1914. The town slogan is Basecamp to Adventure and it serves as the gateway to a number of […]
The Nations of the Four Corners Cultural Center can be found in Blanding, Utah and is a free outdoor museum open to the public. The cultural center is owned and operated by the San Juan Foundation. The mission of the center is to preserve the history and heritage of the Four Corners region. The […]
The House On Fire is a popular Ancestral Puebloan site featuring five granaries built into the alcoves of a canyon near Blanding, Utah. The ruins are believed to be between 700 and 1,000 years old and were settled by the Anasazi people. Granaries were used to store food including corn and other grains. The […]
Cave Towers is an Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi) site dating back to 1250 CE that consists of seven structures sitting atop the rim of Mule Canyon near Blanding, Utah. The site is located on the Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration land which is found within Bears Ears National Monument. The site is known […]
Before starting our “summer of water” boondocking tour this year, we spent 2 weeks in Mule Canyon which is about 30 minutes outside of Blanding, Utah. This spot is part of the large amount of BLM land that can be found in the area. Though generally referred to as Mule Canyon, the road we camped […]
The Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum is another unique museum located in the city of Blanding, Utah. The Ancestral Puebloan archaeological site found on the property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Edge of Cedars Indian Ruin on August 12, 1971. The museum was opened in 1978. […]
Butler Wash Ruins can be found off Utah State Route 95 about 15 miles outside of the city of Blanding. This is just one of many ancestral ruins in the area worth checking out. This one mile out and back hike will take you to an overlook to view cliff houses built approximately 750 […]
The Mule Canyon Interpretive Site, also known as the Mule Canyon Kiva, is located off of State Route 95 about 20 miles from Blanding, Utah. It’s one of a multitude of ruins in the area and one that should not be missed. The site consists of a complex of preserved ancestral Puebloan structures that […]
We spent two weeks camping in Mule Canyon about 30 minutes from Blanding, Utah and had a great time. The amount of ruins to explore and hiking in the area is amazing. Though Blanding might be a small town it hosts a number of unique museums including The Dinosaur Museum. Your visit to the museum […]
