Sport & Outdoor
Outdoor AdventureNatural Bridges National Monument
Under $25Drive Bridge View Drive to overlooks of three huge sandstone bridges, then hike down trails to stand beneath them.
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Bears Ears National Monument
Bears Ears National Monument is an outdoor activity in Blanding, UT, part of the Canyonlands guide. Cost: free.
Southeastern Utah off US-191, UT-95, UT-211 and UT-261 · Blanding, UT
Why you should go…
Bears Ears National Monument covers about 1.36 million acres of southeastern Utah, named for a pair of buttes that rise above 8,900 feet. It protects an estimated 100,000 archaeological sites, from Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings like House on Fire in Mule Canyon to rock art panels. You can hike Cedar Mesa, climb in Indian Creek, run the San Juan River or explore along Comb Ridge. Five tribes formed the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition that pushed for its protection.
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