Sightseeing
John Jarvie Ranch Historic Site (BLM)
Check pricesA Bureau of Land Management historic ranch in Browns Park on the Green River, once a frontier store, ferry, and post office.
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Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area
Boat, fish and camp along the 91-mile Flaming Gorge Reservoir, framed by red sandstone cliffs, or raft the Green River below the dam.
Flaming Gorge Dam Visitor Center, 5995 US-191 · Dutch John, UT
About Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area
Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area spans the Utah and Wyoming line around a 91-mile reservoir created by Flaming Gorge Dam, completed in 1964. John Wesley Powell named the gorge in 1869 for its red sandstone cliffs. You can boat, fish the Blue Ribbon waters of the reservoir and the Green River, hike, camp, rock climb or raft. The Flaming Gorge Dam Visitor Center sits at 5995 US-191 in Dutch John.
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