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Natural Bridges National Monument

Drive Bridge View Drive to overlooks of three huge sandstone bridges, then hike down trails to stand beneath them.

End of UT-275, off UT-95 · Blanding, UT

About Natural Bridges National Monument

Utah's first national monument, set aside in 1908, protects three natural bridges carved from Cedar Mesa Sandstone and named Sipapu, Kachina and Owachomo. Bridge View Drive links overlooks of all three, and trails lead down to their bases, with Sipapu rising 220 feet. In 2007 the monument became the first International Dark Sky Park, and a solar array near the visitor center supplies all of its power.

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What's around here?

The closest stops to Natural Bridges National Monument, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

Sightseeing
Horse Collar Ruin
Under $25
An ancestral Puebloan cliff-dwelling site inside Natural Bridges National Monument, viewed from an overlook and along a hiking trail.
0.9 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing
Sports & Outdoors
Outdoor Adventure
Bears Ears National Monument
No admission fee
Explore red rock canyons, Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings and rock art across Cedar Mesa, Comb Ridge and Indian Creek.
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Sports & Outdoors
Goosenecks State Park
Under $25
A small Utah state park with canyon-rim views over a deeply entrenched San Juan River meander.
30 mi awayMore like this
Sightseeing
Bluff Fort
No admission fee
A pioneer settlement in red rock country of southeastern Utah, founded by Hole-in-the-Rock Pioneers in 1880.
33 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing
Sports & Outdoors
Canyonlands National Park
Under $25
Desert park in southeast Utah of carved canyons, mesas, and spires shaped by two rivers.
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Museums
Goulding's Trading Post Museum
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Museum at Goulding's Resort in Monument Valley that presents regional trading history through preserved artifacts and exhibits.
42 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums