Guidebook for Blanding

Barbara
Guidebook for Blanding

Essentials

I highly recommend this gas station for pizza, wings, etc.
Southway Trading llc
651 S Main St
I highly recommend this gas station for pizza, wings, etc.
The only local supermarket in Blanding. Offers wide variety of fresh fruits/vegetables/meats. Suggest buying only these items here. Clarks's Market is CLOSED on Sundays. Family Dollar is very "budget friendly" for other items.
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Clark's Market - Blanding
820 S Main St
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The only local supermarket in Blanding. Offers wide variety of fresh fruits/vegetables/meats. Suggest buying only these items here. Clarks's Market is CLOSED on Sundays. Family Dollar is very "budget friendly" for other items.
Very reasonable prices. No fresh fruits, vetables or meats. Recommended as so much cheaper than ShopCo and Clark's Market.
Family Dollar
742 S Main St
Very reasonable prices. No fresh fruits, vetables or meats. Recommended as so much cheaper than ShopCo and Clark's Market.

Everything Else

This establishment serves Krispy Kreme Doughnuts and also has a state-of-the-art bowling alley. You can also enjoy pizza at the A&W while bowling.
Canyon Country Bowling Center and A&W Restaurant
12 W Center St
This establishment serves Krispy Kreme Doughnuts and also has a state-of-the-art bowling alley. You can also enjoy pizza at the A&W while bowling.
Includes a little museum with displays from the history of the area. includes a wide variety of maps, books and locally handmade quilts.
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Blanding Visitor's Center
12 N Grayson Pkwy
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Includes a little museum with displays from the history of the area. includes a wide variety of maps, books and locally handmade quilts.
A family facility with a gym, workout equipment, fitness classes year round and WATER PARK
San Juan Wellness Center
1013 S 300 W
A family facility with a gym, workout equipment, fitness classes year round and WATER PARK

Food Scene

Good choice restaurant for breakfast. It opens at 0600 and is closed on Sundays.
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Yaks Café
333 N Grayson Pkwy
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Good choice restaurant for breakfast. It opens at 0600 and is closed on Sundays.
New location on Main Street with a convenient drive-thru.
Subway
82 S Main St
New location on Main Street with a convenient drive-thru.
Fast-food outlet serving namesake root beer and floats, plus burgers, chicken, hot dogs, fries and full-size pizza pies.
A&W Restaurant
12 W Center St
Fast-food outlet serving namesake root beer and floats, plus burgers, chicken, hot dogs, fries and full-size pizza pies.
One of the only sit-down restaurants in Blanding. If you are not in a real hurry, you may enjoy this restaurant. Service is lacking and prices are high, but food is very good.
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Homestead Steak House
121 E Center St
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One of the only sit-down restaurants in Blanding. If you are not in a real hurry, you may enjoy this restaurant. Service is lacking and prices are high, but food is very good.
Fast food restaurant with excellent made-to-order lunch and dinner. Highly recommended. The wait may be longer as everything is made whenever you order. Worth the wait!
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Patio Diner
95 N Grayson Pkwy
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Fast food restaurant with excellent made-to-order lunch and dinner. Highly recommended. The wait may be longer as everything is made whenever you order. Worth the wait!
(Blue Mountain Bistro) located beside the ER, serves homemade breakfast, lunch and dinner. Detailed menu located in the house manual. You will need to call ahead to place your order for dinner.
Blue Mountain Hospital
802 S 200 W
(Blue Mountain Bistro) located beside the ER, serves homemade breakfast, lunch and dinner. Detailed menu located in the house manual. You will need to call ahead to place your order for dinner.

Sightseeing

Small village along US 163, 50 miles east of Blanding, near many spectacular landscapes, including The San Juan River, Valley of the Gods, Cedar Mesa, and Monument Valley.
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Mexican Hat
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Small village along US 163, 50 miles east of Blanding, near many spectacular landscapes, including The San Juan River, Valley of the Gods, Cedar Mesa, and Monument Valley.
An original 1880 town nestled between dramatic 300-foot sandstone twin cliffs and the San Juan River. A short 25 mile drive from Blanding.
Bluff
An original 1880 town nestled between dramatic 300-foot sandstone twin cliffs and the San Juan River. A short 25 mile drive from Blanding.
Monument Valley provides the most definitive images of the American West. The red mesas and buttes are surrounded by empty, sandy desert that has been filmed and photographed countless times over the years for movies, advertisements and holiday brochures. The valley is not a valley in the conventional sense, but rather a wide flat, sometimes desolate landscape interrupted by the crumbling formations rising hundreds of feet into the air. It lies entirely within the Navajo Indian Reservation on the Utah/Arizona border. From the visitor center there are good views across three of the valley's most photographed peaks--East and West Mitten Buttes, and Merrick Butte. You can experience the entire valley from Valley Drive, a 17-mile dirt road which starts at the visitor center. The 2-hour journey is suitable for the majority of family cars, and small to medium sized RV's.
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Oljato-Monument Valley
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Monument Valley provides the most definitive images of the American West. The red mesas and buttes are surrounded by empty, sandy desert that has been filmed and photographed countless times over the years for movies, advertisements and holiday brochures. The valley is not a valley in the conventional sense, but rather a wide flat, sometimes desolate landscape interrupted by the crumbling formations rising hundreds of feet into the air. It lies entirely within the Navajo Indian Reservation on the Utah/Arizona border. From the visitor center there are good views across three of the valley's most photographed peaks--East and West Mitten Buttes, and Merrick Butte. You can experience the entire valley from Valley Drive, a 17-mile dirt road which starts at the visitor center. The 2-hour journey is suitable for the majority of family cars, and small to medium sized RV's.
Includes six prehistoric villages built between 1200 - 1300 A.D. Multi-storied towers are perched on canyon rims and balanced on boulders. 39 miles southeast from Blanding.
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Hovenweep National Monument
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Includes six prehistoric villages built between 1200 - 1300 A.D. Multi-storied towers are perched on canyon rims and balanced on boulders. 39 miles southeast from Blanding.
A cliff dwelling built and occupied by the Ancestral Puebloans, located 10 miles west of Blanding. Round trip hiking distance is 1 mile with moderate difficulty.
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Butler Wash Ruins
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A cliff dwelling built and occupied by the Ancestral Puebloans, located 10 miles west of Blanding. Round trip hiking distance is 1 mile with moderate difficulty.
A Utah state monument featuring a rock panel carved with one of the largest know collections of petroglyphs. Located 47 miles northwest of Blanding.
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Newspaper Rock State Historical Monument
Utah 211
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A Utah state monument featuring a rock panel carved with one of the largest know collections of petroglyphs. Located 47 miles northwest of Blanding.

Arts & Culture

Locally owned and operated for native gifts and souvenirs.
Hunt's Trading Post
146 E Center St
Locally owned and operated for native gifts and souvenirs.
Small museum which is located very close to the hospital. It is closed during the winter months.
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The Dinosaur Museum
754 S 200 W
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Small museum which is located very close to the hospital. It is closed during the winter months.
Located in Blanding, this impressive museum includes ancient relics from the Anasazi. Restored ruins from the Pueblo People including a restored kiva.
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Edge of the Cedars State Park
660 W 400 N
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Located in Blanding, this impressive museum includes ancient relics from the Anasazi. Restored ruins from the Pueblo People including a restored kiva.
Offers tours and hand-made pottery
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Cedar Mesa Pottery
333 S Main St
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Offers tours and hand-made pottery