An amazing itinerary for your stay at Blanding Ut Hotels is on day 1, visit Arches National Park and visit the Delicate Arch. If your day ends early you may want to include a hike also to Corona Arch. Wilson Arch is a great stop along the highway for a short 20-minute stop.
On Day 2 you will most definitely want to visit Natural Bridges National Monument. There are 3 major natural bridges, including the second largest bridge in the world. You can view each bridge from it's overlook site, you can hike to each bridge, or take the Grand Hike and do all three bridges. Natural Bridges and Hovenweep will also be listed in the top 15 sites in the world for Night Sky Viewing.
On day 3, from Blanding Ut Hotels, you will most assuredly take a motor car trip to see the
Grande Loop. You will start from Blanding Ut Hotels in the Blanding Utah area and travel west on Highway 95, stopping at Mule Canyon Ruins Site. If you haven't yet seen Natural Bridges you will want to drive thru there and stop at each of the 3 overlooks. You will then continue south on Highway 261, stopping and doing a short hike at Muley Point Overlook, where you can see monuments in 4 states: Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah. You will then continue south on 261 down the Moki Dugway, an incredible pass going from the upper mesa to the lower mesa, a drop of over 1100 feet. When you reach the bottom, you have the option of traveling thru the Valley of the Gods or Goosenecks State Park. Each are amazing and unique. As you leave Goosenecks, you will see Mexican Hat Rock, a mega ton rock balanced on its perch on another rock pillar, and is in the shape of a Mexican Sombrero. Your next stop will be in Bluff at Bluff Fort. The early Mormon Pioneers braved the fierce and rugged terrain of Canyonlands area to settle the first mission here. You can see many of the re-enactment videos and their first settlement here at Bluff Fort.
You must now be ready for a delicious dinner; and we invite you to join us for dinner at the Twin Rocks Cafe in Bluff, and I personally recommend the Sheepherders Sandwich with extra, extra honey mustard sauce for both the salad and the sandwich, and save room for their delicious caramel fried ice cream. You will then return to Blanding Ut. Hotels for the best night of your stay in your private cabin in the trees with a full kitchen and all the amenities you could want. Let us know if you are bringing a pet, as some of our cabins are for non-pet travelers. We also provide horse stables for those traveling with horses. Call us at 435-220-1050 or email at info@canyonlandslodging.com
Attached is a photo of our Africa Cabin, known as the Africabin, decorated in all
Africa animals and memorabilia.
