The San Juan River location helps cool things off at these 27 first-come, first-served sites. Pit toilets, fire rings and drinking water only; no hookups or showers. Two group sites can be reserved ahead at www.recreation.gov.
Sand Island Campground
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
25.29 MILES
Blanding's Dinosaur Museum is fascinating and highly ambitious; it's aim is to cover the complete history of the world’s dinosaurs. Mummified remains and…
13.72 MILES
Up and over, through and around: the 17-mile unpaved road (County Rd 242) that leads through Valley of the Gods is like a do-it-yourself roller coaster…
10.54 MILES
Designated as a National Monument in December 2016 as one of President Barack Obama's last acts, Bears Ears originally covered a large 1.35-million-acre…
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18.44 MILES
If you head north of Mexican Hat on Hwy 261, you'll come to a 4-mile paved road that turns west to Goosenecks. The attraction here is the mesmerizing view…
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24.8 MILES
Popular with backcountry hikers, this BLM-administered area also contains hundreds of Ancestral Puebloan sites, many of which have been vandalized by pot…
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Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum
26.3 MILES
More a museum than a park, with ancient Native American artifacts and the best pottery collection in the Southwest. Informative displays provide a good…
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14.45 MILES
Pretty cool that they named the town after this sombrero-shaped rock formation. It's about 2 miles north off Hwy 163.
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0.45 MILES
On BLM land 3 miles west of Bluff, these freely accessible petroglyphs were created between 800 and 2500 years ago. The nearby campground boat launch is…
Nearby attractions
1. Sand Island Petroglyph Panel
0.45 MILES
On BLM land 3 miles west of Bluff, these freely accessible petroglyphs were created between 800 and 2500 years ago. The nearby campground boat launch is…
3.54 MILES
Descendants of the original pioneers have re-created the original log cabin settlement near the few remaining historic buildings in Bluff.
3. Bears Ears National Monument
10.54 MILES
Designated as a National Monument in December 2016 as one of President Barack Obama's last acts, Bears Ears originally covered a large 1.35-million-acre…
13.72 MILES
Up and over, through and around: the 17-mile unpaved road (County Rd 242) that leads through Valley of the Gods is like a do-it-yourself roller coaster…
14.45 MILES
Pretty cool that they named the town after this sombrero-shaped rock formation. It's about 2 miles north off Hwy 163.
18.44 MILES
If you head north of Mexican Hat on Hwy 261, you'll come to a 4-mile paved road that turns west to Goosenecks. The attraction here is the mesmerizing view…
24.8 MILES
Popular with backcountry hikers, this BLM-administered area also contains hundreds of Ancestral Puebloan sites, many of which have been vandalized by pot…
25.29 MILES
Blanding's Dinosaur Museum is fascinating and highly ambitious; it's aim is to cover the complete history of the world’s dinosaurs. Mummified remains and…