Utah’s Canyon Country
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World’s Greatest Outdoor Museum!
San Juan County, Utah’s Canyon Country, is located in the heart of the Colorado Plateau and provides the perfect centralized base of travel to the world renowned features that surround us. Parks and monuments in San Juan County include; Canyonlands, Natural Bridges, Hovenweep, Rainbow Bridge, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (which includes Lake Powell) Monument Valley, and the Four Corners Monument. San Juan County is also home to two state parks; Edge of the Cedars Museum and the great Goosenecks of the San Juan River. Arches and Mesa Verde National Parks are also within easy driving distance of San Juan County. All of this and more can be easily visited from our excellent selection of motels, lodges, RV parks, campgrounds, and resorts.
Cultural and natural history experiences abound in Canyon Country. Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum highlights the Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi) culture with the largest display of artifacts in the Four Corners. Newspaper Rock Recreation Site offers a large petroglyph panel. Cowboy and Mormon history add color to the county’s foundation as do Navajo, Hopi, Zuni, and Ute artisans whose work is available at local trading posts and galleries.
Our annual art fairs, rodeos, San Juan ATV Safari, and the Bluff International Balloon Festival add to San Juan County’s sense of excitement and adventure. Enjoy river rafting with an excellent guide, jeep into hidden canyons and across mountain ridges, hike, bike, 4-wheel, and ATV into and through Utah’s Canyon Country for the vacation of a lifetime! With 9,000 feet of elevation change – almost 2 miles between 3,700 feet and 12,600 feet – from red rock canyons to alpine splendor, San Juan County has it all! Rediscover your sense of adventure in the World’s Greatest Outdoor Museum!
Utah’s Canyon Country 800-574-4386
www.utahscanyoncountry.com
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