Guidebook for Blanding
Essentials
Clark's Market - Blanding
820 S Main StOpen Monday-Saturday 7 AM to 9 PM
Food Scene
Best breakfast in town, hands down. Good old dinner breakfast. Get the trucker special and you won't need to eat again till dinner. Open 6 AM - 2 PM for breakfast and lunch M-F 6 AM - 11 AM Sat for breakfast only and closed Sundays.
6 locals recommend
Yaks Café
333 N Grayson PkwyBest breakfast in town, hands down. Good old dinner breakfast. Get the trucker special and you won't need to eat again till dinner. Open 6 AM - 2 PM for breakfast and lunch M-F 6 AM - 11 AM Sat for breakfast only and closed Sundays.
Not a "fast food joint," they are a custom burgers and fries kind of place. Food is good, but not McDonald's prices.
The Phili-cheese steak is really good.
14 locals recommend
Patio Diner
95 N Grayson PkwyNot a "fast food joint," they are a custom burgers and fries kind of place. Food is good, but not McDonald's prices.
The Phili-cheese steak is really good.
A good restaurant with a few Navajo favorites. Their fry bread is good. Try it in a Navajo Taco or burger or on its own with butter and honey.
Lots of lighter options too including salads, sandwiches and a couple fish dishes.
6 locals recommend
Twin Rocks Café
913 East Navajo Twins DrA good restaurant with a few Navajo favorites. Their fry bread is good. Try it in a Navajo Taco or burger or on its own with butter and honey.
Lots of lighter options too including salads, sandwiches and a couple fish dishes.
Parks & Nature
you can either drive through the park or get out and walk for miles on end of amazing vistas.
23 locals recommend
Natural Bridges National Monument
you can either drive through the park or get out and walk for miles on end of amazing vistas.
Entertainment & Activities
Displays of local old photos, family history, etc. a nice park with several covered pavilions and playground for kids next door.
8 locals recommend
Blanding Visitor's Center
12 N Grayson PkwyDisplays of local old photos, family history, etc. a nice park with several covered pavilions and playground for kids next door.
They show one movie at 7 PM Monday-Saturday. New movie each week. Tickets are ~$8 each. Picture and sound quality are pretty good, but it is a small theater.
7 locals recommend
San Juan Theater
10 S Main StThey show one movie at 7 PM Monday-Saturday. New movie each week. Tickets are ~$8 each. Picture and sound quality are pretty good, but it is a small theater.
Shopping
Open 9 AM to 6 PM Sun and 9 AM to 9 PM Mon-Sat. Limited perishable foods (eggs, lunch meat, milk, yogurt, bread) and lots of non-perishables (crackers, candies, drinks, etc) in addition to clothes, electronics, home supplies.
Shopko Hometown Blanding
860 S Main StOpen 9 AM to 6 PM Sun and 9 AM to 9 PM Mon-Sat. Limited perishable foods (eggs, lunch meat, milk, yogurt, bread) and lots of non-perishables (crackers, candies, drinks, etc) in addition to clothes, electronics, home supplies.
Sightseeing
A rebuilt 1880s fort. The first non-native settlers of this area built the fort in Bluff. Today all the original cabins and common buildings have been rebuilt and are open to tour. A great couple short films detailing the settling of the area and lots of kid friendly activities.
http://bluffutah.org/bluff-fort/
9 locals recommend
Bluff Fort
550 Black Locust AveA rebuilt 1880s fort. The first non-native settlers of this area built the fort in Bluff. Today all the original cabins and common buildings have been rebuilt and are open to tour. A great couple short films detailing the settling of the area and lots of kid friendly activities.
http://bluffutah.org/bluff-fort/