Natural Bridges National Monument UT

Hiking and camping in SE Utah among many National Parks and Monuments

A great place to visit all year, the park is open 24/7.  The entrance to Natural Bridges is at the end of UT 275, which is roughly 35 miles west of Blanding and about 50 miles northwest of the Four Corners state boundary.  

See National Park Service's Monument visitor information here.  The Monument's Visitor Center is at the Monument's entrance and a great place to start your visit but its hours are more limited.

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Grand Gulch, Utah

Natural Bridges National Monument/Grand Gulch are located within Bears Ears National Monument, co-managed by the Bureau of Land Management Monticello Field Office, the Manti La Sal National Forest, and the five Tribes of the Bears Ears Commission.

The monument itself has no gas, water, food, or traditional visitor centers, but you'll find information and visitor services in gateway towns like Bluff and Blanding.

See National Park Service's Monument visitor information here.  The Monument's Visitor Center is at the Monument's entrance and a great place to start your visit but its hours are more limited.

Visitor/permit information is available here.  Permits are required for backpacking, camping and to visit important Ancestral Puebloan sites. A day pass is required to hike in the Cedar Mesa canyons. Camping reservations can be purchased in advance online at recreation.gov. Wilderness permits are available through the CMC office or Bureau of Land Management office in Monticello Field Office.

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