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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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I-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.
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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.
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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/
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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/