Activities

LOOK OUT ROCK HIKING TOUR IS INCLUDED WITH YOUR CABIN RENTAL .This is a 1.5 hour guided tour from your cabin along a beautiful ancient trail through the pinyon and juniper trees where Anasazi Indians walked!  Walk along a canyon wall and see two unique, pristine Anasazi dwellings on private land.

ATV SELF-GUIDED TRAIL (FOR GUESTS WHO BRING THEIR OWN ATV):  This is just one of many self-guided trails that start from your cabin. You will  see many large Indian dwellings as you follow a creek bed down a canyon. During certain times of the year you may see wildlife such as; turkeys and deer. This trail takes you several miles down a canyon that you can connect to Recapture Reservoir.  THIS TOUR IS WITH YOUR ATV ONLY.  You can also connect to a lot of other ATV trails from this trail that you can ride on all day.

ATV RENTALS/TOUR OR 4-WHEEL DRIVE TOUR - FOR GUESTS WHO NEED AN ATV PROVIDED FOR THEM:  We will set up an ATV tour or 4-wheel drive tour for you through Black Hawk  Tours of Blanding. You can choose from one of their tours or "go it alone". They offer two hour, four hour, all day tours, or several day tours to Utah's canyons and Anasazi ruins. Visit www.blanding.net/index.htm  

HORSE TOUR- for those that are bringing their  horses. This guided tour is provided with your cabin rental. This is with privately owned horses only.  This is a 1.5 hour guided tour along a beautiful ancient trail through the pinyon and juniper trees where Anasazi Indians walked!  Ride along a canyon wall and view an Indian dwelling on private land.  You can also ride many other trails right from your cabin. This tour with many other tours are available with the horsemanship clinic/vacation package.
                     

MONTEZUMA CANYON TOUR:  $50.00/person, $25.00/person for each additional person. Vehicle tour. All day tour, lunch provided. Be prepared to see at least 25 different Ancestral Puebloan Indian sites while you tour this canyon, which includes large panels of rock art and dwellings. This canyon was a main route for the Indians and you will see rock art from the Ancestral Puebloan (dating back before 1300) and Ute Indians (1700 & 1800's). Have lunch by an old corral under the cottonwood shade trees.

WILDLIFE TOUR: Hike a short distance from your cabin to see turkeys fly over your head to roost in a ponderosa pine. This is a wild experience that you will not want to miss. You will also see deer come out to graze in the evening during certain times of the year. $10.00/person. 

 JOHNSON CREEK HIKING TOUR:  Take this fun 3 hour hiking tour from your cabin.  You will see remote Indian sites and rock art on this hike.  This is more of a rugged hike that will take you through private land to get to these remote Indian sites and rock art.  You will see one dwelling the Anasazi built high on a cliff facing and several surface sites. The rock art was left behind for possible communications to other tribes or possibly for ceremonial reasons.  $30.00/person, $10.00/person for each additional person. 

LOCAL ACTIVITIES:  May 3rd & 4th, 2008.  FOUR CORNERS INDIAN ART FESTIVAL.  Over 50 Native artists representing at least 15 tribal Nations and Puebloan communities will gather at the Edge of The Cedars State Park Museum to display and sell artwork.  The festival will also represent several Native American dance groups. Traditional art demonstrations include piki bread making, basketry, beadwork, weaving, and pottery-making.  Don't miss this! Contact the museum at 435-678-2238 or visit www.stateparks.utah.gov for more information.

ATV SAFARI:  September 18 - 20, 2008.  The San Juan ATV Safari  is an incredible three-day adventure that will leave you breathless. From the top of the Blue Mountains in the center of San Juan County to the depths of the surrounding canyons, this ATV extravaganza will surround you in the beauty and excitement available only in the Canyonlands Country of Utah. ATV enthusiasts will experience three fantastic days of world-class riding with a banquet and entertainment at the close of the event. This annual ATV rendezvous will be something you will not want to miss! 1-888-728-2885.  Visit www.sanjuansafari.com.  

CANYONEERING/ROCK CLIMBING TOURS:  Rappel through Utah's slot canyons. We will arrange a rock climbing adventure for you through North Wash Outfitters in Bluff, Utah. Trips start at $30.00. Visit www.northwashoutfitters.com

BULL HOLLOW RACEWAY: Visit motorcross races or practice on your motorcross or ATV on the world famous racetrack.  Visit www.bullhollowraceway.com.

FISHING:  Only 7 miles from the ranch.  Either fish trout in the city reservoirs or fish bass or pike in the Recapture Reservoirs.

FOR THE SCENIC DRIVER: THE ABAJO LOOP:  Continue your trip over the Abajo Mountain, through the Manti La-Sal National Forest and onto Monticello. Enjoy the beautiful scenery, maybe pack a picnic to enjoy in the campground or enjoy lunch in the town of Monticello. This is a good graveled road. No RV's.  This mountain will just get you started on your San Juan County scenic adventure! Talk to us about many other scenic adventures.

HIKING and/or INDIAN DWELLING ENTHUSIASTS:  Please talk to us about the many trails and adventures that San Juan County offers.

MUSUEMS:  Make sure and visit the Dinosaur Museum, The Edge of the Cedars Museum (Indian artifacts), and Huck's Museum (largest private collection of Anasazi artifacts) in Blanding. Visit www.dinosaur-museum.org and www.stateparks.utah.gov

GOLFING:  Monticello, Utah is home to the Hideout Golf Club, voted Golf Week Top 5 Course in Utah.  Only 25 minutes from the ranch. Visit www.monticelloutah.org  

MANY ACTIVITIES TO DO ON YOUR OWN:  Bring your own horse, bike, fishing pole or ATV and vacation with us! There are endless trails on the Manti La-Sal National Forest that begin just one mile from the ranch. This majestic mountain is landscaped with junipers, oak, pinyon pines, aspens, cottonwoods, and beautiful mountain wildflowers. Enjoy fishing at Recapture Reservoir (named because the Aztec Princess was recaptured by the Spaniards). The reservoir is stocked with northern pike, catfish, and bass. Blanding city reservoir is another great fishing area that holds trout. Both reservoirs are just a short drive from the ranch.