Bluff Fort Visitor Center
Free Admission!
Donations are greatly appreciated. The development
of the site and its ongoing operation are made possible by your donations.
Visitors' Center, and historic structures: Open Monday thru Saturday from 9:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m.; Sunday 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. No retail sales of merchandise on Sunday. Within the
Visitor's Center are audio-visual displays, a fully loaded covered wagon, photos of early
residents, and a gift shop. Upstairs you will find quilts, works by local artists, and a
dance floor. Bluff Fort is comprised of family-sponsored cabins representative of those built
before 1895. The oldest anglo-built structure in San Juan County still stands within Bluff Fort!
Step inside a genuine Navajo hogan and discover that lifestyle. Dress in our pioneer attire, and
climb aboard a covered wagon, or pull an authentic pioneer handcart. Take a picture. Have
a picnic. Modern Restrooms.
Visitors Welcome After Hours:
During off hours, buildings are closed, but visitors are welcome to stroll through the site,
take a photo with a covered wagon or peek through the windows of the pioneer cabins. A memorial
wall honors those who made the 1879-80 journey.
Free guided tours daily (including Sunday). Our staff is ready to show you around and answer your questions.
"Is it possible in any fertile spot in Utah, no matter how remote from
civilization, not to find a prosperous band of Mormons? It might have been
so before '79, but now we find many interesting settlements. One, a carefully
laid out village, built on the bottom-lands of the San Juan River and the cliffs,
is fitly called Bluff City.
Cottonwood "Swing Tree," a favorite Bluff meeting place.