The Hovenweep National Monument protects six prehistoric, Puebloan-era villages that spread over a twenty-mile expanse of mesa tops and canyons along the Utah-Colorado border. These multi-storied towers are perched on canyon rims and balanced on boulders and offer visitors the chance to marvel at the skill and motivation of their builders. Hovenweep is noted for its solitude and undeveloped, natural character and has a Monument headquarters located at Square Tower Group between Pleasant View, Colorado and Hatch Trading Post, Utah.

Edge of Cedar State Park, Blanding
Informative displays on the history of the region.
Attraction type: State park

Newspaper Rock Recreation Site, Blanding
A giant rock covered with ancient petroglyphs.
Attraction type: Ancient ruins; Monument

Natural Bridges National Monument, Blanding
The natural bridges in this remote area are best
visited on a nine-mile, one-way loop road.
Attraction type: Geological formation; National park