Bluff
Fort Visitor Center/Museum/Historic Site
Bluff Fort Visitors Center resides in the
rebuilt Bluff Co-op, while the reconstructed fort area itself gives historical
insight to the trek of the Hole in the Rock Mormon Pioneers who traveled from Escalante
and settled in Bluff in 1880. There are
log cabins (narrations of settlers’ story featured in each), covered wagons,
Navajo Hogan and much more to depict living a pioneer life.
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Location
is 46.5 miles south along Hwy 191 from Monticello; in Bluff, make a right turn
onto 5th East, at the corner, make a right turn onto Black Locust
Ave., the parking area is in front of the Visitor Center on the right hand side
of the street.
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The
Fort is open year round and free to visitors; the Visitor Center is open year
round, Mon-Sat, 9am – 4pm.
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Museum,
gift shop & visitor information is inside the rebuilt Co-op. A bank robber, who misjudged how much
dynamite would blow up the safe, blew up the original building in 1925.
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During
the months of March – October, fresh baked cookies & brownies are offered
for sale, as well as ice cream.
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Website:
https://bluffutah.org/
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Phone:
(435) 672-9995
This is a nice rest stop, the employees are volunteers who dress up in period pieces, and you can't go wrong with a freshly baked cookie or brownie.
Enjoy the visit!
Mary Cokenour
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