National Monument · Utah
Bears Ears National Monument
Red-rock canyons and ancestral cliff dwellings
TypeNational Monument
StateUtah
Best seasonSpring & fall
Don’t missHouse on Fire ruin
A sweeping Utah monument of mesas, canyons, and tens of thousands of Ancestral Puebloan sites, co-managed with Native tribes. Rugged, remote, and deeply sacred.
What to see
- House on Fire ruin
- Moon House
- Valley of the Gods
- Natural Bridges nearby
- Cedar Mesa canyons
On public wild lands, services are sparse and conditions change fast — check the managing agency (Forest Service / BLM / Park Service) for road and seasonal closures, fire restrictions, and any permits before you go, and pack out what you pack in.
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