Nominated as one of Budget Travel Magazine’s coolest small towns, Bluff is nestled between dramatic sandstone bluffs and the San Juan River on the Trail of the Ancients Scenic Byway. This artist’s community offers quality lodging, shopping, and dining.

Bluff is a great place to unplug, unpack, unwind and explore the best of the Four Corners area. Bluff is the closest community to Bears Ears National Monument and home to the Bears Ears Education Center.  Monument Valley is less than 1 hour away.  Nearby, find jaw-dropping attractions such as the Goosenecks State Park, Valley of the Gods, Moki Dugway and Muley Point, Natural Bridges National Monument, and Hovenweep National Monument.

Plan a rafting trip down the San Juan River.  As you float through the spectacular canyons the San Juan has carved from ancient sandstone, don’t be surprised if you unwind, feel better and lose that nagging feeling to check email. Bluff is home to well-known guides and outfitters to help you explore the area.

Few towns have a more colorful past. Ancestral Puebloans established the area’s first settlements around 650 A.D. Some of the Southwest’s most impressive prehistoric rock art and structural remains lie in or near Bluff.  Learn more about Bluff’s prehistoric past by visiting Bluff History.

In 1880, Bluff was settled by Mormon pioneers. Experience their epic Hole in the Rock expedition and glimpse early pioneer life at the Bluff Fort historic site.  In later, more prosperous years, the pioneers built fine Victorian homes, many of which have been carefully restored in the Bluff Historic District.

The culture of the Navajo people is woven into Bluff’s eclectic style.  Visit Bluff and discover the meaning of the Navajo word, “Hozho”. It is loosely translated as peace, balance, and beauty. To be in hozho is to be at one with and a part of the world around you.

Visit Bluff, and you’ll see why it is one of America’s coolest small towns.