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Places near Blanding by type
All 177 places by distance →One day from Blanding
5 stops, one loop, back by 4:21 pm
94 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Blanding
- Recapture Canyonviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Recapture Creek Damdam · 45 min
- Alkali Ridgeheritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Blanding City Number Four Damdam · 45 min
- Bears Ears National Monumentmonument · 2 hrs
- Back in Blanding
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Blanding?
Edge of the Cedars Great House (heritage site, about 2 km), Blanding City Number Four Dam (dam, about 6 km), Alkali Ridge (heritage site, about 16 km), Dinosaur Museum (museum, about 1 km), Edge of the Cedars Museum (museum, about 1 km), Bears Ears National Monument (monument, about 27 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Blanding?
75 places on Spotwander: 32 hill stations & viewpoints, 12 forts & heritage, 5 wildlife, forests & gardens, 6 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 5 other attractions.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Blanding?
Pinenut Knoll, about 3 km by road; Blue Mountain Trading Post (4 km) is next.
Which is the nearest fort to Blanding?
Blanding Veterans Memorial, about 1 km by road; Edge of the Cedars Great House (2 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Blanding?
Start in Blanding, visit Recapture Canyon, then Recapture Creek Dam, then Alkali Ridge, then Blanding City Number Four Dam, then Bears Ears National Monument, and drive back — about 94 km by road in all.