Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum — Attraction in Blanding

You must stop here if you are visiting the historic sites in the area. The rich education you receive is well worth it. Plus, there are guides and rescources to help you make the most of tour trio, navigate the sites respectfully, and better understand what you're looking at.

The opportunity to see so many pieces of ancient relecs was breathtaking. The opportunity to see and also enter a ruin feels very sacred. We did go outside but I didn't feel comfortable going inside out of respect for the folks who once called this place home.

1000% recommend!

Also, they have books with images and explanations of the petroglyphs that are on the walls of the museum. Most of these were lost when the US allowed the site of now Lake Mead to become flooded with water, so they aren't visible anymore. The book is at the counter and free to take. It starts your journey near the room for the short video screening, which we also recommend.

Have the best time and plan a few hours or full day! There is THAT...

This museum was a great experience. I wish that I had time and resources to read and go through all the exhibits to learn more about the Pueblo and Anasazi.

It costs only $5 to enter. The information about what to do in case of accidental artifacts being stumbled upon while hiking or rock climbing is extremely informative.

The ancient native home and ancient "sundial" calendar outside in a field of wildflowers were beautiful and exciting to read about and experience. To top the outside exhibit with beautiful views of the snowcapped mountains in the distance makes this place well worth visiting.

The gift shop has relevant and practical items to buy.

(To the reviewer that gave this place 4 stars for not allowing dogs inside: Dogs would completely ruin this place. You would have to be an entitled psychotic bully to think your pet dog should be allowed in a museum filled with thousand year old artifacts on an archaeological site! Dog owners are the worst, most selfish...

Huge collection of ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi) pottery. Amazing collection of ancestral Pueblo artifacts from Archaic / Early Basketmaker epoch thru to Pueblo 3. You can get up close and personal to many artifacts since they are in small cases, and see everything from baskets, to pots/earthenware, sandals, and even the fibers that the Ancestral Puebloans used to make so much of their bodily wear, along with arrow tips and food grinding artifacts. Museum also includes panels depicting different epochs of petroglyphs and pictographs from these eras spanning many centuries. Then to cap it all off, outside the museum there is a relatively large ruin that was built there , and is explained in great detail. Absolutely fascinating jewel of a museum tucked away in this lovely, sleepy little town . Oodles of advice given by Craig (owner of Blue Mountain Trading Post) to all who have questions about finding hikes to ruins. Fantastic lodging at the Rock...