Visit The Bears Ears Education Center

Friends of Cedar Mesa welcomes you to the Bears Ears Education Center. Bears Ears is the first national monument ever created at the request of a coalition of Indigenous tribes. This is one of the most extensive archaeological areas on Earth. The power of preserving this outstanding landscape is in your hands. Please take the time to learn how to protect the monument for generations to come.

Location & Hours

567 W. Main St. Bluff, UT 84512

Phone: 435.672.2402

 

*The BEEC is currently closed. Free maps & visitor info are provided out front, and staff is available to answer questions by phone & our on Facebook page via chat. We’ll reassess our hours regularly.*

Explore Bears Ears National Monument

From scenic drives to hiking and everything in between, there’s an adventure for every interest.

Tips For Visiting With Respect

The monument contains many archaeological sites and artifacts that are integral to American history and sacred to Indigenous peoples. By treading softly and leaving things as we find them, we show respect for those who came before us and those who will visit these places after us.

Keep discovery alive so the next person can share the experience. It’s illegal to remove or take any artifact, including historic trash, from public lands.
Leave All Artifacts

Leave all artifacts where you find them so the next person can share the experience. It’s illegal to move or take any artifact from public lands.

Vandalism of petroglyphs and pictographs erases stories of ancient people and destroys the experience for future visitors.
Don’t Touch or Harm Rock Imagery

Vandalism of rock art erases stories of ancient people and destroys the experience for future visitors. Enjoy it only with your eyes.

Historic and prehistoric structures can be easily damaged. Please refrain from touching, leaning, standing or climbing on any structures, no matter how solid they look.
Steer Clear of Walls

Historic and prehistoric structures can be easily damaged. Please refrain from touching, leaning, standing or climbing on any structures.

Archaeological sites are not playgrounds. Please teach children respect. Keep a close eye so kids don’t get hurt or accidentally damage cultural and natural resources.
Guide Children Through Sites

Archaeological sites are not playgrounds. Please teach children respect. Keep a close eye so kids don’t get hurt or damage the site.

To prevent digging and erosion, pets are not allowed in archaeological sites. Please make sure pets are leashed and kept away from the site.
Dogs Are Best Outside

Keep pets leashed away from archaeology where they won’t dig, poop or cause erosion and damage inside a cultural site.

Keep the landscape natural by leaving only footprints. Cairns can increase impacts on sensitive sites and are sometimes mistakenly constructed with artifacts.
Avoid Building Cairns

Keep the landscape natural by leaving only footprints. Cairns can increase impacts on sensitive sites and ruin the sense of adventure.

Interactive Bears Ears National Monument Map

Interactively explore Bears Ears and recreational activities with this Google map. Be sure to always check road, trail, and weather conditions before heading out. For greater detail, check out the Bears Ears Monument PDF Map.

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