Understand
[edit]Get in
[edit]By car
[edit]- from Moab and I-70: travel south on Highway 191; Monticello is one hour south of Moab
- from Cortez, Colorado and Mesa Verde National Park: travel west on Highway 491; Monticello is one hour west of Cortez
- from Flagstaff, Arizona, the Grand Canyon, Monument Valley, Lake Powell and the Navajo Nation: travel north on Highway 191; Monticello is four hours north of Flagstaff and one and a half hours north of Monument Valley
By bus
[edit]- Salt Lake Express stops in Monticello on its route between Salt Lake City and Blanding.
By air
[edit]The Monticello Municipal Airport has limited facilities. Contact the city offices at 435-587-2271 for information.
Get around
[edit]See
[edit]- Canyon Country Discovery Center, 1117 N Main St, ☏ +1 435-587-2156, toll-free: +1-800-525-4456, [email protected]. Tu-Sa 10AM-4PM. Adults - $10 Children (12 & Under) $6; Seniors (65+), Military, & Students $8.
Do
[edit]- 1 Hideout Golf Course, 648 S Hideout Way, ☏ +1 435-226-1292. 18-hole golf course designed by Forrest L. Richardson. It has a driving range, chipping and putting areas, a snack bar, and pro shop. Interestingly, it was built in 2001 as part of a reclamation project of a former uranium mine and mill, dismantled in the 1960s.
Buy
[edit]Eat
[edit]- Roughlock RV Park & Steakhouse (8 miles north of Monticello on Hwy 191), ☏ +1-435-587-2351. Fantastic steakhouse with old west atmosphere. Reservations recommended, operates seasonally.
Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]- Inn at the Canyons, 533 N Main St, ☏ +1 435-587-2458, [email protected]. Check-in: 2PM, check-out: 11AM. Indoor pool, hot tub, and breakfast included.
- Grist Mill Inn, 64 S 300 E, ☏ +1 435-587-2597. A 7-room bed and breakfast in a 1933 flour mill. No smoking or pets.
- Westerner RV Park, 532 S Main St, ☏ +1 435-587-2762, [email protected].
Go next
[edit]- Canyonlands National Park. Monticello is the closest town to the park's Needles District, home to excellent hiking opportunities among impressive and odd rock spires.
Routes through Monticello |
Vernal ← Moab ← | N S | → Blanding → Eagar-Springerville |
END ← | N S | → Dove Creek → Cortez |