Enthusiastic and helpfull people can help you to learn more about the history of Bluff. Each cabin in the museum has its own story to tell.
An authentic old fort right out of the wild west. Sits right along the road in Bluff. Kids would especially enjoy. Other historic things to see in the area. Worth a stop if you have time.
We did not expect much when we entered the fort, but we have been very pleasently surprised. The whole area gives a very good picture how the founders of Bluff spent their first years, including several re-built and original cabins, horse-wagons etc.The guides are very open, friendly and engaged. The movie they show has good quality, and an excellent german translation.
Fascinating piece of history. Bluff was settled by some courageous pioneers and you can explore the history of this interesting little town at this fort.
Worth a stop to learn about the early settlers and the hardships they went through. Very friendly helpful volunteers manning the gift shop. Some interesting displays outside.
A visit to the fort includes a short film on the history of the Mormon trek to this part of Utah and it was fascinating. It was also interesting to look around at the type of accommodation that was built when they eventually arrived, plus the type of wagons they used. The early settlers certainly put up with a lot of hardship to make it there.
A nice reproduction of the old original Mormon settlement. Well done, and a nice place to stop and visit.
It was open until 7:00 pm on a Sunday! what a nice surprise after a nice dinner nearby. The couple running the information center was so nice. A must see!
We dropped in here for a quick visit but stayed the whole morning. Re-created as a defensive village on the original site that the early settlers came to after a hazardous journey, the site tells the story and has some most interesting exhibits. If you are interested in early history the this is a must
We stopped at Bluff Fort Historic Site to learn about this area's fascinating Mormon pioneers. Their efforts to colonize the area east of the Colorado are inconceivable to modern travelers. Their story is well told at the Fort. Each cabin (furnished by descendants) tells a story about that particular pioneer family. A seventeen minute movie enriches the visit. These pioneers arrived here after passing through "Hole in the Rock", ferrying across the Colorado River then passing through canyons and mesas - amazing. Someday we'll take our Jeep and find "Hole in the Rock". The guides were really friendly and helpful too. While here, we were able to see the Bluff Balloon Festival. We could walk among the balloonists as they prepared their hot-air balloons, we followed them during their flight and were there when they landed. As they launched, we drove to the cemetery bluff to watch them ascend and were close enough we could talk with them as they drifted by.Stopping at Bluff Fort is well worth the time!