Anasazi State Park Museum
About the Museum
Anasazi State Park Museum sits on a six-acre plot and was established as a Utah state park in 1960 to preserve the rich culture and heritage therein.
When you first enter the museum, you can watch a short video to help you understand the history of the people and the land. More than 1,000 artifacts and pieces of pottery have been excavated at the Coombs Site, and many of them are on display in collections. After you’ve thoroughly explored the museum exhibits, you can venture out to the Coombs Site.
Behind the museum, there is a self-guided tour, complete with interpretive signs, along a short trail. The first site you’ll come to on your adventure is an L-shaped building, a replica pueblo that has six rooms, set up to depict what the buildings would have looked like nearly 1,000 years ago. After looking through the rooms, you can continue along the trail past ruined walls and other structures. You may notice the burnt building supports, which suggests the town was abandoned after a massive fire.
Few places in the United States can compare to the archaeological attraction that is Anasazi State Park Museum, where you can get an up close and personal look into life from almost 1,000 years ago.
Pets are allowed in the park on-leash but not in buildings.
What's Nearby
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Capitol Reef National Park
Even considering Utah’s many impressive national parks and monuments, it is difficult to rival Capitol Reef National Park’s sense of expansiveness, of broad, sweeping vistas, of a tortured, twisted, seemingly endless landscape, or of limitless sky and desert rock.
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Escalante
Between Capitol Reef and Bryce Canyon national parks and perched on the edge of Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument, the town of Escalante offers access to some of the most beautiful parts of Southern Utah.
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Escalante Petrified Forest State Park
The Escalante Petrified Forest State Park is located at Wide Hollow Reservoir. This small reservoir is popular for boating, canoeing, and fishing.
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Glen Canyon and Lake Powell
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area offers more than 1.2 million acres of unparalleled opportunities for land- and water-based recreation.
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Grand Staircase-Escalante
The allure of the Grand Staircase region — the bulk of which is contained in the Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument — is phenomenal. Sun-drenched Utah backcountry spreads out well beyond the visible horizon from the road, whether you’re traveling along the The All-American Road: Scenic Byway 12, or on Highway 89.
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Torrey
Torrey's proximity to Capitol Reef National Park, the mountains of Fishlake and Dixie National Forests, Scenic Byway 12: Utah's All-American Road, sublime desert landscapes to trout-filled alpine lakes, make Torrey an outdoor lover's perfect hub for some of the most spectacular scenery and outdoor recreation opportunities in the state.
