River House Ruins

River House Ruins is the objective of this 12 mile excursion down Comb Ridge to the shores of the San Juan River. The trail head lies 33 miles southwest of Blanding Utah on Highway 163. River House is the remnants of an Anasazi Community perched along the walls of the formation known as the Rincone. The well preserved ancient Puebloan village sits about half way between where the junction of Comb Ridge converges with the San Juan River and where the route ends near the Kachina Petroglyph panel. The route is primarily easy for a standard Side by Side and requires no special build out. But there are some rock formations that must be traversed along the route which might spin a tire or two and the way over them.

The trailhead is 26 miles from Blanding and starts near Navajo Springs. There are ample pull outs to unload after you exit Highway 163 at county road 235. The route generally works its way south along Comb Ridge (which when looking at it from the air is pretty self-explanatory). At the convergence of the San Juan it heads back to the north.