In Bluff, Utah, we stayed at a cute little hotel run by very friendly people. It was the "Recapture Lodge", and the guidebook said it was "near" the San Juan River (probably about a mile from the motel). Only Alison made it to the water, but it was a nice walk. Here's Cielo grasping her pine cone, one of her favorite things from the trip:
The Recapture Lodge also had a little swingset near the parking lot, including a dolphin-shaped swing that Cielo loved. She did not want to get off even after quite a bit of swinging: