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After finding countless tourists sleeping in their cars in our K&C grocery store parking lot, Vance and Laura Nielson along with Vance’s parents, Hans Joseph and Belva Nielson decided Bluff needed more lodging. This led us to build the Kokopelli Inn in 1990.


Today, Kokopelli Inn in Bluff offers comfortable and convenient accommodations near many of the area's best attractions.

Learn About Our Bluff, Utah Motel

Wooden pergola over picnic table in a sunny desert garden with trees and mountains in the background

Bluff, Utah

The Nielson’s have a long history in Bluff and the surrounding area. Vance’s great, great grandfather, Jens Nielson came through the treacherous Hole in the Rock with a wagon train to settle Bluff.


While visiting Bluff, be sure to visit the Bluff Fort which is a replica of the early Mormon settlement. K&C Store was built in the 1950’s and has been in the family since that time. Both K&C Store and the Kokopelli Inn are situated on Jens Nielson’s land that he farmed in the 1800’s.