The Hite Marina is on the NE end of Lake Powell where 95 crosses the Colorado River. The turn will be on your right if you are heading South, about a mile past the bridge. The actual marina and store is another 1/2 mile or so down that little side road back toward the river/lake. If you are heading that direction, it is pretty much the ONLY place out there to get gas, snacks, and to use actual restrooms. The ride on 95 is really nice. A little South of the 95/276 Northern intersection,
Hog Springs is on the right (West side). If you want to do a little hiking, it is a cool spot.
Bull Frog Marina is actually on Lake Powell where 276 crosses on Halls Crossing Ferry. The ferry was down last September when we were out there. They were waiting on parts to arrive from Norway. Schedule, fees and current info is
here. When I was planning the trip it was open. Right before we left, I just happened to check it again and it was closed. This meant a major route revision! If you were to approach from the North and it was closed, it would be inconvenient and waste a lot of time, but you could still get gas so you'd be able to backtrack. However, if you approached from the South and were not topped off before you headed that way, there is NO GAS on the South side of the crossing and you could be in a pickle if you had to backtrack! It is 45 miles each way from 95 to the crossing on the South side. If you gassed up in Blanding, it is about 84 miles to the crossing. From the South side back around to 95 and up to Hite Marina is about the same distance. So no matter what, you'd have to be able to run 170 miles or so if the ferry wasn't running. I mention this because when we drove by the South end of 276 on our way up 95, there was no sign letting people know the ferry was down!!
On a side note. If you are ever out there on dual sport bikes, the ride between Blanding and Hite Marina on Brushy Basin, Elk, and Woodenshoe Roads is absolutely fantastic! It covers a wide range of terrain, scenery, and altitude. I did it on my 1200 GS with the Heidenau K60s with no problems (but there was no mud that day). It would be tricky in wet conditions. Two other riders were on a GS and GSA. The fourth was on a KTM 690. You can see tons of pics and the report here,
part 1 and
part 2. Lastly, here is
another DS ride from Blanding that was spectacular. We did it on the small bikes, but most of it could have been done on the big bikes without too much trouble.
The run up through Jacob's Lake on 89A is really sweet! There is gas at the lodge/hotel at the top.
I have attached a PDF. It has the hotel info for the places we stayed on our Sept trip. All of them were quite nice. The exceptions were the Red Lion in Farmington and the Econo Lodge in Salina. They weren't bad by any means, they just weren't really nice like the others. The place in Escalante was older, but clean and nice, plus had the great restaurant. The places in Cedar City, Heber City, Rangely, and Gunnison were all very nice. They all had good hot tubs except for Escalante and Salina, which had no tub or pool at all.
Keep in mind that when you are in Utah, if it is a Sunday, a LOT of places will be closed. We were in Cedar City on a Sunday. We found a Dickey's BBQ open on the interstate. Most everything else was closed though.
When you drop out at Panquitch on 89, you might consider heading North to Kingston, then over to Antimony on 62, and back down 22, Black Canyon, and John's Valley Rd. It is paved. The Antimony Mercantile is right at that sharp 90 corner in town. It is not much to look at. The food was fantastic. I got the recommendation from some folks on Advrider. The road South drops you out right at the entrance to Bryce. This loop would add around 60 miles compared to just heading straight to Bryce via 89/12.