Clarke’s Country Market

One cannot deny the joy of finding a great little store in an area that caters to a very small permanent population, and mostly tourists who come to see the State and National Parks nearby. And many of those tourists are of the camping breed. This is far from your typical touristy camp store, even though you will find those kinds of supplies as well.
The market is located right next door to a very cute, rustic restaurant bearing the same name, Clarke’s. But that is another review. You will find this is a well stocked, clean, nicely organized market. There are not only the expected choices, but some specialty items. I applaud their attempts to provide some more interesting foods, good local bakery breads, fresh fruit and vegetables, and some really good looking and varied meat cuts. Even the frozen food selections are vast.
Of course, nothing is box store «cheap» here. You are paying for convenience, special handling, greater variety. But you will not feel hijacked, either.

The store is okay. You get there the most thinks you need, but nothing special (vegan or gluten free options). The most things are a bit expansive, but if you are here there is no real option and it’s not a city so I thing for the most people it is okay to pay more money,

It has a great selection of food and non-​food items considering the location and the prices are comparable to Los Angeles, where I’m from, so I’m perfectly happy.
I tend to eat food that’s out of a carton, can, or pouch when I’m out in nature (not a fan of campfire cooking), so I was grateful for the interesting, organic packaged food selection the store carries (a very small selection and a little on the pricey side, but at least I have some options so I’m not complaining).
The store also has a well-​stocked first aid section, rather important when you run out of supplies (I did!).

A very limited selection of goods, and outrageous prices. It hurts even more when they charge around 2x-​3x as much if you’re not a «club» member (aka loyalty card holder aka resident). A box of tea costs around $ 5, and cereal will run between $ 4-​$ 5. Maybe it’s just prices in Utah, but in California, these items will range between $ 2-​$ 4 at most.
I don’t know how I could survive if I lived here, because the variety of fresh fruits and veggies is so limited, compared to your typical supermarkets in California.
So yeah, crazy prices for frozen/​packaged food, but pretty nice clerks so I guess it’s a good option, considering it’s the only option in town.

Thank goodness. A grocery store! It’s slim pickings for grocery stores around this area, but we found this. AND, it sells beer.
Warning: not many kinds. One specialty beer (can’t remember the name), Keystone Light and Bud Light. I paid $ 10.99 for a 12-​pack, .89 cents for a green pepper and $ 2.59 for some shredded mozzarella cheese.
So not a lot of wallet-​fleecing going on there.
I was just SO GRATEFUL they sold packaged cold beer, which is not plentiful in southern Utah. Close to Bryce National Monument and Kodacrome State Park, too