A wall of dinosaur bones at Dinosaur National Monument
Dinosaur National Monument, UT
- Who it suits
- Families with little kids, families with teens and couples
- How long
- 3, 4 or 5 days
- Getting there
- Fly
- Seasons
- Spring, Summer, Fall
Why it works
- The Quarry Exhibit Hall shows a wall of approximately 1,500 dinosaur bones, and there are several places where you can touch real 150 million year old dinosaur fossils.
- Rangers in the hall help kids complete their Junior Ranger booklets, and kids who share their answers with a ranger receive an official Junior Ranger badge.
- You can see petroglyphs left by the Fremont people nearly 1,000 years ago, and several petroglyph sites are easily viewed.
- On the Colorado side, the Harpers Corner Road is a 31-mile scenic drive with overlooks of the Yampa and Green rivers, and rafting trips go into the monument's remote canyons.
Watch out for
- Dinosaur fossils are only on the Utah side, and many map programs send visitors to Monument Headquarters in Colorado or near Echo Park instead of the Quarry Visitor Center.
- There is no lodging inside the monument, and storms can close its back roads and campgrounds, so check current conditions before heading to Echo Park or Rainbow Park.
Sources
- The Quarry Exhibit Hall shows a wall of approximately 1,500 dinosaur bones, and there are several places where you can touch real 150 million year old dinosaur fossils. source (checked 2026-11-14)
- Rangers in the hall help kids complete their Junior Ranger booklets, and kids who share their answers with a ranger receive an official Junior Ranger badge. source 1 · source 2 (checked 2026-11-14)
- You can see petroglyphs left by the Fremont people nearly 1,000 years ago, and several petroglyph sites are easily viewed. source 1 · source 2 (checked 2026-11-14)
- On the Colorado side, the Harpers Corner Road is a 31-mile scenic drive with overlooks of the Yampa and Green rivers, and rafting trips go into the monument's remote canyons. source 1 · source 2 (checked 2026-11-14)
- Dinosaur fossils are only on the Utah side, and many map programs send visitors to Monument Headquarters in Colorado or near Echo Park instead of the Quarry Visitor Center. source (checked 2026-11-14)
- There is no lodging inside the monument, and storms can close its back roads and campgrounds, so check current conditions before heading to Echo Park or Rainbow Park. source 1 · source 2 (checked 2026-11-14)