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Bookmark or Share- Dinosaur National Monument (U.S. National Park Service)Explore Dinosaur’s compelling cultural history from rock art created by Indigenous peoples to log cabins built by homesteaders in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Discover the Green and Yampa rivers which provide a laboratory for scientific study and wilderness journey.
- Plan Your Visit - Dinosaur National Monument (U.S. National Park Service)Explore mountains and canyons. Watch wildlife and photograph wildflowers. Visit historic cabins and petroglyph sites. This "Plan Your Visit" section has all kinds of helpful tips about things to do, places to go, eating & sleeping, and current conditions.
- Quarry Exhibit Hall - Dinosaur National Monument (U.S. National Park ...The Quarry Exhibit Hall is where you can see a wall of approximately 1,500 dinosaur bones. Join a ranger to learn the story behind the fossils, their discovery, and the creation of the building.
- Dinosaur's 100th Anniversary - Dinosaur National Monument (U.S ... - NPSOn October 4, 1915, 80-acres of fossil-rich land in Northeast Utah were set aside as Dinosaur National Monument to protect "an extraordinary deposit of Dinosaurian and other gigantic reptilian remains of the Jurassic period."
- History & Culture - Dinosaur National Monument (U.S. National Park Service)Dinosaur National Monument is home to a vast and rich cultural history. Since time immemorial, people have lived and migrated through here, drawn by the natural riches of the area. Proximity to the Green and Yampa rivers provided a reliable water source, while the natural alcoves and canyons offered cool shade and respite from the desert sun.
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