- Dinosaur National Monument’s Wall of Bones showcases dinosaur fossils still half buried in stone at a mass dinosaur grave (Photo: Getty Images).
- Needless to say, you’ll be spoiled for options. Keeping reading and get all the details to plan your perfect camping trip in Dinosaur National Monument.
- The publicity also enticed thrill-seekers to plan a ride down the river through Dinosaur National Monument solely for recreation.
- To fully experience Dinosaur National Monument, we’d recommend you stay in the area (or camp in the park) for at least 2 to 3 nights.
- Dinosaur National Monument’s cultural history dates back 10,000 years when the Yampa and Green Rivers provided water for survival in an arid country.
- Dinosaur National Monument was initially created in 1915 to protect 80 acres in the quarry area. Today the monument encompasses over 210,000 acres.
- In 1909, Earl Douglas working for the Carnegie Museum of Pittsburgh, found the prodigious main deposit we now know as Dinosaur National Monument.
- One of the most unique and colorful areas in the entire National Park system is Dinosaur National Monument with its outstanding scientific and scenic interests.
- Image courtesy NPS, Dinosaur National Monument. Visitors can see over 1,500 dinosaur fossils exposed on the cliff face inside the Quarry Exhibit Hall.
- Tour of Dinosaur National Monument at the Uinta Mountains between Utah and Colorado and dramatic scenery to view Steamboat Rock in Echo Park.