Dinosaur National Monument

Over 1500 fossilized bones of various dinosaurs are still embedded in the cliff face including a skull and several neck vertebrae of a camarasaurus
150 million years ago, dinosaurs roamed here. Their fossils are still embedded in the rocks. Today, mountains, desert, and rivers flowing in canyons support a variety of life. Petroglyphs reveal the lives and connections of Indigenous people to this land. Homesteaders and outlaws found refuge here. Whether your passion is science, adventure, history, or scenery, Dinosaur offers much to explore.
Map showing location of park.
Fire Restrictions Stage 1 Enacted
Stage 1 Fire Restrictions will begin on Thursday, July 3, 2025, at 12:01 am.
parking lot in front of building with angled roof under a bluw sky.
Quarry Exhibit Hall will temporarily close in Fall 2025 for road, sidewalk, and parking lot work
DINOSAUR, Colo. – The National Park Service announces a major road, parking lot, and sidewalk reconstruction project in the Utah portion of Dinosaur National Monument for 2025. To conduct the work safely and efficiently, the Dinosaur Quarry Exhibit Hall will temporarily close to all visitor access from September 8, 2025, through late October 2025.
the fossilized skull of camarasaurus dinosaur
Photo by NPS Photo / Dan Johnson
A large sandstone canyon with golden grasses and green trees growing inside.
Photo by NPS Photo/Conrad Provan
the rocky pinnacle of Steamboat Rock rises over the Green River
Photo by NPS Photo / Jacob W. Frank
Ancestral Native American rock art at McKee Springs
Photo by NPS Photo / Jacob W. Frank
A small waterfall in a fast flowing creek, moving through a green forest.
Photo by NPS Photo/Conrad Provan
Large bones resembling legs, ribs and the vertebrae of a neck embed grayish brown rock.
Photo by NPS
view of a river flowing through a deep canyon
Photo by NPS Photo / Dan Johnson
the star filled sky above a tent
Photo by NPS Photo / Jacob W. Frank
A bighorn sheep lamb stands in front of a bighorn ewe.
Photo by NPS/Jacob W. Frank
A green rubber raft floats over a rapid on a brown colored river in front of multi-colored mountains
Photo by NPS/Jacob W. Frank