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.
Several people walk on a sidewalk outside a building with an angled roof.
Tourism to Dinosaur National Monument contributes over $28 million to local economy
A new National Park Service report shows that 326,529 visitors to Dinosaur National Monument in 2023 spent $24,120,000 in communities near the park. That spending supported 336 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $28,403,000.
Brown building
National Park Service seeks public input regarding proposed demolition and replacement of condemned Yampa District multi-operations building
The National Park Service (NPS) proposes to demolish and replace the condemned Yampa District Multi-Operations Building.
Water rushes through a boulder field of red rocks
Identity of Canyon of Lodore Rafting Victim Released
The victim of a rafting accident during a private permitted trip on the Green River in Dinosaur National Monument has been identified as Michael Harp, 54, from Sandy, UT.
Fatality in Canyon of Lodore
The body of a 50-year-old man from Sandy, UT has been recovered after a rafting accident during a private permitted trip on the Green River in Dinosaur National Monument.
Personin yellow shirt holding a chainsaw stands in a smoky landscape
Dinosaur National Monument begins public scoping for Fire Management Plan update
Dinosaur National Monument is beginning a 14-day public scoping period to update the park’s Fire Management Plan (FMP) starting today, May 13.
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