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John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
Traffic & Travel Tips
 
Map of local area.

Driving Distances from Oregon cities to John Day Fossil Beds National Monument Visitor Center (located in the Sheep Rock Unit)

  • Portland - 240 mi.
  • Bend - 122 mi. Prineville - 80 mi.
  • Fossil - 63 mi. John Day - 41 mi.
  • Mitchell -35mi.                                                             
  • Long Creek - 50 mi.
  • Burns - 110 mi.

Driving distances between units:

  • Sheep Rock to Painted Hills-45 miles
  • Painted Hills Unit to Clarno Unit-75 miles.
  • Clarno Unit to Sheep Rock Unit-81 miles.

Road Conditions:

 The following phone numbers and websites will provide updates on winter road conditions and summer road construction projects:

Oregon (800) 977-6368

www.tripcheck.com

Washington (800) 695-7623

www.wsdot.wa.gov/traveler_info.htm

Idaho (888) 432-7623

www.state.id.us/itd/ida-road/index.asp

California (916) 445-7623 

http://www.dot.ca.gov/

Nevada (877) 687-6237

http://www.nevadadot.com/

Montana (800) 226-7623

www.mdt.state.mt.us/rdrpt/rdrpt.htm

 

 

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Did You Know?
The best place to see the monument's fossils is inside the Thomas Condon Paleontology Center at the Sheep Rock Unit.

Last Updated: July 25, 2006 at 00:22 EST