The Visitor Center at the Sheep Rock Unit is located on Highway 19 between the towns of Dayville and Kimberly, 2 miles from the junction of Highway 26 and Highway 19.
The Painted Hills Unit is located 9 miles northwest of of the town of Mitchell, just off Highway 26. There is no visitor center at this unit.
The Clarno Unit is located 20 miles west of the town of Fossil. along Highway 218. There is no visitor center at this unit.
The John Day Fossil Beds National Monument is located in North Eastern Oregon, and is divided into three separate units.Click on the map for a larger version.
Did You Know?
50 million years ago, what is now a near desert in Oregon, was a near tropical environment, where crocodiles and palm trees once flourished.