Dinosaur National Monument (U.S. National Park Service)

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Discover Dinosaur

As you explore the craggy hills, discover fragments of a long ago world where the largest land creatures of all time once roamed and died. While the main exhibit wall of dinosaur fossils is closed, some fossils can be seen by hiking ½ mile from the Temporary Visitor Center. You can also view rock art and captivating scenery, explore homestead sites, and go whitewater rafting.

Quarry Visitor Center, completed in the late 1950s

Quarry Visitor Center Closure

In July 2006, the Quarry Visitor Center was closed due to significant structural hazards. Learn more about specific problems and current issues regarding the building’s reopening.
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Dinosaur Virtual Museum

The Dinosaur Quarry Visitor Center includes the cliff face (with hundreds of dinosaur bones) and other museum exhibits. Although the Dinosaur Quarry Visitor Center is currently closed, this multi-media program gives you a look inside the Visitor Center.
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		Virtual Tour of Cliff Face The cliff face inside the Dinosaur Quarry Visitor Center has some 1,500 dinosaur bones embedded in the side of a mountain. The Visitor Center is currently closed, but you can take a virtual tour of the cliff face. more...

Write to

Dinosaur National Monument
4545 E. Highway 40
Dinosaur, CO 81610-9724

E-mail Us

Phone

Temporary Visitor Center
(435) 781-7700

Canyon Area Visitor Center
(970) 374-3000

Fax

(970) 374-3003

Climate

Dinosaur's climate is semiarid with temperatures averaging between 0 (F) to 30 (F) in January and 50 (F) to 100 (F) in July. Elevations within the park vary between 4700 and 9000 feet. Winter snow makes roads at higher elevations impassable while only light to moderate snow is found at lower elevations. Summer thunderstorms often cause heavy downpours and localized flooding, but may fail to dampen parched soils less than a mile away.