dinosaur national monument

Had a great trip to Dinosaur NM. The quarry wall is amazing to behold. Took three kids, ages 4, 7, and 10, and there was something for all of them to enjoy. Went out to Josie's cabin and had a good chance to talk about frontier life with the kids.

Dinosaur quarry is amazing. Fossil discovery trail is interesting. Visiting center has great exhibits and wasn't busy when we visited.

We were traveling from Moab to Wyoming & wanted to check out Dinosaur Nat'l Monument. We had stayed in Vernal & that was only 12 miles from it. 1st stop was the Quarry Visitors Center where you pay a fee of $10 or use the Senior Pass. Got some info, watched the movie & looked at the exhibits. Then we did the Ranger tour over to Quarry Exhibit Hall with Ranger Tiffany from Sheboygan, WI. She was very helpful & made the experience more interesting. The exhibit hall has a very interesting cliff wall with hundreds of bones partially visible. Next we did the Cub Creek Rd. Tour of the Tilted Rocks with 15 points of interested covered in a brochure. At Pt. 14, hubby hiked up to see additional petroglyphs. I could see the lizard & flute player petroglyphs from the parking lot but couldn't do the hike due to a sore knee. The last Pt. is the Jossie Bassett cabin & a 20 minute easy hike on the Box Canyon Trail. We spent half a day here but you could easily spend much more time in this area. There's another section of Dinosaur Nat'l Monument on the Colorado side that we didn't get to this trip. Hope we get back to finish what we started.

The newer, rebuilt building, is excellent. The hands-on display will enlighten young and old. The staff is knowledgeable and friendly. It wasn't very busy when we visited and we had as much time as we wanted to view the displays. A must see attraction if you are in the area.

Driving around was interesting, but for me the highlight of my visit here was the dinosaur wall with its display of Jurassic bones. I've been on dinosaur digs, including a dig site of the Morrison Formation, with a time horizon of about 150 million years ago, that involved excavating Jurassic Period sauropods and therapods, some of which are represented here on the dinosaur wall.

I camped out here first, and if I wasn't so tired it would be an excellent place to go sky-gazing. The monument itself wasn't as much as I had imagined, but it was still really cool to see. I also liked their explanations for the geology of the area. If I had more time, I'd like to go hiking in the area.

The wall with dinosaur bones is jaw dropping. You can touch the bones. It does not seem real it is so awesome. Hiking trails around the building with bones are fun and not difficult. We will go again and spend more time on trails. River rafting looks like fun as well.

This is a beautiful place to visit and probably the reason a lot of people visit the area. The quarry is amazing and the guides have lots of interesting knowledge to share. The hiking is also great, but trails are not that well marked.

We were looking for a stop between Yellowstone and The Arches and were recommended this general area. The drive was spectacular thru the Flaming Gorge area.We camped at the Green River campground inside the Utah section of the NM. Campground was beautiful.We drove around the NM checking out the Petroglyphs, the old cottage etc. All nice but the highlight is obviously the fossil wall. I am not usually that interested in fossils but this structure was amazing. If your in the area don't miss it.

This was a fantastic visit. Great interpretative exhibits, both prehistory and recent history interpreted at the site. Seems like two parks as straddles Utah and Colorado, with the west side (Utah) the geologic interpretation and fossil beds, while the east side (in Colorado) is more scenic vistas and higher terrain.

What a great place. We had not planned on going here but it was just off the road and didn't seem to take long. And it was absolutely worth it.What an amazing jumble of major fossils in place. I've seen dinosaurs reassembled in several museums but here was an amazing amount as found. Neat.

The quarry is a super easy drive from Vernal. The abundance of fossilized dino bones remaining in the wall is amazing and they are so easy to see and access. The quarry by itself met my expectations. Then I continued on to see the Green River, petroglyphs and the Josie Morris cabin and they were extra bonus. The petroglyphs (Fremont I believe) were easily accessible and well preserved. The Morris cabin setting was great in the fall as the colors were turning and the blue sky highlighted the neighboring box canyons. I was pleasantly surprised by my visit.

I particularly enjoyed seeing all the different fossils in the specially designed fossil wall. It was also enjoyable driving down Cub Creek road right to the send to see where Josie Morris lived.

Wonderful drive east of Vernal, Utah and along the Green River. The park rangers were very nice and friendly. Take the drive past the visitors center to the old cabin and petroglyphs it will be well worth it.

When I was at the Utah side of Dinosaur National Monument, it was amazing! While the Colorado side has lots of canyons, most of the Dinosaurs are in Utah. Despite that, I still had a great time here, especially with the giant dinosaur bone wall. Overall, the prehistoric worth of this park has never been so high.