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Dinosaur National Monument
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The Dinosaur  Quarry Visitor Center is the primary place in the park to view dinosaur fossils, but it has been closed indefinitely. A few fossils can be seen by hiking a short distance from the visitor center, and limited fossil displays have been set up at the Temporary Visitor Center, near the Dinosaur Quarry Visitor Center. The Canyon Area Visitor Center is the main entrance to the canyon area, the scenic vistas, Echo Park, and the Yampa Bench Road. There are no fossils in the canyon area of the park.

Directions to the Temporary Visitor Center

Directions to the Canyon Area Visitor Center

Internet Mapping
Many internet-based mapping services do not have correct locations for Dinosaur National Monument’s visitor centers. The below address/coordinates will help give better directions.

Temporary Visitor Center
40.438333, -109.3075 (latitude, longitude)

Canyon Area Visitor Center
4545 Highway 40
Dinosaur, CO 81610

 
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Picture of anthropomorphic figure holding a circular shape pecked into a rock.  

Did You Know?
Do you know the difference between a petroglyph (pictured here) and a pictograph? Petroglyphs are images pecked into rock while pictographs are painted images. Dinosaur National Monument preserves both forms of Native American rock art.

Last Updated: December 15, 2008 at 17:15 EST