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Dinosaur National MonumentAspen on Stuntz Ridge along Harpers Corner Road
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Dinosaur National Monument
Plan Your Visit
Dinosaur National Monument offers an array of opportunities--hiking, world-class geology, great scenery, whitewater boating or just getting away from it all. The park's diversity of ecosystems creates a variety of landscapes and habitats.
 
Group of smiling hikers on expanse of slick rock.
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Smiling hikers take a break during an outing at Dinosaur National Monument.
Photo of paleontologist Earl Douglass.  

Did You Know?
Paleontologist Earl Douglass first came to Utah looking for mammal fossils. He returned in 1909 and discovered an immense deposit of dinosaur bones, now protected at Dinosaur National Monument. Although made famous by dinosaurs, Douglass died preferring his beloved mammal fossils over dinosaurs.

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Last Updated: September 21, 2006 at 08:34 EST