Overview

Hype:

The Quarry Exhibit Hall, located over the world-famous Carnegie Dinosaur Quarry, allows visitors to view the wall of approximately 1,500 dinosaur bones in a refurbished, comfortable space. Here, you can gaze upon the remains of numerous different species of dinosaurs including Allosaurus, Apatosaurus, Camarasaurus, Diplodocus, and Stegosaurus along with several others. Exhibits, including an 80-foot long mural, reveal the story of these animals and many others that lived in the Morrison environment during the late Jurassic. There are even several places where you can touch real 149 million year old dinosaur fossils! Rangers are available to answer questions and occasionally give Junior Ranger programs or talks on different topics related to the quarry or dinosaurs throughout the day during the summer.

Time:

Fees: Entrance

Recommended Ages:

	0-3
	4-11
	12-19
	20-49
	50-69
	70+

Recommended Months to Visit:

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Features:

Museums
Dinosaur Fossils
Road Access is Paved
Access Road is 2WD Accessible

Links: https://www.nps.gov/dino/planyourvisit/quarry-exhibit-hall.htm

Getting There

Navigate to 40.440532, -109.301265.

Location

Closest City or Region: Dinosaur National Monument

Coordinates: 40.440532, -109.301265

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Brochure

July 21, 2021 Trip Report

By Jeremy Dye

Trip Members

Jeremy Dye, Tara Dye, Savannah Dye, Madilyn Dye, Cooper Dye, Greg Dye, Laura Dye, Anthony Dye, Arianne Dye, Miller Dye, Ondylyn Wagner, Jaren Wagner, Killian Wagner,

Story

We spent a day in Dinosaur Monument. We stopped at the Quarry Visitor Center first and bought a couple of the trail guides. Then we followed the Tilted Rocks Driving Tour. We didn't stop at all the stops, but we visited most of them. We got out and hiked to Swelter Shelter, stopped at a pullout overlooking the Green River, stopped at a geology pullout, stopped and photographed the Chew Ranch petroglyphs, hiked to the Cub Creek Petroglyphs, and finished at the Josie Morris Cabin. We had a picnic lunch and played a hide-and-go-seek-style game that Savannah learned at Shadow Mountain. Nobody really wanted to hike up Box Canyon or Hog Canyon, so we headed back to the visitor center and caught the shuttle to the Quarry Exhibit Hall. We admired the wall of bones then Tara and I hiked the Fossil Discovery Trail while the others took the shuttle back. The kids finished their Junior Ranger workbooks, and we headed back to the Airbnb.