Overview

Hype:

Located seven miles north of Jensen, Utah off Highway 149, the Quarry Visitor Center serves as the gateway to the Quarry Exhibit Hall and the world famous wall of dinosaur bones. Exhibits at the Quarry Visitor Center introduce the variety of resources and places to explore within the monument. This facility features a staffed information desk, a sales area for the Intermountain Natural History Association and a theater with a twelve-minute park film. During the summer, shuttle buses depart from here to take visitors to the Quarry Exhibit Hall. In the fall, winter, and spring rangers lead car caravans to the Quarry Exhibit Hall. Water and restrooms are available.

Time:

Fees: Entrance

Recommended Ages:

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

Recommended Months to Visit:

Jan

Feb

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Apr

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Jun

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Aug

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Features:

Visitor Centers
Restrooms - Flush
Road Access is Paved
Access Road is 2WD Accessible
Potable Water
Dinosaur Fossils
Shopping
National Historic Landmarks

Links: https://www.nps.gov/dino/planyourvisit/visitorcenters.htm

Getting There

Navigate to 40.438124, -109.307034.

Location

Closest City or Region: Dinosaur National Monument

Coordinates: 40.438124, -109.307034

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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.