DINOSAUR NATIONAL MONUMENT
LOCATION: Dinosaur National Monument is an American national monument located on the southeast flank of the Uinta Mountains on the border between Colorado and Utah at the confluence of the Green and Yampa rivers.
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ABOUT THE PARK: Dinosaurs once roamed here. Their fantastic remains are still visibly embedded in the rocks. Today, the mountains, desert, and untamed rivers flowing in deep canyons support an array of life. Petroglyphs hint at earlier cultures. Later, homesteaders and outlaws found refuge here. You can see over 1,500 dinosaur fossils exposed on the cliff face inside the Quarry Exhibit Hall. The park also preserves traces left by earlier peoples who inhabited the area. Several petroglyph sites are easily viewed.
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GREEN RIVER CAMPGROUND: We stayed at the Green River Campground. The Green River Campground is located along the banks of the Green River in a grove of cottonwood trees at an elevation of 4795 feet. The highly eroded Split Mountain towers to the north of the campground. The famous dinosaur quarry, where you can see 150 million year old dinosaur bones still encased in the rock is approximately five miles from the campground. Also nearby is the Split Mountain Boat Ramp where river rafters come off the Green River after trips through Dinosaur National Monument's canyons.
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