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Dinosaur
Quarries
Use this guide to locate dinosaur quarries in Utah.
This information is not updated regularly; therefore if you see
incorrect information, please email christinewilkerson@utah.gov.
Dinosaur National Monument
P.O. Box 128
Jensen, UT 84035
435-789-2115
Hours: Temporary Visitor Center
8:30 am-4:30 pm daily
Expanded hours Memorial Day to Labor Day: 8:30 am-5:30 pm daily
Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day
Fees: $10.00 per vehicle; $6.00-$12.00 overnight camping
fee
Website: Dinosaur National
Monument
The Dinosaur Quarry Visitor Center is closed indefinitely due
to significant life, health, and safety issues.
While the main exhibit wall of dinosaur fossils is closed, some
fossils can be seen by hiking 1/2 mile from the Temporary Visitor
Center. You can also view rock art and captivating scenery, explore
homestead sites, and go whitewater rafting.
The quarry at Dinosaur National Monument is located east of Vernal
and north of Jensen, Utah via highways 40 and 149.
Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry
National Natural Landmark
Bureau of Land Management
Price Field Office
125 S. 600 W.
Price, UT 84501
435-636-3600
Hours: last weekend in March to Memorial Day, 10:00 am-5:00
pm, Friday and Saturday, 12-5 Sunday
Memorial Day to Labor Day, 10:00 am-5:00 pm, daily, 12-5 Sunday
Labor Day until end of September, 10:00 am-5:00 pm, Friday, Saturday,
12-5 Sunday
Fees: $3.00 adults, $2.00 age 6-17, free under 6
Website: Cleveland-Lloyd
Dinosaur Quarry
The quarry contains dinosaurs of the Jurassic Morrison Formation,
like those at Dinosaur National Monument. Allosaurus
skeletons have been found in great abundance here, justifying the
Allosaurus' designation as Utah's State Fossil. Mounted skeletons
cast from Cleveland-Lloyd dinosaurs are found in museums worldwide.
The quarry is located about 30 miles south of Price on a signed
route over graded dirt roads. The road is normally accessible to
passenger vehicles, but may be slippery when wet. A map and brochure
are available at the Price BLM office listed above.
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