National monument

Dinosaur National Monument

Dinosaur National Monument is a national monument run by the National Park Service that spans Colorado and Utah: about 52,530 acres of it are in Uintah County, Utah. Entrance is $25 per vehicle.

Current notices posted by the managing agency. Checked Sept. 30, 2026.

  • Closure: Rainbow Park Closure The Rainbow Park Road, Rainbow Park Campground, and Rainbow Park Boat Ramp are closed as of September 25, 2026 due to significant storm damage until repairs are completed, likely through spring of 2027. The 3/4-mile Rainbow Park Road is closed to vehicles from the junction with the Island Park Road to the Rainbow Park Campground and boat ramp. The Island Park Road remains open to Ruple Ranch. Since Sept. 25, 2026.

Check current closures and fire restrictions for Dinosaur National Monument on the managing agency's own page.

Dinosaur National Monument
Photo: Rob Glover from Bradford, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0

Dinosaur National Monument map

Dinosaur National Monument boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.

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Fire restrictions

Fire restrictions change with the season and can start or lift within days. Check the current orders for this area before any campfire, stove, smoking, target shooting or off-road driving.

Utah Fire Info, Utah DNR's interagency fire information hub, keeps the Utah fire restrictions map and signed orders for every fire zone, and a Utah fire map of active fires.

Common questions

Partly. About 52,530 acres of Dinosaur National Monument are in Utah (measured from the park's boundary map); the rest is in Colorado.
Entrance costs $25 per vehicle, $20 per motorcycle, and $15 per person on foot or bicycle. Interagency (America the Beautiful) passes are accepted.

Fees, passes, and hours

Entrance costs $25 per vehicle, $20 per motorcycle, and $15 per person on foot or bicycle. Interagency (America the Beautiful) passes are accepted.

Source: nps.gov/dino/planyourvisit/fees, checked 2026-09-28.

Pets

They are not allowed on trails.

Source: nps.gov/dino/planyourvisit/pets, checked 2026-09-28.

Scenic drives

  • Harpers Corner Road31 mi, paved

Source: nps.gov/dino/planyourvisit/basicinfo, checked 2026-09-29.

Getting there

  • The park warns that GPS and phone map directions can send you the wrong way: follow the park's own directions.

Source: nps.gov/dino/planyourvisit/directions, checked 2026-09-29.

What to see

  • Fossil siteDinosaur QuarryUtah-side cliff with 1,500+ embedded fossils at the Exhibit Hall.

Source: nps.gov/dino/planyourvisit/basicinfo, checked 2026-09-29.

Public lands next to Dinosaur National Monument

Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.