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October 29, 2024 Update

Dinosaur Quarry and Cub Creek Area, UT

Roads

Cub Creek Road: Open: paved for first 8 miles, unpaved for last 2 miles. Road guide booklet available at visitor centers and near Entrance Station for $1.
Split Mountain Road: Open, paved.

Campgrounds

Green River Campground: Closed for season.
Split Mountain Campground: Open, vault toilets, no drinking water, $6 per night for groups up to 8 people, first-come, first-served.

Trails

Fossil Discovery Trail: Open. Free trail handout available at Quarry Visitor Center and Exhibit Hall.
Sound of Silence Trail: Open. Trail booklet available at trailhead for $1.
Desert Voices Trail: Open.
River Trail: Open. Leashed pets permitted. Pick up and dispose of pet waste.
Lizard Petroglyph Trail: Open.
Box Canyon Trail: Open.
Hog Canyon Trail: Open.


Harpers Corner & Echo Park Areas, CO

Roads

Harpers Corner Road: Open, paved. Road guide booklet available at visitor centers for $1.
Echo Park Road: Open, unpaved. High clearance, 4-wheel drive recommended. Sections of loose debris and rock. May become impassable when wet. Little to no cell phone service in area. Not recommended for large RVs or trailers due to steep, narrow sections.
Yampa Bench Road: Unknown conditions after recent storms, may be impassable, unpaved. High clearance, 4-wheel drive recommended. Sections of loose debris and rock. May become impassable when wet. Little to no cell phone service in this area.

Campground

Echo Park Campground: Open, vault toilets, no drinking water, $6 per night for groups up to 8 people, first-come, first-served. Pack out your own trash. Access depends on Echo Park or Yampa Bench road conditions. There is little to no cell phone service in this area.

Trails

Plug Hat Butte Area Trails: Open. Leashed pets permitted.
Ruple Point Trail: Open.
Harpers Corner Trail: Open.
Bull Canyon Trail (Off Yampa Bench Road - Not Bull Canyon Rim Trail at Plug Hat Butte): Flooding caused severe damage to the trail including complete wash out of trail in lower sections of the canyon.


Rainbow Park & Island Park Area, UT

Island Park Road: Open, unpaved. May become impassable when wet. Some rough sections with ruts.
McKee Springs Petroglyph Trail: Open.
Rainbow Park Campground: Open, vault toilets, no drinking water, $6 per night for groups up to 8 people, first-come, first-served. Access to campground depends on Island Park Road conditions.


Deerlodge Park Area, CO

Deerlodge Road: Open, paved.
Deerlodge Campground: Open, vault toilets, no drinking water, $6 per night for groups up to 8 people, first-come, first-served. Pack out your own trash. Use caution near river edge due to bank collapse.

Yampa River flows at Deerlodge Park


Jones Hole Area, UT

Jones Hole Trail: Open.

Gates of Lodore Area, CO

Colorado HWY 318: Open, paved.
Moffat County HWY 34 & 34N: Open, unpaved.
Gates of Lodore Trail: Open. Trail booklet available at trailhead for $1.
Gates of Lodore Campground: Open, vault toilets, no drinking water, $6 per night for groups up to 8 people, first-come, first-served. Pack out your own trash.
Green River River flows above Gates of Lodore

Last updated: October 29, 2024

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Mailing Address:

4545 Hwy 40
Dinosaur, CO 81610

Phone:

435 781-7700

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