The Park is open all year but closed January 1, Columbus Day, Thanksgiving, December 24-25 and 31. Visitor Center The Visitor Center, in the museum, contains drinking water , modern restrooms and a group pavilion. This state park is located on 2 acres in northeastern Utah's Vernal, at an elevation of 5,300 feet. Together, these 2 natural features encompass 3 billion years of earth history. Their fossil record covers 600 million years and includes all forms of life from primitive algae to highly evolved mammals.
Most moisture falls as winter snow, and winter temperatures are often cold.
This discovery, one of the world's best concentrations of dinosaur fossils, is now part of Dinosaur National Monument. Rather than lose the prehistoric wealth of the area to eastern universities and museums, Arthur G. Nord and other community members formulated the idea of a field house. The field house subsequently became a Utah state park. A picnic area is located behind the museum. Dinosaur Garden Tour Step back in time as you walk through the dinosaur garden.