The Bureau of Land Management Echo Meadows site, 5.5 miles west of Echo, has an interpretive kiosk and hiking paths. The Koontz grave site, just outside of Echo, and the Butter Creek Crossing Emigrant Graveyard, are featured on panels provided by the Oregon-California Trail Association. Guide maps are available from local businesses and the City of Echo. No services on site. The Bureau of Land Management maintains the center, which overlooks a chasm created by the covered wagons traveling west on the Oregon Trail.
Tours are available.
Comprised of three separate units, the monument contains fossils and formations believed to be more than 40 million years old. Interpretive displays are located throughout the park, and fossils may be viewed at the Sheep Rock unit visitor center. Highlights include portions of the Oregon trail, the Umatilla Indian reservation, and the Blakely Grain Elevator. Call for reservations. Exhibits include railroad cars and related memorabilia.