Dinosaur Diamond Prehistoric Highway
Must See Tour of Dinosaur Diamond Prehistoric Highway

Departure:	Fruita, Colorado
Destination:	Moab, Utah
Time to allow:	3 days

Drive the Dinosaur Diamond Prehistoric Highway and take a journey into prehistoric times when dinosaurs roamed this region. Covering ground in Colorado and Utah, plenty of stops offer insights and remnants of an exciting past.

Day 1

• Start: Fruita

  

  Fruita, located near the Colorado National Monument and Grand Junction, is the beginning point on this trip.

• Stop 1: Dinosaur Journey Museum

  

  From previous stop:	3 minutes / 1 mi (1.6 km)
  Directions:	Go west on E Aspen Avenue for 0.2 miles toward N Maple Street. Enter next roundabout and take 2nd exit onto W Aspen Avenue for 0.1 miles. Turn left onto CO-340 E and drive 0.5 miles. Turn right onto Jurassic Court, and go for 0.1 miles until you reach the museum at 550 Jurassic Court.
  Suggested time at this stop:	1 hour

  Visit the Dinosaur Journey Museum for a hands-on experience that combines robotic dinosaurs with unique fossil finds from the region.

• Stop 2: Dinosaur National Monument

  

  From previous stop:	2 hours / 98 mi (156.8 km)
  Directions:	Go east for 0.1 miles on Jurassic Court toward CO-340. Turn left onto CO-340 W and go 0.2 miles. Merge onto I-70 W via the ramp on the left and go 4.2 miles. Take the CO-139 N Exit (Exit 15) toward Loma/Rangely and go 0.2 miles. Turn right onto 13 Road/CO-139 and continue to follow CO-139 for 71.7 miles. Turn left onto CO-64 and go 19.5 miles. Turn right onto US-40/E Brontosaurus Blvd and continue to follow US-40 for 1.9 miles until you reach Dinosaur National Monument, located at 4545 Highway 40, in Dinosaur.
  Suggested time at this stop:	2 hours

  Spend a couple of hours here, where you can see a 160-foot-long wall with over 1600 dinosaur bones. The monument is home to the world's largest Jurassic period dinosaur quarry.

• Stop 3: Utah Field House of Natural History

  From previous stop:	40 minutes / 35 mi (56.0 km)
  Directions:	Go northwest on US-40 toward CR-161 (crossing into Utah), and go 35.0 miles until you reach the Field House at 235 East Main Street in Vernal, Utah.
  Suggested time at this stop:	1 hour

  Here, learn about the region's animals, geology, paleontology, prehistory, and history through exhibits and 18 life-size replicas of prehistoric creatures set in a garden.

• End: Vernal

  

  From previous stop:	same location

  Vernal, the largest community in the Flaming Gorge area, is your first overnight stop.

Totals for Day 1

Total Distance Traveled:	134 miles / 214.4 km
Total Travel Time:	2 hours 43 minutes
Total Stopping Time:	4 hours

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Day 2

• Stop 1: Red Fleet State Park

  

  From previous stop:	10 minutes / 7.3 mi (11.7 km)
  Directions:	Go west on US-40/Main Street/UT-40 for 0.2 miles toward 200 E. Turn right onto Vernal Avenue/US-191 and continue to follow US-191 for 7.1 miles until you reach Red Fleet State Park, located at 4335 North Highway 191 in Vernal.
  Suggested time at this stop:	3 hours

  Begin your second day at Red Fleet State Park, where you can boat, swim, and fish. Be sure to take a quick, 3/4-mile hike to see dinosaur footprints from the Triassic period.

• Stop 2: College of Eastern Utah Prehistoric Museum

  

  From previous stop:	2 hours 20 minutes / 120 mi (192.0 km)
  Directions:	Go south on US-191 toward UT-301 for 7.1 miles. Turn right onto US-191/US-40 and follow for 29.7 miles. Turn left onto US-191 and follow for 28.2 miles. Turn left onto 100 Street/US-191 and follow US-191 for 43.5 miles. Turn left onto US-191 S/US-6 East and go 9.6 miles. Take the US-6-BL Exit (Exit 240) toward Price and go 0.4 miles. Turn left onto US-6 BL/UT-55/1st Street North and continue to follow US-6 BL/UT-55/W 1st Street North and go 1 mile. Turn right onto 1st East Street/100 East and go 0.1 miles. Turn LEFT onto Main Street and go 0.1 miles until you reach the museum at 155 East Main Street in Price.
  Suggested time at this stop:	1 hour

  Visit this museum, which features world-class exhibits including the Utahraptor Dinosaur and the Gastonia burgei.

• Stop 3: Canyonlands National Park

  

  From previous stop:	2 hours 5 minutes / 119 mi (190.4 km)
  Directions:	Go south on East Main Street toward 200 East for 1.5 miles. (East Main Street becomes US-6 BL/UT-55. (Merge onto US-191 E/US-6 E and go 81.7 miles. Take the US-191 Exit (Exit 182) toward Crescent Junction/Moab and go 0.4 miles. Turn right onto US-191 and go 34.9 miles. Turn left onto Resource Blvd and go 0.1 miles until you reach Canyonlands National Park, located at 2282 Resource Blvd in Moab.
  Suggested time at this stop:	3 hours

  Spend a few hours at Canyonlands National Park, and be sure to bring your camera; the park contains finely-shaped pinnacles, spires, mushrooms and fins carved by erosion in the orange and beige sandstone.

• End: Moab

  

  From previous stop:	same location

  Moab, one of southern Utah's recreation hubs, is your second overnight stop.

Totals for Day 2

Total Distance Traveled:	246.3 miles / 394.1 km
Total Travel Time:	4 hours 35 minutes
Total Stopping Time:	7 hours

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Day 3

• Stop 1: Arches National Park

  

  From previous stop:	15 minutes / 8.7 mi (13.9 km)
  Directions:	Go southwest Resource Blvd toward US-191 for 0.1 miles. Turn right onto US-191 and go 8.6 miles until you reach Arches National Park, located in Moab.
  Suggested time at this stop:	3 hours

  Start your day at Arches National Park, which features the greatest concentration of natural stone arches and bridges in the world.

• Stop 2: Fisher Towers Recreation Area

  

  From previous stop:	45 minutes / 25.8 mi (41.3 km)
  Directions:	Go east on US-191 for 2.6 miles toward Arches Entrance Road. Turn left onto UT-128 and go 20.9 miles. Turn right onto Fisher Tower Road and go 2.1 miles until you reach Fisher Towers.
  Suggested time at this stop:	3 hours

  Continue a recreation-filled day at Fisher Towers Recreation Area, where rock pinnacles rise above red and purple-hued canyons.

• End: Moab

  

  From previous stop:	same location

  Wind down your last day by exploring the city of Moab, where you can see Indian rock art, dinosaur track sites, and dinosaur bone sites.

Totals for Day 3

Total Distance Traveled:	34.5 miles / 55.2 km
Total Travel Time:	1 hour
Total Stopping Time:	6 hours