PACKED with information, this awesome little Museum is bigger than it seems when driving up to the…read morefront. Displays about all of the oil, gas, and coal mining that have went on in this isolated small Town are very interesting.... I really liked the old all iron jail. Walk from building to building and take in life from fiftyto eighty years ago!

From the owner: The Rangely Outdoor Museum preserves in historical buildings and exhibits the unique history of the…read moreRangely area. There are three distinct categories: Pre-history & Native People, Pioneer & Ranching, and Energy Development.

DINO is amazing and huge. It would be difficult to see everything in one trip. The history,…read moregeology, and paleontology each could be a trip. The campgrounds are well run and well maintained, especially considering how Congress has been trying to starve the NPS. The welcome center is great, but you have to visit the quarry!

You'll need the national park pass or plan to pay the $25 entrance fee to get into the park. I like…read moreto give that heads up since I wasn't expecting that hefty price. That said, I was very happy with the experience. The gift shop is modest in size, but does have some neat items in it. There's a shuttle that will drive you up to the wall of bones, if that's what you're here for (which I was). The shuttle driver was friendly and welcoming. Aside from this area, there's a handful of hikes you can do while you're here.

As the previous reviewer says, there is more than one entrance to Dinosaur National Monument, each…read moreone doing something different. This is the Visitors Center that leads to scenic views but no dinosaurs and no petroglyphs. BUT.. they do have their own National Park stamp for those collectors, they have a gift shop, knowledgeable Rangers and bathrooms so all is not lost! The Main Visitors Center is out of Jensen, Utah. Search Yelp under that city and it will come up.

First off, GPS F#cks you up coming out here. There is actually two locations. Make sure you do NOT…read morego the visitor center if you are going to try to see the fossils. The visitor center is LAME and about 40 miles away from the actual museum. The place is cool to see but idk if it's worth a $10 admission (per car) or driving out of the way to go see it. It's basically one medium sized building full of fossils. And in the middle of f#cking nowhere!

A fantastic library, especially for a city like Vernal that's out by itself in eastern Utah. This…read moreplace has a large selection of books, movies, and CDs for adults and kids, in many genres. There are great reading, study, and work areas on the second floor, with a few computers available for public use. The building is clean, the outside is beautiful, and books are well-kept.

Amazing new library, paid for with revenues from taxing the energy extraction industries that…read moreoperate in the area. A great example of land use benefiting all people in a community.

Loved red fleet when we visited last year so much, we drove 6 hours to come back and camp and share…read moreit with my girl scouts! They have hammock sites (where you could just set up hammocks to sleep in outside), teepees, RV sites, tent sites. Pretty much anything you could want. We went during the week and there was plenty of camping sites available. Though if it was full you would be right on top of your neighbors. Thankfully for us there was hardly anyone there. The camping area is not too far from the boat ramp. So it was easy to take our paddleboards and kayaks down and then drive back up and hit the water. The views here are so lovely. Really so unique. The reds and whites in the mountains and seeing all the rock layers. Make playing in the water pretty awesome. During the day there seemed to be a lot of users. Not as much as some of teh local lakes to me in Colorado but still busy. If you are wanting to rent a watercraft you would want to get there sooner rather than later. Not sure how their rental policy is working now as we brought our own kayaks and paddleboards this time. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay here. It was calm and peaceful and relaxing. Would definitely come back.

Great park just north of Vernal. Perfect place to rent paddle boards, paddle boats or kayaks and…read moreyou can use them in the lake and paddle across to the end of the trail where you can see the fossilized raptor prints. Just be sure if you bring their own boat or board that you pass by the Utah boat check stop so they can check it, otherwise you can't bring it in the water.

This is a large museum near the center of Vernal, UT. It is a logical place for it, less than 20…read moremiles from Dinosaur National Monument. Parking is on-site in a dedicated lot behind the museum. The entrance fee when we visited was $10 per person. The museum is probably best for families with elementary school aged (or younger) kids. No one in our group was under 25, but we liked it. The exhibits are spread over 2 floors and also include some full size replicas of dinosaurs (and a mammoth) outside as well. If you start on the top floor, there are exhibits that include some dinosaur history and then basically trace life on earth through various eras. You descend on a long sloping hallway through these exhibits until you reach the most recent (still pre-history) section. This transitions into some dinosaur skeletons and simulated archeology digs. You are back on the ground floor at this point. Also on this level is a theater which shows a film about the history of the area, a window into a sop where they clean and prepare fossils for exhibit, and an exhibit about tourism activities in the area. It is worth checking out the full size replicas of multiple dinosaurs around about 1/3 of the exterior of the building also. We arrived here in the afternoon just an hour or so before closing time at 5 p.m. We still managed tour the whole place, but if you are really interested you may want to allocate at least 2 hours. If you are in Vernal, this is definitely worth checking out.

OK... realize Vernal is nowhere near the size of a big city - so set your expectations accordingly…read more- and you'll quickly realize that - wow - this place has so much more than you'd expect as a result. When you go in, there's a movie that sets the stage. Can get boring for kids, yet works well for adults. Then, you just follow the route through about six or seven rooms ranging from a fossil dig, to history going back to the dinosaur age, to geologic history, along with a room that is "find the ancient animal" that kids love. Once finished, you've gradually moved from the 1st floor to the 2nd. There's a few more small exhibits. Then... outside is a route that goes around much of the building that has life-size recreated dinosaurs in their habitats. Takes about 90 minutes to do the whole thing depending on whether you are just adults, or have kids that are interested.

We spent three days with Spinner Fall Guide Service's Colby Crossland and even though fishing was…read moreslow for every guide on the Green. But Colby still put us on fish and we did significantly better the majority of boats on the river. The other bonus in having Colby as your guide is his vast knowledge on nearly any subject. He's a fine steward of the river eco-system and truly provides his clients with far more than day of fishing.

A great day in challenging conditions. Spinner Fall is awesome. Even with high winds and very few…read morebugs due to being late in the season, our guide made it happen

White river museum has the friendliest staff in town. Their displays really take you back in time…read moreand there's something there to interest everyone.

An absolute must-see if you're passing through Meeker. This charming small town museum was clearly…read moreconverted from a private home, and on most days, an elderly volunteer sits in the front room to welcome visitors and hand out brochures. This is not your average museum - think of it as a cross between a frontier museum and an antique shop. Things aren't arranged in esoteric displays 10 feet behind velvet ropes. There's so much to see, and it's all right in front of you, crowded and jostling for attention like antique store treasures. The highlight for me was certainly the mounted heads of a two-headed calf. The museum is not very popular, so chances are you'll have the whole place to yourself to gawk at your leisure. By far the most interesting museum I've ever been to.

The City of Rifle is incredible with a unique mindset on the II amendment, plenty of ranches, no…read morehunting laws, and turkeys. Rifle is mostly known for Shooter's Grill: A Gun-themed and old-timey American restaurant serving traditional breakfast, burgers & steaks. The town is incredibly friendly, super diverse with the best hospitality I've seen in a long time. The City of Rile is breathtaking during the winter because of the blinding white snow and deer. We spotted a few Mesas, which is fairly rare in Colorado. We absolutely enjoyed the homestyle pizza pies and Mexican ice cream in the shopping center of Rifle! My new favorite town that is enriched with history. We spotted a museum that talks about the great land that Rifle resides on was once in the heart of the Ute Nation, a classification of the Indigenous peoples of the Great Basin. For other tourist attractions, it is popular with rock climbers and the Rifle Falls Fish Hatchery. You can also explore the blessed icy caves at Rifle Falls State Park. Bring Crampons and Trekking Poles during the winter. It is beautiful waterfalls during the summer. there is a bridge; Rifle Bridge in winter on the Colorado River. The bridge, built in 1909, is now closed to traffic and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

This place is very cool. An amazing number of dinosaurs, even after many many have been hauled away…read moreto museums. It's a quick shuttle ride from the visitor center and well worth the time.

I kept hearing people talking about the "wall of bones" and I knew that I needed to make my way…read moreover there. By way of the Dinosaur National Monument and a short shuttle ride, I was face to face with real dinosaur bones. There were a few bones that guests are allowed to touch too! The wall has been surrounded by a building to preserve it and make it easier to access. I was equally fascinated by the historical pictures that show when these fossils were found and the people many years ago that flocked to enjoy them. Especially impressive were the women in the floor length dresses, as was the fashion in those days, walking along the rocks to get a glimpse of the massive artifacts. They've done a nice job to preserve this site and make it available to interested people, like myself. I'm glad I made the trip!