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Moffat County Colorado Hiking Trails
Fossil Discovery Trail
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Located within Dinosaur
National Monument, the 2.0 mile Fossil Discovery Trail travels through
tilted rock layers which shows a variety of rocks and fossils, and an
outcropping of small pieces of dinosaur bones.
The trailhead for the Easy to Moderate Fossil Discovery Trail is located
at the Temporary Visitor Center.
This trail is actually in Utah, but is being included here because of
it's proximity to Colorado. Dinosaur National Monument is located in Utah
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Monument's Temporary Visitor Center from Dinosaur Colorado travel west along
Highway 40 to Jensen Utah and turn right (north) onto Utah 149 and follow
signs.
To reach Dinosaur National Monument's Canyon Area Visitor Center from
Dinosaur Colorado travel east along Highway 40 for 2.0 miles to Harpers
Corner Road. Turn left (north) onto Harpers Corner Road and take the first
right into the parking lot.
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