The National Park Service honors Veterans Day by waiving entrance fees. Come and see Colorado National Monument in the Grand Valley near Fruita Colorado for FREE. On November 11 – 13, 2011 – you won’t be charged to visit one of Colorado’s most amazing monuments. In addition to the scenic drive and Visitors Center, there
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October 4, 2011 marks the 96th anniversary of the creation of the original 80-acres Dinosaur National Monument. The staff at Dinosaur National Monument invites the public to celebrate the Grand Opening of the new Quarry Visitor Center and Quarry Exhibit Hall. Come be a part of the fun! If you love dinosaurs, you’ll see exhibits
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June 21st is the First day of Summer, along with several other days throughout the year, your entrance fee is FREE! America’s Best Idea – the national parks – gets even better with several fee-free days at more than 100 national parks that usually charge entrance fees. Take the opportunity to check out the Dinosaur
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If you’ve never visited Colorado National Monument – it’s a spectacular landscape not to be missed. There are amazing canyons, rock formations, incredible monoliths, native wildlife, and ever changing views around each bend in the road. There are paths, hiking trails, picnic areas, famous landmarks and more waiting for you to explore. Standing along the
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With the recent snowfall, Mesa Verde National Park fire management staff will be conducting the annual large pile burn in the park. The burn will take place on Chapin Mesa in the vicinity of Park Headquarters. The objective is to consume the existing accumulation of brush from this past summer’s fuel reduction projects. The project
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Colorado National Parks honor America’s Armed Forces. “As part of the national observance of Veterans Day, entrance fees will be waived at all national parks,” said National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis. “This is just a small way we can honor our veterans and active duty military, reserves, National Guard, and their families. It is
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Colorado National Monument’s visitor center and bookstore are now temporarily located in a mobile visitor center in the parking lot adjacent to the main visitor center. This will allow for renovations in the attic of the main visitor center. The renovation project includes removing the building’s insulation, sealing holes in the building to prevent pest
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Colorado National Monument is asking for the public’s help in identifying individuals who appeared on the monument’s surveillance video cameras late on Monday night, August 3, 2009 These individuals may be connected to the vandalism that occurred at the Historic Devil’s Kitchen Picnic Area. If you have information that would help law enforcement locate these
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On Monday night, August 3, or early Tuesday morning, August 4, vandals wantonly damaged part of the Historic Devils Kitchen stone picnic shelter in Colorado National Monument. Vandals walked into the area past the locked gate. Vandals proceeded to break 21 panes of glass, some original to the building as well as a mirror. They also broke
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