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Utah Field House of Natural History State Park Museum

Utah Field House of Natural History State Park Museum Don't just walk the path of dinosaurs. Touch, feel, hear, and explore it at the new Utah Field House of Natural History State Park Museum. Evidence of the earth's entire geological history is visible within an 80-mile radius of Vernal. At its center is the new 22,000-square foot Utah Field House Museum, which opened opened in June 2004.

The museum displays a wonderful full size skeleton of a diplodocus and contains other good archaeological and geological displays. Of the latter, a display of ultraviolet rocks is especially striking.

Vivid murals and tile floors help visitors connect geological time to real-time places in Vernal. Life-size replicas of dinosaurs sneak into the museum through windows looking out onto our new Dinosaur Gardens. Curious visitors, can do their own investigating with books, models, puzzles, and bones and chisels.



 The Basics

Location: In downtown Vernal
Utah Field House of Natural History State Park Museum
Hours: Memorial Day to Labor Day:
8 am- 7 pm Daily
Season: Open year round
Price: $6 per adult
$3 per child (6-12) and seniors over 61
Children under 6 FREE
$3 per child (6-12) and seniors over 61
Children under 6 FREE
Address: 496 East Main (Highway 40)
Vernal, UT
Phone: 435-789-3799



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