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Vernal, Utah Tourist Attractions

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Vernal serves mainly as a base for exploring Dinosaur National Monument, Flaming Gorge and the Uinta Mountains. Each is covered separately in its own section.

Presented below is information about a few other attractions in and near town. Click on any name to learn more about the attraction.

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More Info Official Website Full Details Dinosaur National Monument
  • 4545 East Highway 40, Dinosaur
  • National Park
  • 970-374-3000

Dinosaur National Monument has two identities. The Quarry Area, contains a quarry with some 1,600 exposed bones from 11 different dinosaur species. Near the quarry is a short nature hike, a pleasant scenic drive, Indian petroglyphs, and the preserved cabin of a female homesteader.

More Info Full Details Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area
  • Box 279 , Manila
  • National Park
  • 435-784-3445

Big, beautiful Flaming Gorge Lake, enclosed by brightly colored canyon walls and set amidst hundreds of thousands of acres of forested hills, makes up the Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area. It is a wonderful setting in which to boat, fish, hike, bike or just stare.

More Info Utah Field House of Natural History State Park Museum
  • 496 East Main (Highway 40), Vernal
  • Museum
  • 435-789-3799

Don't just walk the path of dinosaurs. Touch, feel, hear, and explore it at the new 22,000-square foot Utah Field House of Natural History State Park Museum opening June 2004.

More Info Browns Park National Wildlife Refuge
  • 1318 Hwy 318, Maybell
  • National Park
  • 970-365-3613

Both sides of the Green River are preserved wild in the 12,150 acres of this refuge. Migratory birds such as the Great Basin Canada Goose find nesting grounds here. If birds are less interesting to you than animals of the four-legged variety, keep an eye out for elk, moose and otter.

More Info Official Website Douglass Quarry and Dinosaur Quarry Visitor Center
  • Utah 149, Jensen
  • Museum
  • 435-781-7700

The famous Douglass Quarry is the site of a whole wall of dinosaur bones, some of them complete skeletons. It's closed for renovations to make the building earthquake safe, but the address and phone number on this listing will help you reach the temporary visitor center in Jensen.

More Info Ouray National Fish Hatchery
  • 1380 South 2350 West, Vernal
  • 435-789-0351

The Ouray National Fish Hatchery (NFH) was established in 1996 to provide refuge, propagation, and technical development to assist in the recovery of the four endangered Colorado River fish: razorback sucker, Colorado pikeminnow, bonytail, and humpbacked chub. Hatchery facilities are being construct...

More Info Ouray National Wildlife Refuge
  • National Park
  • 435-789-4078

The Ouray National Wildlife Refuge surrounds the Green River for some 12 miles providing habitat for hundreds of species of migratory birds in spring and fall.

More Info Parcel Post Bank
  • Vernal Ave. and Main St., Vernal
  • Monument-Building

In 1916, some 80,000 individaully wrapped bricks were sent through the mail and used to build the "Parcel Post Bank."

More Info Pariette Wetlands
  • Fort Duchesne
  • Park-Overlook
  • 435-781-4400

The BLM manages no larger waterfowl area in Utah than this. The marshes of the Green River are the setting for this diverse and bird-rich preserve - over 105 species of birds and mammals are here.

More Info Red Fleet State Park
  • 8750 North Hwy 191, Vernal
  • State Parks
  • 435-789-4432

Red Fleet Reservoir and State Park is an attractive destination. The well-maintained picnic areas and campground sit on a bluff overlooking the 650 acre Red Fleet reservoir, which sits down among colorful cliff walls.

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