• View from the Canyon Rim Trail. Photo by Jeff Kochevar

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  • Rim Rock Drive is OPEN - Visitor Center is OPEN 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

    Rim Rock Drive is OPEN Be on the lookout for Desert Bighorn Sheep along Rim Rock Drive. There also may be minor traffic delays near the East Entrance over the coming weeks. Watch for construction flaggers on the roadway.

Welcome to Colorado National Monument's Fee-Free Weekends

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Date: June 26, 2009

The National Park Service cordially invites everyone to be our guest at Colorado National Monument on July 18-19 and August 15-16. During these weekends, entrance fees will be waived. However, campground fees will be charged. Colorado National Monument will offer visitors the opportunity to participate in several ranger-led programs: to be announnced.

During the fee-free weekend, visitors can also take advantage of a 15 percent discount on all
T-shirts in the Colorado National Monument Association bookstore located at the visitor center.

To learn more about visiting Colorado National Monument, visit the park’s website at www.nps.gov/colm or call 970-858-3617, 360.

To learn more about fee-free weekends in national parks around the country, go to http://www.nps.gov/findapark/feefreeparks.htm

Did You Know?

Desert bighorn sheep

Desert bighorn sheep are considered a separate subspecies from their rocky mountain bighorn cousins.  After many generations in a land of little rain, desert bighorns have adapted a special talent for lasting several days without water. More...