July 29, 2009 Plans Move Forward to Rehabilitate the Quarry Visitor Center Significant life, health, and safety issues forced the emergency closure of the Quarry Visitor Center in July 2006. Since that time, monument staff has been working hard to get the quarry wall that contains approximately 1,500 dinosaur bones open to the public again.
Did You Know?
Dinosaur National Monument's geology is a feast for the mind and the eye. The rock layers, which have been tilted by folding, expose a variety of colors and textures.